Pope Promotes Pastor Who Said Hurricane Was God's Punishment
THE GUARDIAN: New Catholic bishop called Katrina 'divine retribution' for New Orleans' permissive sexual attitudes

Pope Benedict XVI has made another controversial appointment by elevating to the position of bishop an Austrian pastor who said Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for homosexuality in New Orleans .

The Vatican yesterday announced that Gerhard Wagner has been appointed as auxiliary bishop in Linz, Austria.

Wagner has served as the pastor of a church in the Austrian town of Windischgarsten since 1988, and received a doctorate in theology from the Gregorian Pontifical University in Rome.

In 2005, the 54-year-old was quoted in a parish newsletter as saying he was convinced that the death and destruction caused by Katrina that year was "divine retribution" for New Orleans' permissive sexual attitudes and tolerance of homosexuality.

Kath.Net, a Catholic news agency in Austria, said the newsletter quoted Wagner as saying that Katrina had destroyed not only nightclubs and brothels in New Orleans but also abortion clinics. >>> Mark Tran | Sunday, February 1, 2009

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Le patriarche de Moscou et de toutes les Russies Kirill intronisé
Photo de Kirill, le patriarche de Moscou et de toutes les Russies, intronisé ce dimanche en la cathédrale du Christ Sauveur à Moscou. Photo grâce à la Tribune de Genève.
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: EGLISE ORTHODOXE | Le patriarche de Moscou et de toutes les Russies Kirill a été intronisé ce dimanche matin en la cathédrale du Christ Sauveur en présence de 4000 invités dont le président russe Dmitri Medvedev et le Premier ministre Vladimir Poutine, selon des images retransmises en direct à la télévision.

"Axios, axios, axios" ("il est digne" en grec), s’est exclamée l’assistance, constituée de dignitaires orthodoxes portant des robes dorées, de représentants d’autres confessions, de responsables politiques et de simples croyants, à l’intérieur de l’imposante bâtisse, en plein centre de Moscou.

A ce moment précis, Kirill, qui avait été élu mardi par un concile dans la même cathédrale, est officiellement devenu le chef de l’Eglise orthodoxe russe, en plein essor après la chute de l’URSS, en 1991.

Quelques minutes auparavant, il avait revêtu l’habit de patriarche et les métropolites de Kiev et de Minsk l’avaient fait asseoir trois fois sur le trône, conformément au rite en vigueur.

Le président et le Premier ministre russes étaient accompagnés de leurs épouses sous l’impressionnante voûte vers laquelle s’élevait la fumée de l’encens. >>> AFP | Dimanche 1 Février 2009

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The 30th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution
Watch BBC video: Iranians mark Islamic revolution >>>
Watch BBC video: Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran: Religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini makes a triumphant return to Iran after 14 years in exile. >>> (First broadcast on February 1, 1979)
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Synagogue Desecrated in Venezuela
Watch silent video: Cameras capture the extent of the damage to the ransacked synagogue in Venezuela >>>
BBC: An armed gang has ransacked the oldest Jewish synagogue in the Venezuelan capital Caracas after occupying the building for several hours.

About 15 unidentified men broke into the building before daubing graffiti on the walls and desecrating scriptures.

They also called for Jewish people to be expelled from the country.

Jewish leaders say tensions have risen since Venezuela broke diplomatic relations with Israel this month over its recent military offensive in Gaza.

Elias Farache, president of Venezuela's Jewish Association, said the gang had tied and gagged security guards before destroying offices and the place where holy books were kept.

Anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli slogans were painted on the walls.

"Never in the history of Venezuela's Jewish community have we been the target of such an aggression," said Mr Farache.

"The climate is very tense. We feel threatened, intimidated, attacked." >>> | Sunday, February 1, 2009

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Iran wertet Dialogangebot der USA als Schwäche
WELT ONLINE: Das Gesprächsangebot von US-Präsident Barack Obama an den Iran ist nach Ansicht der iranischen Regierung ein Zeichen für "das Scheitern" des Kapitalismus und der USA. Der Iran will jetzt seine Beziehungen zu den Vereinigten Staaten neu bewerten, besonders im Hinblick auf Afghanistan.

Für die USA gebe es keine andere Möglichkeit, als sich zu ändern, sagte der iranische Regierungssprecher Gholam Hossein Elham laut einem Bericht der halbamtlichen Nachrichtenagentur Mehr.

Das Angebot Obamas zu direkten Gesprächen sei „ein Zeichen für das Scheitern des kapitalistischen Denkens und für das Scheitern des Hegemoniestrebens“, sagte Elham mit Blick auf die USA. >>> dpa/lk | Samstag, 31. Januar 2009

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Barack Obama's Half-brother George Arrested in Kenya over Drugs
THE TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama's Kenyan half-brother, George, has been arrested by police in Nairobi on suspicion of possessing marijuana.

The 24-year-old, who denies the allegation, was told he would face a court hearing on Monday.

President Obama's young half-sibling was in the headlines last year after it was revealed that he was living in a corrugated iron shack in a sprawling slum as his brother ran for the most powerful job in the world.

George, who was the son of Mr Obama's father by his second wife, was one of the president's few close relatives who did not travel to Washington for the inauguration on Jan 20.

The two met previously when Mr Obama visited his ancestral homeland in an encounter that he described as a "painful affair" in his memoir Dreams from My Father.

Inspector Augustine Mutembei said the trainee mechanic would face charges of possession of cannabis and resisting arrest. >>> By Philip Sherwell in New York | Saturday, January 31, 2008

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‘Jimmy Carter’ Tag Has Obama Wincing
THE SUNDAY TIMES: Republicans are fighting back by branding the president as naive abroad and wasteful at home, like one of his party’s predecessors

LESS than two weeks into his administration, President Barack Obama is being portrayed by opponents as a new Jimmy Carter - weak at home and naive abroad - in an attempt to dim his post-election glow and ensure that he serves only one term.

The charge has stung because it was made privately by Hillary Clinton supporters during a hard-fought primary campaign and plays to fears about Obama’s inexperience.

He is engaged in early trials of strength with Republicans in Washington and critics of the United States around the world – not least Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president. Obama faces battles to talk Wall Street into giving up its addiction to large bonuses and US banks to start lending again.

“Barack Obama thinks he can charm his adversaries into changing their ways but his personality can’t change the dynamics,” said Tom Edmonds, a Republican consultant. >>> Sarah Baxter, Washington | Sunday, February 1, 2009

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Italy Bans Kebabs and Foreign Food from Cities
TIMES ONLINE: The tomato comes from Peru and spaghetti was probably a gift from China.

It is, though, the “foreign” kebab that is being kicked out of Italian cities as it becomes the target of a campaign against ethnic food, backed by the centre-right Government of Silvio Berlusconi.

The drive to make Italians eat Italian, which was described by the Left and leading chefs as gastronomic racism, began in the town of Lucca this week, where the council banned any new ethnic food outlets from opening within the ancient city walls.

Yesterday it spread to Lombardy and its regional capital, Milan, which is also run by the centre Right. The antiimmigrant Northern League party brought in the restrictions “to protect local specialities from the growing popularity of ethnic cuisines”. >>> Richard Owen in Rome | Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Wilders Prosecution is a Welcome Opportunity to Expose Islam
CANADA FREE PRESS: Prosecuting Geert Wilders, member of the Dutch Parliament, is a welcome opportunity to expose fascist Islam and radical Muslims. Wilders and his lawyers do not need to go far away to fetch crystal clear evidence that Islam, i.e. the Koran and Hadeeth incite to violence and hatred, and radical Muslims are behind numerous crimes against humanity.

A summary of quotations from the Koran which clearly incite to hatred and violence can be found in the following link: [sic]

There is an abundance of fatwas (religious edicts) by Muslim authorities inciting to genocide and suicide attacks against Christians and Jews. All these fatwas are based on the Koran and Hadeeth.

Ali Gom’a, the grand mufti of Egypt, the highest Muslim religious authority in the world, supports murdering non-Muslims. In the daily Al Ahram (April 7, 2008), he says, “Muslims must kill non-believers wherever they are unless they convert to Islam.”

He also compares non-Muslims to apes and pigs, not only the Jews.

Muhammad Sayyid Al Tantawi, president of Al Azhar University also approves of killing and maiming Christians, Jews, and other infidels. He added, “This is not my personal view. This what the Shari’a Law says, the law of Allah, the only valid law on the earth.”

Yousef Al Qaradhawi, the spiritual leader of the fundamentalist organization, the Muslim Brothers, urged on Al Jazeera TV (Jan. 9, 2009) Muslims to kill the Jews, not only in Israel but also worldwide. He added, “No peace can be made between us (Muslims) and the non-believers. This what our holy book says. This what Allah says.”

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed al Sheikh said on Iqra’ TV channel, “Killing producers who show women unveiled is legal.”

The Saudi Sheikh Saleh Al-Lehadan, head of the Supreme Judiciary Council, told Al Watan daily, (March 25, 2008) “After getting rid of the Jews in our Arab land, we must turn to the Christians. They have three options: either they convert to Islam, or leave, or pay Jizia (protection taxes). Further, there is not such a thing as Shiites, Sufis, etc. There are only Sunnis. All these sects must renounce their pagan beliefs and return to Sunna, the right path of Islam.” >>> By Dr Sami Alrabaa | Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Sudan Expels U.S. Aid Group over Bibles - State Media
REUTERS: KHARTOUM - A United States aid group has been thrown out of Sudan's Darfur region after officials found thousands of Arabic-language bibles stacked in its office, state media reported on Saturday.

Sudanese authorities told the state Suna news agency they found 3,400 copies of Christianity's sacred book in the office run by water charity Thirst No More in North Darfur, a region that is almost entirely Muslim.

Officials told Suna they had decided to expel the Texas-based group "for its violation to the Voluntary Work Act, the Country Agreement and the regulations on registration of organizations in Sudan." >>> By Andrew Heavens | Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Joel Brinkley* – Viewpoint: How Democracy Loses Its Footing in Middle East
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: I found myself chatting some time ago with Theresa Loar, who ran the State Department's women's office, when she told me about how she had tricked other senior officials in the building.

This was during the Clinton administration, and she was trying to persuade them to attend a meeting on an issue they weren't likely to care about. "So I told them we were going to talk about democracy promotion - the department's evergreen issue."

As Loar noted, promoting democracy has been a foreign-policy priority for decades - since long before former President George W. Bush soiled the brand. President Obama has said he intends to increase funding to agencies involved in democracy promotion because, as he put it last year, "we benefit from the expansion of democracy. Democracies are our best trading partners, our most valuable allies and the nations with which we share our deepest values."

But then comes the thorny question: What about democracy promotion in the Middle East - easily the most repressive region in the world and, arguably, the most important? The recent history is not encouraging.

The Egyptians staged elections, and the Muslim brotherhood won 88 seats in parliament.

The Palestinians staged elections, and Hamas won. The Lebanese staged elections, and then Hezbollah managed to force the elected government to give it veto power over its decisions.

And there's more.

While working in Cairo last summer, I interviewed several leaders of Kefaya, a small citizens group calling for democratic change. The Egyptian government has arrested and harassed its members. These leaders decried the government's repressive policies and said all the right things to an American visitor. In fact, they sounded almost like Jeffersonian democrats. Then, when I headed out the door, they handed me a sheaf of papers.

I filed them away, but when I finally managed to read them, I was shocked. These people were well-educated, English-speaking, seemingly Western-oriented Egyptians.

And yet, their literature frothed with invective about the "Zionist lobby" and its "odious assault on Arab native soul." The United States and the world's Jews "are two sides of the same coin, each nourishing the other, and neither curable alone."

Even liberal democrats are besotted with angry, racist prejudice - and worse. Do we want these people governing Egypt? Does the Obama administration really want to promote democracy in the Middle East?

By most accounts, Obama is not going to make the same mistakes Bush made. To the Bush administration, promoting democracy meant encouraging, even forcing, nations to hold elections. That's what happened in Egypt and the Palestinian territories.

But democracy cannot flourish in nations that have no middle class - and no history of free political discussion**. >>> Joel Brinkley | Saturday, January 31, 2009

*Joel Brinkley is a professor of journalism at Stanford University and a former foreign policy correspondent for the New York Times. To comment to him, e-mail brinkley@foreign-matters.com. To comment, e-mail us at forum@sfchronicle.com.

**Professor Brinkley, democracy cannot flourish where Islam is the opium of the people! Please read my essay: Islam: The Enemy of Democracy and Freedom >>>

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Netanyahu Says Iran Will Not Get Hands on Nukes
YAHOO! NEWS, MALAYSIA: JERUSALEM - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's leading candidate for prime minister, said Saturday that Iran "will not be armed with a nuclear weapon."

In an interview with Israel's Channel 2 TV, Netanyahu said if elected prime minister his first mission will be to thwart the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu, the current opposition leader and head of the hardline Likud party, called Iran the greatest danger to Israel and to all humanity.

When asked if stopping Iran's nuclear ambitions included a military strike, he replied: "It includes everything that is necessary to make this statement come true." >>> Aron Heller, Associated Press Writer, AP | Sunday, February 1, 2009

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Muslim Population 'Rising 10 Times Faster than Rest of Society'
TIMES ONLINE: The Muslim population in Britain has grown by more than 500,000 to 2.4 million in just four years, according to official research collated for The Times. 



The population multiplied 10 times faster than the rest of society, the research by the Office for National Statistics reveals. In the same period the number of Christians in the country fell by more than 2 million. 



Experts said that the increase was attributable to immigration, a higher birthrate and conversions to Islam during the period of 2004-2008, when the data was gathered. They said that it also suggested a growing willingness among believers to describe themselves as Muslims because the western reaction to war and terrorism had strengthened their sense of identity. 



Muslim leaders have welcomed the growing population of their communities as academics highlighted the implications for British society, integration and government resources. 



David Coleman, Professor of Demography at Oxford University, said: “The implications are very substantial. Some of the Muslim population, by no means all of them, are the least socially and economically integrated of any in the United Kingdom ... and the one most associated with political dissatisfaction. You can't assume that just because the numbers are increasing that all will increase, but it will be one of several reasonable suppositions that might arise.”

Professor Coleman said that Muslims would naturally reap collective benefits from the increase in population. “In the growth of any population ... [its] voice is regarded as being stronger in terms of formulating policy, not least because we live in a democracy where most people in most religious groups and most racial groups have votes. That necessarily means their opinions have to be taken and attention to be paid to them.” >>> Richard Kerbaj | Friday, January 30, 2009

Table of statistics – Religion by age: View here >>>

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Pakistan: Christian Activist’s Life in Danger after Arrest on Blasphemy Charges
ASIANEWS.it: Hector Aleem was arrested at night at his home after he was accused of sending a blasphemous text message. Since then he has been allowed to see his family only once. Muslim clerics want the court to hand him over to them so that they can execute him. The blasphemy law under which he was arrested also penalises members of other minorities. Five members of the Ahmadi community were in fact arrested on the same charges; four of them minors. >>> Qaiser Felix | Friday, January 30, 2009

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Katholische Kirche: Papst erhebt Harry-Potter-Hasser zum Bischof
SUEDDEUTSCHE: Papst Benedikt XVI. macht Gerhard Wagner zum Linzer Weihbischof - der ultrakonservative Geistliche hält Katastrophen wie den Tsunami von 2004 für eine Strafe Gottes.

Neue Schlagzeilen zur Personalpolitik von Benedikt XVI.: Der deutsche Papst hat einen ultrakonservativen Geistlichen zum Weihbischof im österreichischen Linz berufen.

Eine Wahl, die viele überraschte: Gerhard Maria Wagner stand nämlich nicht auf der Vorschlagliste des Linzer Bistums, wie die Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten berichten.

Für Aufsehen hatte der 54-Jährige immer wieder mit kontroversen Thesen gesorgt. Als der Hurrikan "Katrina" im Jahre 2005 die amerikanische Großstadt New Orleans zerstörte, sah der als extrem Rom-treu beschriebene Wagner dort einen strafenden Gott am Werk. >>> sueddeutsche.de/AFP/odg | Samstag, 31. Januar 2009

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This Country Is Just a Load of ****! Get a ******* Grip!
This nurse should be helped! Please eMail the authorities on her behalf. SHOWER them with eMails! The supervisor who took this ridiculous, stupid, absurd decision should be SACKED, forthwith and WITHOUT ANY BENEFITS! I'm SAD to say that I am ASHAMED of my country! – ©Mark

THE TELEGRAPH: A nurse has been suspended from her job for offering to pray for an elderly patient's recovery from illness.

Caroline Petrie, a committed Christian, has been accused by her employers of failing to demonstrate a "personal and professional commitment to equality and diversity".

She faces disciplinary action and could lose her job over the incident.

Mrs Petrie, a married mother of two, says she has been left shocked and upset by the action taken against her.

She insists she has never forced her own religious beliefs on anyone but politely inquired if the elderly patient wanted her to pray for her – either in the woman's presence or after the nurse had left the patient's home.

"I simply couldn't believe that I have been suspended over this. I knew I hadn't done anything wrong. All I am trying to do is help my patients, many of whom want me to pray for them," she said.

Mrs Petrie, 45, is a community nurse employed by North Somerset Primary Care Trust to carry out home visits to sick and elderly patients. Nurse Suspended for Offering to Pray for Elderly Patient's Recovery >>> By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter | Saturday, January 31, 2009

Please eMail these stupid people in protest. Please let us defend this poor lady and her rights: pals@nsomerset-pct.nhs.uk

Or, if you prefer to write to them, please use the following address:

Waverley House.
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Or, if you prefer to telephone the stupid people:

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THE TELEGRAPH: God Bless the Nurse Who Offered Prayer

Nurse Petrie should not be censured for offering to pray for a patient, argues George Pitcher.

It used to be said by soldiers that there are no atheists in a foxhole.
Hospital chaplains may be tempted similarly to suggest that there are no atheists on an intensive-care ward.

That is patently untrue. But it is nonetheless the case that patients in the dark places of illness and their families and friends will find a capacity for prayer that they didn’t think they possessed elsewhere.

Medical staff and those who work in pastoral care know this and respond accordingly; while no doctor will invoke the spiritual overtly in his professional service, many doctors will concur with the value of patients being treated spiritually as well as physically. You don’t have to be a holistic crank to recognise that someone at peace spiritually enhances their chances of physical healing.

So it isn’t weird or inappropriate to respond to the suspension of Caroline Petrie, a Christian nurse in Weston-Super-Mare who offered to say a prayer for a 79-year-old patient after a home visit, with sadness or anger. One can’t imagine the godmother of the nursing profession, Florence Nightingale, responding with anything other than those emotions.

Much, of course, depends on the style and manner in which Nurse Petrie offered her prayer. If she told her elderly patient that she must offer her up because she would soon be dead and face the judgment of the Almighty, or that she must accept the Lord Jesus Christ as her saviour or rot in hell for all eternity, then we might reasonably assume that this was unhelpful pastoral support.

But it’s apparent from the testimony of May Phippen, her patient, that Nurse Petrie did nothing of the sort. The nurse’s Christianity may inform her caring ministry, but did not usurp it; Mrs Phippen reports that she did her work of dressing her legs efficiently and quietly and simply asked if Mrs Phippen would like her to pray for her and didn’t pursue the issue when the offer was declined.

For this, Nurse Petrie faces disciplinary action under “equality and diversity regulations” and could even lose her job. That seems an utter nonsense. There will be those who could be offended by the offer of Christian prayer by a nurse but, again, that must be an issue for the discretion of the professional, not a matter for employment law. >>> George Pitcher | Monday, February 2, 2009

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Islam-Studie: Ist fünfmal beten Fanatismus?
DIE PRESSE: Der Bildungsforscher Stefan Hopmann kritisiert die Methode. Die Politik will die Überwachung von Lehrern sowie eine Gesetzesänderung.

WIEN. Wie gut ist die Studie, nach der jeder fünfte islamische Religionslehrer die Demokratie ablehnt? „Wissenschaftlich unhaltbar“ nennt sie nun der Schul- und Bildungsforscher Stefan Hopmann von der Universität Wien. Er kritisiert, dass beschreibende und bewertende Fragen auf einer Skala und unter einer wertenden Überschrift fehlerhaft zusammengeführt werden. Auf diese Weise würden irreführende und fehlerhafte Skalen konstruiert.

Beispiel: Die Aussage „Meiner Ansicht nach ist jemand, der die fünf Pflichtgebete nicht einhält, kein Muslim“ wurde als eine von zwei Fragen zum Item „Fanatismus“ gerechnet. Was an dieser Aussage fanatisch sei, wisse er, Hopmann, nicht: „Dann müsste auch jeder Religionslehrer, der das Vater Unser für einen unverzichtbaren Bestandteil des christlichen Glaubens hält, als Fanatiker gelten“, so der Wissenschaftler.

Ein weiterer Schwachpunkt: Es gibt keinen Vergleich zu nichtmuslimischen Lehrkräften. „Damit wissen wir nicht, ob sie sich von ihren Kollegen anderer Glaubensrichtungen unterscheiden“, so Hopmann. An einer solchen Studie arbeite er gerade selbst: Erste Ergebnisse über die Haltungen heimischer und nichtheimischer Lehrer werden für den Sommer erwartet.

Warum die als Dissertation erschienene Studie am Institut für Soziologie der Uni Wien mit „Sehr gut“ benotet wurde, könne er nicht beurteilen. Fakt sei, dass „die Arbeit sehr gute Teile enthält“, nur bei der Datenauswertung zum Thema Einstellungen gebe es erhebliche inhaltsanalytische und technische Mängel. >>> Erich Kocina (Die Presse) | Freitag, 30. Januar 2009

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Warnung vor Terroranschlägen in Deutschland: Gefahr wird von Behörden als sehr gross erachtet
NZZ Online: Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz hat wegen der Veröffentlichung mehrerer Terrordrohungen im Internet vor Anschlägen gewarnt. «Die Gefahr ist sehr gross, dass in Deutschland ein Terroranschlag durch Islamisten verübt wird», sagte Behördenpräsident Heinz Fromm dem «Hamburger Abendblatt». >>> ap | Samstag, 31. Januar 2009

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Thousands of Russians March in Protest over Vladimir Putin and the Economy
THE TELEGRAPH: Thousands of Russians have marched in protests demanding the resignation of the prime minister, Vladimir Putin, for his handling of the country's flailing economy.

The biggest display of public disaffection with Russia's normally popular prime minister prompted a violent response in Moscow, the capital.

Pro Kremlin youths brutally beat some protestors, while others were detained, including Eduard Limonov, a prominent Kremlin critic and leader of the outlawed National Bolshevik Party.

But the largest turnout was in Vladivostok, the focal point of anti-government protests over the past six weeks.

A protest march led by Communist party officials and civil rights leaders was allowed to go ahead at the last minute in an apparent change of heart by the Kremlin. A rally last month was violently dispersed by riot police, and over 200 people were detained.

The march was sanctioned on the condition that demonstrators kept off the road, carried no banners and chanted no slogans.

The marchers blithely ignored the restrictions. Marching down the city's main street, they chanted "Putin resign!". Some banners compared even compared [sic] the prime minister to Hitler. >>> By Adrian Blomfield in Vladivostok | Saturday, January 31, 2009

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