Dutch extremist politician Geert Wilders finally releases his anti-Islam film online, but his project of incitement might be undermined by another Islamophobe as Muhammad (PBUH) cartoonist Kurt Westergaard says he’ll sue over the film’s unlawful use of his drawing…
- Online, a Violent View of Islam (Washington Post)
- Cartoonist to Sue Over Islam Film (BBC News)
…meanwhile the UN Human Rights Council passes an ill-conceived OIC-backed resolution using legislation rather than the free market of ideas to counter hate speech against other faiths:
- UN OKs Islamic Text Against Defamation (Associated Press/Washington Post)
Ongoing “offensive†against Sadrist militias meant to assert Maliki’s authority and bring peace and stability to Iraq does neither:
- Stalled Assault on Basra Exposes the Iraqi Government’s Shaky Authority (The Independent)
- Basra Fight Widens Rift Among Shiite Factions (Christian Science Monitor)
Destruction of the CIA’s torture tapes puts the spy agency in huge entanglements, including new legal arguments from Gitmo detainees:
- Tapes’ Destruction Hovers Over Detainee Cases (New York Times)
Media activist Robert Weitzel looks at one Christian extremist group’s attempts to influence Mideast policy and the deadly effects it has on peace in the Holy Land:
- Robert Weitzel: Palestinian, Israeli Kids are Cannon Fodder for Rapture (The Capital Times)
Journalism professor Lawrence Pintak warns Israel and the Arab League that seeking to undermine Al Jazeera’s influence with the Arab public by shutting it down or shutting it out is risky:
- Ignoring Al Jazeera (Washington Post)
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