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Video - Islam: What the West needs to Know

February 27th, 2008 — UK, Lionheart, Koran, Islam, counterjihad, video

Click this link to watch:

Islam: What the West Needs to Know: An examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world

(h/t: Lionheart)

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Islam and Brain Damage

February 3rd, 2008 — UK, medical, terrorism, smiley, counterjihad, Islam, wikis

UK terror plotter Parviz Khan

How did Parviz Khan get that bruise on his forehead?

Parviz Khan is one of nine defendants on trial in the UK for a terrorist plot against the British military. Family Security Matters has been following the trial:

UK: Man Admits Plotting To Behead Muslim Soldier

Those shrill cries claiming persecution can now be exposed as false. A trial is currently taking place in Leicester Crown Court. And it is only now revealed that 37-year-old Parviz Khan, one of the nine people arrested in late January and early February 2007, has pleaded guilty to plotting to kidnap and decapitate a British Muslim soldier.

Khan, an “unemployed charity worker,” admitted his guilt earlier this month, but the news was suppressed until a trial involving two other individuals, Amjad Mahmood, 33, and Zahoor Iqbal, 31, began. These two denied involvement in the plot.

But did he get the bruise while in custody?

Evidently not. Dymphna at Gates of Vienna explains that this bruise is nothing unusual among devout Muslims:

Gates of Vienna: Muslim Stigmata

What I hadn’t been able to find is any commentary on Mr. Khan’s bruised forehead. Had the police been having a go at him with billy clubs, perhaps? Why no mention of it by the MSM? Strange that it would go unremarked…

Well, sorry, this is nothing as pedestrian as torture. What creates these Muslim stigmata is the effect of devout head-pounding fervor. Fundamentalist Muslims do not touch their head to the ground in prayer. Instead, they bounce their cranium forcefully onto the stone floors on which they kneel. Performing this act of adoration five times a day will get you that prune-shaped hematoma our head-banger suspect now sports. By their bruises you shall know them.

And these people have the nerve to complain about Gitmo…

Smiley bashing head against wall

The Wikipedia whitewash

Prayer bump

A prayer bump, also known as a prayer scar, or a zabiba or zebiba (raisin) in Arabic is a mark on the forehead of a pious muslim, caused by rubbing the forehead against a prayer mat. Islam requires its adherents to pray five times a day (known as salah), which involves kneeling on a prayer mat and touching the ground with one’s forehead. When done for extended periods of time, a prayer bump may develop. Devout Muslims consider the presence of a prayer bump to be a worthy sign of religious dedication and piety.

The prayer bump can take the form of a discolouration of the skin, caused by repeated chafing and the build-up of callous. In extreme cases, the callous can be thick enough to create a real bump that portrudes from the forehead. Prayer bumps are common in Islamic countries such as Egypt, where they are colloquially called a ‘zabiba’ (raisin).

Could he have gotten a deep bruise like this merely from rubbing his forehead on a mat?

A mark from dirt, yes. Chafed skin, maybe. A callus, possibly. But a deep bruise? No. Rubbing the surface of the skin against a flat surface does not cause bruising in a normal individual. A bruise is evidence of a strong enough impact to break blood vessels below the surface.

Now I’m not a neurologist, but…

Repeated blows to the head can cause permanent damage to the brain. Any brain function can become impaired when the brain is damaged - motor and sensory capabilities, regulation of internal body processes, sleep and wakefulness, emotional states, memory, reasoning, judgment, personality, and character. The dangers of concussion are well known from studies of athletes, soldiers, and others who have suffered such trauma.

Troops risk undetected brain injury

By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY

Thousands of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan may be risking permanent brain damage by returning to combat with relatively minor but undiagnosed concussions, often caused by bomb blasts, military researchers say.

Doctors say they are only now understanding the scope of the problem. Researchers screening returning soldiers and Marines at four military bases found that about 10% suffered at least a minor brain injury during combat. About 20% of troops in front-line infantry units suffered such injuries.

The injuries frequently go undiagnosed because troops have no visible wounds or may not know they suffered a concussion, doctors say. Medics and field doctors often aren’t aware of what happened during fighting.
Brain Injury in Sports

Sports-Related Recurrent Brain Injuries - United States

An estimated 300,000 sports related traumatic brain injuries, TBIs, of mild to moderate severity , most of which can be classified as concussions, (i.e., conditions of temporary altered mental status as a result of head trauma, occur in the United States each year. The proportion of these concussions that are repeat injuries is unknown; however, there is an increased risk for subsequent TBI among persons who have had at least one previous TBI. Repeated mild brain injuries occurring over an extended period (i.e., months or years can result in cumulative neurologic and cognitive deficits, but repeated mild brain injuries occurring within a short period (i.e., hours, days, weeks) can be catastrophic or fatal. The latter phenomenon, termed “second impact syndrome” has been reported more frequently since it was first characterized in 1984. This page describes two cases of second impact syndrome and presents recommendations developed by the American Academy of Neurology to prevent recurrent brain injuries in sports and their adverse consequences.
Chemical Proof of Punch-Drunk Effect

Hits To Boxers’ Heads Cause More Chemical Markers For Brain Injury

(WebMD) A blow to the head may do more than just make you feel woozy.

A new study shows repeated blows to the head cause an increase of chemicals in the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. These chemicals are markers for brain and nerve cell injury. The rise of these chemicals of the brain may also help explain what is commonly known as “punch drunk” syndrome, with symptoms of long-term neurological damage.

Researchers studied a group of amateur boxers and found those who had recently suffered repeated blows to the head during a recent boxing match had higher-than-normal levels of certain chemicals in their cerebrospinal fluid (fluid that circulates around the spinal cord and brain). These chemicals, known as neurofilament light protein and total tau, have also been shown to be increased in some neurologic disorders with damage of brain neurons and cells.

Researchers say about 20 percent of professional boxers develop chronic traumatic brain injury as a result of years of repeated blows to the head during their careers in the ring. But little is known about the brain injury risks faced by amateur boxers who must wear protective headgear and compete in shorter bouts.
Concussions May Spell Later Trouble For Football Players

ScienceDaily (May 5, 2000) — SAN DIEGO, CA – The first scientific survey of head injuries in professional football players suggests that head trauma from the sport may lead to later neurological problems.

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Protecting Authors, Journalists, and Bloggers from Litigation Jihad

January 31st, 2008 — terrorism, UK, Rachel Ehrenfeld, litigation jihad, books, U.S. law, counterjihad, activism, censorship

What You Can Do:

From activist Naomi Ragen:

Friends,

I have been anxiously following the travails of courageous author Rachel Ehrenfeld, who dared to expose the Saudi connection to terrorist funding, and has since been hit with one frivolous and ridiculous lawsuit after another. From personal experience, I can tell you that this is the way that fanatics and the enemies of free speech wear down and intimidate authors with the guts to tell the truth. They wear them down financially, because lawyers are expensive and you have to use a lawyer even if you are completely innocent and the other side are self-serving, immoral liars and/or idiots with absolutely no case. They wear you down emotionally, because you have to face court dates, and public scrutiny, and the fear of some clueless judge (like the one in Britain Rachel faced) finding you guilty and imposing multi-million dollar fines against you.

Now, the capital of freedom and of publishing, New York, is about to pass legislation that will stop the success of the kind of lawsuits facing the Rachel Ehrenfelds of the world, protecting them from the insanities of foreign justice. You can help to see this law passed. Below, details. Please, please get involved. Brigitte Gabriel, another author I admire, has written the letter below. Please write the assemblymen involved, Please write influential editors of influential papers. Help us to see this happen!!

Naomi

For more articles,please visit my Web page at: http://www.NaomiRagen.com

From Brigitte Gabriel, ACT For America:

Libel Terrorism Protection Act

We are concerned with the bi-partisan “Libel Terrorism Protection Act,” introduced in the New York Assembly and Senate by Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D) and Senator Dean Skelos (R).This bill has been introduced to protect New York authors who investigate and expose the enablers of terrorism from libel lawsuits filed in foreign courts.

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, author of Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed - And How to Stop It, was the target of one of those lawsuits. The wealthy Saudi who filed the lawsuit against Dr. Ehrenfeld in the United Kingdom has successfully silenced more than 40 authors and publishers, including many Americans. If these lawsuits are allowed to continue, the ramifications for our cherished freedoms of speech and the press are chilling and ominous. The sooner “The Libel Terrorism Protection Act,” is signed into law, the sooner New York - the publishing capital of the U.S. and the free world - and New York authors will be protected from meritless and frivolous libel suits filed in foreign jurisdictions.

The “Libel Terrorism Protection Act” directly affects me (Brigitte). My first book, Because They Hate, was published by a New York publisher. My second book, scheduled for release later this year, will be published by that same New York publisher. Passage of this New York law will bring much-needed legal protection to the work I am doing. If you agree that this protection is essential to preserve the ability of authors like myself to speak out on matters of terrorism, please carefully read the action items below and then ACT! today. Thank you!

ACTION ITEMS

If the links don’t work, please just Google to get this information!

For those of you who live in New York State, please contact your Assembly Member and State Senator today. Contact them either by phone or email or both. Tell them you are calling in support of the “Libel Terrorism Protection Act,” bill number A9652, and ask for their support of the bill. The links below will take you to a listing of New York’s Assembly Members and Senators
http://senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/senators?OpenForm
http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

In addition, if you have time, contact the Chair-person of the Judiciary Committees in both the Assembly and the Senate. The bill has been referred to these committees. Ask for the chairperson’s support for the bill. The links below will take you to the chair persons of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees.
Helene E. Weinstein http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=041 (Assembly)
http://senatordefrancisco.org/50/default.aspx (Senate)

Write a short letter to the Editor of your local newspaper, explaining the background of the bill and why it’s needed. Elected officials usually monitor letters to the editor as one way to keep their fingers on the local pulse.

For those of you who do not live in New York State, please contact the two Judiciary chair persons identified above. When you do, emphasize how important this bill is, that it is a model for other states and the federal government, and thus it has national implications - which is why you, a resident of a state other than New York, are contacting them. You, too, could send letters to the editor of New York newspapers. This would demonstrate to the press, public and New York legislators that “the nation is watching.”

Forward this email to other people you know, using the forwarding link at the bottom.

It is critical that we help get this legislation passed. We cannot allow those involved in terrorism to succeed in silencing those who would expose their activities. Please ACT! today. And if you can financially help us make this nationwide grassroots lobbying effort successful, please click here:
https://www.donation-net.net/Act4America/donate.cfm ?dn=1097&commid=1687484&id=17022

Thank you for your support and your activism.

Brigitte Gabriel, Founder and President
Guy Rodgers, Executive Director
ACT for America

P.O. Box 6884
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
www.actforamerica.org

ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure.

https://www.donation-net.net/Act4America/donate.cfm
?dn=1097&commid=1687484&id=17022

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Striking Back at Litigation Jihad

January 22nd, 2008 — UK, Rachel Ehrenfeld, YouTube, terrorism, litigation jihad, counterjihad, activism, books, U.S. law

The Libel Tourist

Fighting Financial Jihad -
The Libel Terrorism Protection Act - Soon in NYS

(Originally posted on The Terror Finance Blog
by Rachel Ehrenfeld on January 21, 2008 at 17:42)

NY State Assemblyman Rory Lancman gets it. Concerned with the growing threat of the Islamist Financial Jihad on our freedoms, Lancman authored the Libel Terrorism Protection Act in New York with Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

They announced the new legislation on the stairs of the NY Public Library last week.

Lancman explained in Human Events:

When we think about those fighting the war on terror, we of course first think of our soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are on the front lines, risking their lives to protect our country. We also think about our local cops and firefighters and first responders. They are defending our cities, unearthing terrorist plots and rushing to the scene of attacks to save and rescue lives.

But every American has an obligation to do their part, in whatever way they can, to contribute to victory over Islamic fundamentalism. So while soldiers fight, cops protect, and even individual citizens who “see something” make sure to “say something,” our journalists and authors discover and publish the truth about terrorists and their enablers the financiers, frontmen and terrorism-friendly regimes who provide the financial, logistical and political support and cover which enable the terrorists to exist, operate and strike.

The 19 men who boarded airplanes on September 11, 2001 and flew them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field were merely the tip of a long and elaborate sword aimed at the West, a worldwide network of moneymen, coordinators, facilitators, propagandists and apologists who compose the terrorist network which delivered those 19 men to American airports.

The ability of our journalists, authors and press to expose these enablers and inform the American people, to discover and report the truth, is the most important weapon we have in the war on terror. The information they unearth informs not just the general public, but policymakers who must make choices about strategies and tactics, resources and priorities, allies and adversaries, in how best to fight this war. Without their work, we are all merely groping around in the dark.

The terrorists and their enablers know this.

That’s why American journalists and authors who relentlessly and doggedly pursue the truth about terrorism networks are being met with a barrage of libel lawsuits in kangaroo courts on phony-baloney libel charges in overseas jurisdictions who donât share our belief in freedom of speech or a free press.

England seems to be the enablers’ favorite forum, perhaps because since it is a Western country we might expect it to have libel laws which reflect what we Americans assume to be common Western values about freedom of speech, and to give an English libel judgment the same stamp of approval we would give an American one. In fact, America’s commitment to free speech and a free press is unique in the world. English libel law has barely evolved over the centuries. Authors are guilty until proven innocent, lack of negligence on the part of the author is irrelevant, statements of opinion are hardly more protected than statements of fact, an author=s unsuccessful effort to prove the truth of a statement can bring punitive damages and libel is even punishable as a misdemeanor crime.

New York author Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, who has written extensively on terrorist financing, has experienced libel terrorism firsthand. Twenty-three copies of her book, Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It, were sold in England over the internet. Additionally, a chapter of her book was available for viewing on the website of an American television network. On that basis, she was sued for libel in England by a Saudi businessman whom she identified in her book as a terrorist enabler through his financial support of organizations with terrorist ties.

What’s shocking is not that an English court found against Dr. Ehrenfeld (not only was the deck stacked against her in any event but Dr. Ehrenfeld, as a matter of principle and financial inability to defend herself overseas, declined to show up for her show trial), but that New Yorkâs courts have refused to recognize its jurisdiction over the Saudi businessman in order to hear Dr. Ehrenfeld’s suit to declare this libel judgment unenforceable in New York. Dr. Ehrenfeld lives and works in New York, her assets are in New York, and the English judgment requires her to take actions in New York to prevent her book and its assertions from ever reaching England again.

As Americans and as New Yorkers, we must to act to protect our journalists, authors and press.

Legislation which I have authored in New York with Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos will overrule New York’s highest court and give Dr. Ehrenfeld the opportunity to make her case here in the United States. It will give New Yorks journalists, authors and press the tools they need to continue to fearlessly expose the truth about terrorism and its enablers, and will ensure that New York, and America, remain a beacon of free speech and a free press. Other states will, we hope, follow New York’s lead, and Congress itself will act to protect the entire country from the scourge of libel terrorism.

Mr. Lancman is a New York State Assemblyman, a Democrat in the Twenty-Fifth District, Queens.

Further information is available on: www.acdemocracy.org.

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Malicious Commenter is Impersonating UK Anti-Jihadist Blogger Lionheart

January 22nd, 2008 — litigation jihad, enemy propaganda, terrorism, UK, Lionheart, Jihad Watch, blog censorship, censorship, counterjihad, e-jihadis, Islam, blogging

Lionheart: Jihad Watch disclaimer

Please visit the above link to Lionheart’s blog.

Lionheart is the British blogger who is threatened with imprisonment if he returns to the UK - simply because he has been blogging about jihadist activity in Luton, and the connections between local drug gangs and international Islamist terrorism.

Now he is also being hounded by an impersonator who posts comments in Lionheart’s name that misrepresent Lionheart’s positions and besmirch his name. The commenter, who is not Lionheart, voices support for the BNP and its current leadership.

Who would do this - and why?

The BNP, under its current leadership, is associated with racism and anti-Semitism. By giving the false impression that Lionheart supports the BNP and its current leadership, the impostor hopes to cause people to become suspicious of Lionheart, to withdraw their support, and to turn against him.

For all intents and purposes, this impostor is spreading enemy disinformation and propaganda within the anti-jihadist community.

I strongly urge the people who handle tech support for Jihad Watch to do all they can to track down this impostor and take proper legal measures against the culprit without delay.

Also see:

Are Jihadists Visiting Your Blog? Learn how to collect and use blog statistics to track down suspicious visitors.
E-Jihadist Impersonates Balkans Terrorism Expert, Posts Fake Messages

Lionheart’s Blog
Category link for all 1389 Blog stories about Lionheart

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Threatened UK Blogger Lionheart: Webcast Interviews 1/17/08 and 1/18/08

January 17th, 2008 — enemy propaganda, litigation jihad, UK, Lionheart, blog censorship, Islam, counterjihad, littlegreenfootballs, e-jihadis, censorship

Lionheart is a counterjihadist blogger who faces prison if he returns to the UK.

Political Vindication Radio

Thursday, January 17, 2008:

Political Vindication Radio live with Lionheart
6pm PST (US), 9pm EST (US), 2am UK time
Call in: (646) 652-4598

Always On Watch

Friday, January 18, 2008:

The Gathering Storm radio show
Noon-2pm PST (US), 3pm-5pm EST (US),
8pm-10pm UK time (Note that the show has been extended to two hours.)
Call in: (646) 915-9870

Friday, January 11, 2008:

Recorded interview with Gary Martin, Middle East expert and friend of Lionheart.

About The Gathering Storm:

Listen to the nearly famous Gathering Storm Radio Show, that AlwaysOnWatch and WC co-host. The show broadcasts live every Friday for one hour at NOON, Pacific Time.

The call-in number is (646) 915-9870.

Callers welcome!

If you are unable to listen live to the radio show, you can listen to recordings of the radio broadcasts later by CLICKING HERE.

The call-in number again is (646) 915-9870. Converse with my co-host and me, chat with our guests or if you must, just air your spleen!

For background on Lionheart’s story, see:

On the BNP Question

Why Lionheart does NOT support the BNP:

The effort to reform the BNP from outside:

1389’s statement on this issue:

This is in response to all of the attacks upon Lionheart that have been spread recently, many of them originating from, and fueled by, Little Green Footballs and Charles Johnson:

Let it be known that I have said REPEATEDLY that Charles Johnson is a traitor, by the definition of the term in the US Constitution, that treason is a capital offense, and that I await the day when the laws against treason are enforced.

Furthermore, I say the same for anybody who supports the efforts and activities of Charles Johnson. Charles Johnson and his supporters are known liars and slanderers. He not only has libeled me, but also has blood-libeled my entire ethnic group.

Charles Johnson merits NO apology from anyone. He will receive none from me.

Charles Johnson only pretends to be an enemy of the jihadists. He is doing everything humanly possible to hurt our cause while using sensational terror stories to gain readership for his blog.

Here is some more background on the entire LGF debacle.

As far as the BNP is concerned, given the fact that Lionheart staunchly supports Israel, and given Lionheart’s own statements regarding the issue, I see absolutely NO cause for concern whatsoever.

Let it be known that I support Lionheart one hundred percent.

1389

Here’s the latest piece of enemy propaganda from Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs:

Lionheart Drops the Mask

CJ LIES about what Lionheart says in his blog.

Lionheart clearly said that he does NOT support the BNP, and explains why NOT.

CJ claims that Lionheart said the opposite of what he actually said.

The problem is that most people who read LGF won’t bother clicking on the link to Lionheart’s blog to see what Lionheart actually said! And of those who do, all too many of them lack reading comprehension skills, and will accept CJ’s simplistic and false account of Lionheart’s position because that is the first thing they saw.

What a disgrace!

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Lionheart Interview 1/17/08 Political Vindication Radio, 1/18/08 The Gathering Storm

January 10th, 2008 — UK, Lionheart, litigation jihad, blog censorship, counterjihad, Islam, censorship

Lionheart is a counterjihadist blogger who faces prison if he returns to the UK.

Listen to the voice which is about to be silenced!

Upcoming blog talk radio interviews with Lionheart:

Political Vindication Radio live with Lionheart January 17, 2008, 6pm PST - Call in: (646) 652-4598
The Gathering Storm radio show on January 18, 2008, noon-2pm PST - Call in: (646) 915-9870
(Note that the date has been changed from January 11 to January 18, 2008, and that the show has been extended to two hours.)

Click here to go to Political Vindication Radio homepage! Call in: (646) 652-4598

Past interviews:

Lionheart was interviewed by Atlas Shrugs last year. Listen to the interview here.
There is an interview by Phyllis Chesler at Right Truth.

For background on this story, see:

(H/T: Right Truth)

The Gathering Storm - Blog Talk Radio Show

Listen to the nearly famous Gathering Storm Radio Show, that AlwaysOnWatch and I co-host. The show broadcasts live every Friday for one hour at NOON, Pacific Time.

Friday, January 11: This week’s guest will be Eric Martin – Narrator of the documentary Jerusalem Countdown and What Every American Needs to Know About the Koran. Mr. Martin will discuss LionHeart’s situation and is a Middle East Expert.

The call-in number is (646) 915-9870.

Callers welcome!

If you are unable to listen live to the radio show, you can listen to recordings of the radio broadcasts later by CLICKING HERE.

The call-in number again is (646) 915-9870. Converse with my co-host and me, chat with our guests or if you must, just air your spleen!

Petitions:

Please sign, cross-post, and email these petitions:

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First They Came for the English Bloggers

January 4th, 2008 — leftist-jihadist convergence, litigation jihad, UK, Lionheart, blog censorship, U.S. Constitution, Europe, counterjihad, Gates of Vienna, Islam, censorship

(For rolling updates,
please scroll down)

Click here to visit Lionheart’s blog!

By Baron Bodissey
Gates of Vienna, Friday, January 4, 2008

I have said a number of times that what I do here would be illegal in some countries in Europe, and that a European citizen doing what I do can be arrested there.

Britain is such a country. Its recent laws concerning the incitement of racial and religious hatred have made illegal much of what is published in the Counterjihad blogosphere.

And now the first British blogger is about to face the Multicultural perp-walk.

Lionheart is a well-known patriotic blogger in England, and is on our blogroll. He is currently outside the UK, and has been informed that he will be arrested for stirring up racial hatred as soon as he returns home.

Here’s what he has to say about it:

The cultural weapon in the hands of the modern Jihad within Great Britain, silencing the opposition using our own laws against us — The Dumb Filthy Kaffir’s as the Moslem would say to his children behind closed doors.

What has become of my homeland, the land my forefathers fought and died for on the battlefields of the world when one of their children is forced into the position of facing years in prison for standing up for what is right and just within British society.

At least my words of truth have obviously now reached people’s eyes and ears, with the powers that be now intent on silencing me — Third World Tyranny in a supposed 21st Century democracy!

Who have I killed, who have I threatened to kill? No one, all I have done is written about my reality on a computer screen, and now I face going to prison in my own country for standing up for myself and others.

What has happened to those who threatened my life or who have killed my friends — NOTHING — This is British justice in the 21st Century — Shove your British Labour justice because it is worthless to the Englishman whose country this is, whose country you have destroyed.

Keep an eye on Lionheart’s blog, because he will be posting there concerning the progress of his case. If you’re a blogger, please post about this to help give him as much publicity as possible.

Writing letters to Her Majesty’s ambassadors might be a good idea. I’m going to look for a comprehensive list of contact emails, phone numbers, fax numbers, and addresses.

Britain’s anti-incitement laws are well-harmonized with the Framework Decision, which means that the rest of the “provinces” of the EU will have the same laws on the books when the Lisbon Treaty goes into effect and the legal systems are standardized.

This is just the beginning.

And don’t think that the United States is immune. There are people working diligently right now to get laws through Congress which are almost identical in wording to those used by the EU.

The First Amendment has become all but meaningless in the last two decades. We are at the mercy of nine old men in black robes who sit in summary judgment on our freedoms.

The election of a Democrat as President along with a Democrat Congress could topple freedom of speech here as surely as it has been toppled in England.

Hat tip: JEH.