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Britainistan

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Europe and the Middle East

The Labour party is nursing a viper. By Erick Stakelbeck & Nir Boms New antiterrorism measures proposed by Britain’s Labour government in late January – including curfews, electronic tagging, and house arrest for terror suspects – were a step in the right direction for a nation increasingly beset by radical Islamists. The fact that British [...]

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Iranian Thought Police

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Freedom and the Internet, Iran, Islam and Democracy

We must keep channels of communication with Iranian people open Nir Bums, Niv Lilian Ignorance is power, wrote George Orwell in his book “1984″ when describing the thought police that kept “bad” ideas away from good people. “Big Brother’s” modus operandi worked well throughout history in eliminating undesired ideas kept away from those who may [...]

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