America Should Defy Islamic Supremacism
ENERGY PUBLISHER: Failure to defeat Islamic supremacism may cost Americans their freedom, and their identity.

Our generation shares the responsibility to challenge Islamic supremacism in America and around the world. Our responsibility is based on our nation and our leaders' accountability in defending our inalienable human rights of equality and liberty – which demands that we reject all supremacism, including Islamic supremacism. Such accountability on human rights also requires that we challenge those in denial on this threat who seek our surrender to Islamic supremacism abroad and at home.

Failure to defy Islamic supremacism will not only cost us our freedoms – it will also cost us our identity, as those who appease and support such supremacism will seek to use our nation's influence and power as a weapon against freedom – as we have recently seen in other nations.

To effectively defy Islamic supremacism, we must use our existing consensus in equality and liberty as a tool to ensure that Islamic supremacism is treated like any other supremacist ideology that would seek to threaten our freedoms. We know that outrage against supremacism is not enough; we are responsible to act to defy such supremacist ideologies that threaten our freedoms and take a public stand against them. >>> By Jeffrey Imm | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Muslims in Denial about Beheading of NY Woman
ENERGY PUBLISHER: Muzammil H. Hassan, a Muslim who emigrated to the U.S. in the 80s, founded Bridges TV to inform non-Muslims about Muslim culture. He is now accused of beheading his wife. Both Muslims, and media, are in denial about Islam's suppression of women.

There is no more powerful retardant to change and reform among individuals and in a community than human denial. 



According to Andrew Benz, Orchard Park Police Chief, on Thursday, February 12, 2009, Muzammil H. Hassan, the founder and CEO of Bridges TV, walked into the police station at 6:20 PM and told officers that his wife was lying dead at the Bridges TV offices. Later, Benz confirmed on WIVB Channel 4 that she was decapitated.

The Veneer of Bridges TV

Mr. Hassan immigrated to the United States from Pakistan in the 1980s. He received an MBA from the University of Rochester in New York and then worked at Procter & Gamble before becoming a banker. In a profile on Hassan and Bridges TV on December 24, 2004 on NPR’s All Things Considered, Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reported that,

“Bridges TV says it wants to inform and entertain Muslims and, at the same time, give viewers who aren't Muslims a glimpse into their culture. Mo Hassan was traveling from Buffalo to Detroit a few weeks after the September 11th terrorist attacks when his wife came up with the idea for the new network. They were in the car listening to the radio when they heard some derogatory remarks about Muslims."

They claimed that the mission of the network was to, “foster understanding between cultures and diverse populations.” The Chicago Tribune puff-piece on the new network on November 30, 2004 called it “Lifetime for Muslims with a dash of CNN.” 



Apparently he financed the network personally leaving his banking job with a $500,000 line of credit and a number of investors. They sought to finance the venture through individual viewer subscriptions of $14.99 in addition to a reported 50 individuals who donated $10 million. Later in 2006, according to the Arab News (the English language propaganda arm of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Mr. Hassan visited Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the global capital of Wahhabi ideology, seeking stock investors in his network. 
The face of Bridges TV’s “public marital partnership” in the Hassans clearly had a false veneer which years later would reveal itself. What a difference a few years makes.

Mrs. Aasiya Hassan took out an order of protection against her husband and filed for divorce less than a week before her gruesome murder on February 12, 2009. The NY Post reporter only directed attention to the supposition that this beheading was related to Mr. Hassan’s financial troubles. The couples’ attorney did mention that there was a history of domestic violence and a recent divorce filing leading up to her murder. There was no mention of honor killings and Islamist motivations. The Media’s abject blindness >>> By M. Zuhdi Jasser | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Assad Urges US to Rebuild Diplomatic Road to Damascus
Bashar Al-Assad calls on Obama to have a dialogue. Photo courtesy of The Guardian
THE GUARDIAN: In rare interview, Syrian leader calls on Obama to restore envoy and make good on promise of dialogue

Syria expects the US to send an ambassador to Damascus soon to make good on Barack Obama's offer to engage in dialogue with countries the Bush administration shunned, President Bashar al-Assad told the Guardian today.

Assad used a rare newspaper interview to set out his hopes for a new relationship with the US now the Bush era is over – one he hopes will see Washington act as the "main arbiter" in the moribund Middle East peace process. "There is no substitute for the United States," Assad said.

Referring to Obama's call for countries to "unclench their fists" , Assad said he believed the new US president had been referring to Iran. "We never clenched our fist," he declared. "We still talked about peace even during the Israeli aggression in Gaza."

A US decision on whether to send an ambassador back to Damascus is part of a review Obama ordered on taking office. The US is attracted to the idea of engaging with Syria, seeing potential for bringing Assad in from the cold, helping with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and loosening Syria's close ties with Iran. >>> Ian Black in Damascus | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Airliner Bomb Trial: Eight Men* Accused of Plotting Transatlantic Attack 'Carnage'
THE TELEGRAPH: Thousands of people would have died in a terrorist plot to detonate home-made bombs on seven transatlantic jets between London and the US and Canada, a court has heard.

Eight Islamic extremists conspired to smuggle bombs constructed from household goods and disguised as soft drinks on to the aircraft, Woolwich Crown Court in London was told.

Prosecutor Peter Wright QC said the London-based cell intended to cause civilian deaths on an "unprecedented scale" and strike a blow that "would reverberate across the globe".

Two ringleaders acted on instructions from masterminds in Pakistan to draw together a gang of suicide bombers from radicalised and vulnerable young Muslims, he said. >>> | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

*All from the rligion of peace and love, you understand! Oh, and don’t forget that they are “extremists”!

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Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu: Christians Are Regarded as 'Mad' by Society
Dr John Sentamu says that Christians are regarded as “mad” by society for not pursuing money. Photo of Dr John Sentamu courtesy of The Telegraph
THE TELEGRAPH: Christians are regarded as "mad" by the rest of society because they are motivated by charity and compassion rather than the reckless pursuit of money, according to the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.

Churchgoers are now "counter-cultural" because their values are so opposed to prevailing behaviour, claimed Dr Sentamu.

But he insisted that faith cannot be separated from the world of work, and that staff should not be expected to give up their religious convictions when they walk into the office.

Dr Sentamu, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England and its first black Archbishop, also said the recession should lead to a rediscovery of what is truly important in life, just as Britons rebuilt the country after the devastation of the Blitz.

His comments come amid growing concern about the marginalisation of Christianity in public life.

Labour MPs want to sever the historic link between Church and state, which would end the right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords and remove the right of all residents to be married, baptised or buried by a parish priest.

Meanwhile public sector workers now risk being sacked if they talk about religion in the workplace, under "equality and diversity" rules.

New NHS guidelines state that doctors and nurses face harassment charges if they are accused of "preaching" to colleagues or patients, while a draft code of practice for teachers could be used by schools to discipline those who discuss their beliefs with pupils. >>> By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Wilders' Party to Take Part in European Elections
NRC HANDELSBLAD: Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) has registered to take part in the June 4 elections for the European Parliament, the party announced on Monday. The controversial Dutch politician will campaign under the motto "For the Netherlands". No names of candidates were released.

Wilders' national focus targets the financial contributions made by the Netherlands to the EU. "Those billions should go to Dutch citizens instead of farmers in Poland, France and Portugal," Wilders said in a statement. On his website he said he wants to get rid of the European Parliament and limit the power of the European Commission. >>> NRC Handelsblad’s News Staff | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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US Shares Dive on Doubts over Rescue Stimulus
TIMES ONLINE: US shares plunged by nearly 280 points in early trading today as investors grew nervous that President Obama’s financial stimulus plan will not be enough to boost the world's largest economy and carmakers may not be able to stave off collapse.

The Dow Jones industrial index plunged by 276.94 points to 7,573.47 points within half an hour of the US stock market opening — the first day of trading since Friday after being closed on Monday for Presidents Day.

At the same time, concerns over America's deepening recession, and the effect it may have on demand for energy, sent oil prices down more than $2 to $35.37 a barrel. >>> | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Holocaust-Leugnung: Deutscher Rechtsextremist Mahler droht dem Gericht
Horst Mahler, ehemaliger RAF-Anwalt, ist wegen Volkverhetzung angeklagt worden. Foto dank der Presse
Der ehemalige RAF-Anwalt Horst Mahler ist wegen Volkverhetzung angeklagt: Er hat den Holocaust wiederholt geleugnet. In seinem Prozess erklärte er Sympathie für Bischof Williamson.

Der wegen Volksverhetzung angeklagte deutsche Rechtsextremist und frühere RAF-Anwalt Horst Mahler hat in seinem Schlusswort vor dem Landgericht München den Richtern gedroht und den Holocaust wiederholt geleugnet. Der 72-Jährige bekundete am Dienstag in einem mehrstündigen Monolog Sympathie für den Holocaust-Leugner Bischof Williamson. Angesichts der Kritik an Williamson sei die "Wut der Völker am Siedepunkt", erklärte Mahler. "Passen Sie auf, dass Sie sich daran nicht verbrühen", drohte er dem Gericht.

Den Holocaust habe es nicht gegeben, sagte er mehrmals. Die Staatsanwaltschaft wirft Mahler vor, in einem Internet-Video und auf CD den Holocaust geleugnet und zu Hass und Gewalt gegen Juden aufgestachelt zu haben. Zudem habe er auf CDs ein Buch des verurteilten Holocaust-Leugners Germar Rudolf verschickt. >>> APA | Dienstag, 17. Februar 2009

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Le Vatican met en garde contre le risque d’un retour à l’«eugénique»
CRAINTE | La peur de l’Eglise catholique est de voir se multiplier les interventions génétiques menant vers une «amélioration» de la race humaine au prix de l’augmentation du nombre des avortements.

Le Vatican a mis en garde mardi contre les risques d’une dérive de la génétique vers l’eugénique, une science qui cherche à améliorer l’espèce humaine, en banalisant les progrès scientifiques et en les mettant au service d’intérêts commerciaux.

"Le risque d’une dérive de la génétique n’est pas seulement théorique. Le terme d’«eugénique» semble appartenir au passé (...) mais (...) une bonne publicité soutenue par de grands intérêts économiques fait perdre de vue les vrais dangers", a affirmé Mgr Rino Fisichella, président de l’Académie pontificale pour la vie.

Selon le religieux, qui présentait un congrès prévu les 20 et 21 février au Vatican sur "Les nouvelles frontières de la génétique et les risques de l’eugénique", le risque est "de mettre en oeuvre des pratiques eugéniques au nom d’une «normalité» de la vie" en voulant "améliorer physiquement l’espèce humaine". >>> AFP | Mardi 17 Février 2009

ENERGY PUBLISHER: Vatican Conference on Eugenics and Genetics

An academic congress will be held at the Vatican February 20-21: 'New Frontiers of Genetics and the Dangers of Eugenics." Scientists will look into the biomedical, legal, ethical, philosophical, sociological, and theological aspects of genetic research.

A February 17 press conference was held at the Vatican to present a forthcoming academic congress entitled: "New frontiers of genetics and the dangers of eugenics". The congress, promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life for the occasion of its twenty-fifth general assembly, is due to take place in the Vatican's New Synod Hall on February 20-21. Participating in conference were Archbishop Rino Fisichella and Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, respectively president and chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life, and Bruno Dallapiccola, professor of genetic medicine at Rome's "La Sapienza" University. 



"The congress will be attended", Archbishop Fisichella explained, "by scientists from a number of universities, who will examine the question from various points of view: from the strictly biomedical to the legal; from the philosophical and theological to the sociological". "Thanks to the great work undertaken over the last ten years, above all that of Francis Collins on the Human Genome Project, it is possible to map thousands of genes and thus achieve an understanding of various types of disease; this often offers a real possibility of overcoming heredity ailments". 



"The aim of this congress is to verify whether, in the field genetic experimentation, there are aspects that tend towards - or effectively implement - eugenic practices", said the archbishop. Such practices "find expression in various scientific, biological, medical, social and political projects, all of them more or less interrelated. These projects require an ethical judgement, especially when it is sought to suggest that eugenic practices are being undertaken in the name of a 'normality' of life to offer to individuals". 



"Such a mentality, which is certainly reductive but does exist, tends to consider that some people are less valuable than others, either because of the conditions in which they live, such as poverty or lack of education, or because of their physical state, for example the disabled, the mentally ill, people in a 'vegetative state', or the elderly who suffer serious disease". >>> By Spero News | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Blair Wins $1m Leadership Prize
Can this really be the same Tony Blair that led Great Britain to disaster and took all our freedoms away? Photo courtesy of the BBC
Former prime minister Tony Blair has won $1m (£697,000) for his leadership on the world stage.

Mr Blair, now a Middle East envoy, will receive the Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University in Israel in May.

It marks his "foresight", "exceptional intelligence" and "steadfast determination" to end conflicts.

Mr Blair's spokesman said the money would be donated to the former Labour leader's recently set up charity for religious understanding.

'Morally courageous'

Mr Blair, prime minister from 1997 to 2007, is an envoy of the international Quartet (the US, EU, UN and Russia) on the Middle East peace process.

His entry as a Dan David laureate on the prize's website hails him as "one of the most outstanding statesmen of our era". >>> | Monday, February 16, 2009

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Tzipi Livni – Israel muss Teile des Landes aufgeben
WELT ONLINE: Will Israel einen dauerhaften Frieden mit den Palästinensern, muss das Land auf die Hälfte seiner Gebiete verzichten – diese Einschätzung hat Israels Außenministerin Tzipi Livni vor Vertretern jüdischer Organisationen aus den USA geäußert. Noch wird aber der Ausbau jüdischer Siedlungen im Westjordanland geplant.

Israel muss nach Ansicht von Außenministerin Tzipi Livni als Preis für einen dauerhaften Frieden mit den Palästinensern auf beträchtliche Teile seines Territoriums verzichten. „Wir müssen die Hälfte des Landes Israel aufgeben“, sagte sie am Montag vor Vertretern jüdischer Organisationen aus den USA. Sie benutzte einen Ausdruck, der sich auf die in der Bibel beschriebenen Grenzen des Landes bezieht, die das heutige Israel sowie das Westjordanland und den Gazastreifen umfassen.

Ein derartiger Rückzug sei zum Wohle Israels, um den jüdischen Charakter des Landes zu bewahren, sagte Livni weiter. Damit setzt sich die Wahlsiegerin vom vergangenen Dienstag klar von ihrem Rivalen Benjamin Netanjahu ab, dem Chef des rechtsgerichteten Likud-Blocks.

Netanjahu machte vor den Besuchern aus den USA klar, dass er einen einseitigen israelischen Rückzug ablehne. Den Abzug aus dem Gazastreifen im Jahr 2005 bezeichnete er als Fehler, da er der Hamas ermöglicht habe, dort die Macht an sich zu reißen. Die Palästinenser sollten sich zwar selbst regieren, aber Israel müsse die Kontrolle über alle Grenzen, den Luftraums und den elektronischen Verkehr behalten, sagte er. >>> AP/ks | Dienstag, 17. Februar 2009

leJDD.fr: Livni renonce au Grand Israël

Lundi soir, à Jérusalem, celle qui brigue le poste de Premier ministre a laissé entendre qu'elle était prête à d'importantes concessions territoriales en échange de la paix. Tzipi Livni s'oppose ainsi frontalement à son rival Benjamin Netanyahou. Le président israélien sera peut-être sensible à son discours de paix pour désigner la personne chargée de former le gouvernement.

Tzipi Livni tente de se démarquer de son rival Benjamin Netanyahou et joue l'ouverture à gauche. Ses propos, tenus lundi soir à Jérusalem lors de la Conférence des présidents des organisations juives américaines, ont sans doute semé le trouble chez les tenants du Grand Israël. La ministre des Affaires étrangères, qui brigue le poste de Premier ministre après les élections législatives anticipées du 10 février, a martelé que les accords d'Annapolis* devaient s'appliquer. Et, pour faire contrepoint à Benjamin Netanyahou et à Avigdor Lieberman, le leader d'Israël Beitenou, le parti ultranationaliste qui se pose en arbitre avec 16 sièges obtenus à la Knesset, Tzipi Livni a évoqué la possibilité de concessions territoriales importantes aux Palestiniens en échange de la paix. "Nous devons progresser vers la paix selon le plan lancé à Annapolis", a-t-elle déclaré. "Si nous n'appliquons pas ce plan, nous ne pourrons pas compter sur la coopération internationale s'agissant de l'Iran, du Hezbollah ou du Hamas", a ajouté Tzipi Livni. >>> Par Jérôme GUILLAS, leJDD.fr | Mardi 17 Février 2009

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«Ein im Himmel erzeugter Befehlshaber und liebevoller Vater»
NZZ Online: Der nordkoreanische Staatschef Kim Jong Il ist zu seinem 67. Geburtstag am Montag mit Lobeshymnen der staatlichen Medien überschüttet worden. Die Parteizeitung «Rodong Sinmun» schrieb: «Genosse Kim Jong Il ist ein grosser Politiker, ein im Himmel erzeugter Befehlshaber und ein liebevoller Vater, der das Schicksal unserer Nation und unseres Volks sichert und erleuchtet.» >>> ap | Montag, 16. Februar 2009

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France 'Responsible' for Holocaust Deportations, Court Rules
76,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps in Germany during World War II, including Auschwitz. Photo courtesy of The Telegraph
France has officially accepted its role in the Holocaust for the first time – admitting its government freely sent thousands of Jews to their deaths during World War II.

The Council of State, the country's highest judicial body, said the Vichy government of the time held 'responsibility' for deportations.

It ruled that Nazi officials did not force them to betray their fellow citizens, but that anti-Semitic persecution was carried out willingly.

But today's ruling stated there would be no payments for the survivors or families of victims, because all had been compensated 'as much as was possible, for all the losses suffered'.

Thousands of Jews were deported from France to concentration camps during the Occupation, which lasted from 1940 until 1944.

Post-war French governments refused to acknowledge any role in the Holocaust by the collaborating Vichy regime. >>> By Peter Allen in Paris | Monday, Febraury 16, 2009

TIMES ONLINE: 'Jewish War Victims Have Had Enough Compensation' French Court Says

The French State was responsible for deporting Jews during the Second World War, the top judicial authority ruled for the first time yesterday, but it dismayed families of victims by declaring that they had already been compensated. >>> Charles Bremner in Paris | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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You Shouldn't Be Seen to Have Power: Cherie Blair's Astonishing Memo to Michelle Obama
MAIL Online: Cherie Blair has warned Michelle Obama that she faces having her views silenced as First Lady - and cannot be seen to wield power.

In an article entitled 'Memo to Michelle' the wife of Tony Blair tells Harvard-educated Mrs Obama that her primary role is to support her husband.

Mrs Blair says: 'A First Lady can have influence, but she cannot be seen to have power.' >>> By Paul Thompson | Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Full of God’s Love and Compassion, the Westboro Baptist Church Intends to Invade the UK with Its Homophobic Hatred!
THE TELEGRAPH: The fundamentalist US church notorious for picketing the funerals of dead soldiers plans to carry out its first protest in Britain this week, it has emerged.

Followers of the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church have threatened to picket a sixth form college in Basingstoke, Hampshire during a staging of The Laramie Project, a play about an American youth murdered because of his sexuality.

The church from Topeka, Kansas is mainly composed of relatives of the founder, pastor Fred Phelps, who style themselves "the most hated family in America".

Their core belief – that God will punish the West for its acceptance of homosexuality – has seen them protest at dozens of servicemen's funerals brandishing garish placards stating "God hates the USA" and "Thank God for dead soldiers".

Details of the church's first picket in Britain was posted on their website with the slogan "God Hates England; Your Queen Is A W----".

"Some of the best Bible preaching in the history of the world came out of that dark dismal land, but now it is full of all abominations," the notice read. Westboro Baptist Church Announces First Anti-homosexuality Picket in Britain >>> By Matthew Moore | Monday, February 16, 2009

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Israel Launches Covert War against Iran
THE TELEGRAPH: Israel has launched a covert war against Iran as an alternative to direct military strikes against Tehran's nuclear programme, US intelligence sources have revealed.

It is using hitmen, sabotage, front companies and double agents to disrupt the regime's illicit weapons project, the experts say.

The most dramatic element of the "decapitation" programme is the planned assassination of top figures involved in Iran's atomic operations.

Despite fears in Israel and the US that Iran is approaching the point of no return in its ability to build atom bomb, Israeli officials are aware of the change in mood in Washington since President Barack Obama took office. >>> By Philip Sherwell in New York | Monday, February 16, 2009

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Spy Chief: We Risk a Police State
THE TELEGRAPH: Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, has warned that the fear of terrorism is being exploited by the Government to erode civil liberties and risks creating a police state.

Dame Stella accused ministers of interfering with people’s privacy and playing straight into the hands of terrorists.

“Since I have retired I feel more at liberty to be against certain decisions of the Government, especially the attempt to pass laws which interfere with people’s privacy,” Dame Stella said in an interview with a Spanish newspaper.

“It would be better that the Government recognised that there are risks, rather than frightening people in order to be able to pass laws which restrict civil liberties, precisely one of the objects of terrorism: that we live in fear and under a police state,” she said. >>> By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor | Monday, February 16, 2009

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Italienischer Minister will Sexualstraftäter kastrieren lassen
Roberto Calderoli, Mitglied der Regierung von Silvio Berlusconi, glaubt es sei keine andere Lösung übrig als Sexualstraftäter kastrieren zu lassen! Foto dank dem Tages Anzeiger
TAGES ANZEIGER: Ein Mitglied der Regierung von Italiens Ministerpräsident Silvio Berlusconi hat die Kastration von Sexualstraftätern gefordert.

In einigen Fällen gebe es keine andere Möglichkeit, sagte der Minister für Bürokratieabbau, Roberto Calderoli.

Da eine Unterdrückung des Sexualtriebs mit Medikamenten nicht immer funktioniere, bleibe nur ein chirurgischer Eingriff. «Die Gesellschaft muss sich verteidigen», sagte Calderoli, der der rechtgerichteten Lega Nord angehört, in einem Interview mit der Zeitung «La Stampa» vom Montag. >>> mbr/sda | Montag, 16. Februar 2009

TIMES ONLINE: Italian Minister Calls for Rapists to Be Castrated

An Italian Cabinet minister called today for rapists to be chemically castrated, amid a growing row over vigilante attacks on immigrants that have followed a series of rapes blamed on foreigners.

Roberto Maroni, the Interior Minister, urged Italians not to take the law into their own hands after masked youths armed with wooden clubs smashed up a kebab bar near the scene of a rape at Caffarella Park on the Appian Way in Rome at the weekend.

Five Romanians were beaten savagely in the raid, and two are in a serious condition.

The attack followed an incident on St Valentine's Day in which a 14-year-old girl was raped and her 16-year-old boyfriend beaten up in the park, which is used by courting couples.

Also at the weekend a 21-year-old Bolivian girl was raped in Milan by a man described as North African, while in Bologna a Tunisian who had just been released from prison after being held on drugs offences was re-arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old local girl.

Roberto Calderoli of the Northern League, who is Minister for Simplification of Laws in the centre-right government of Silvio Berlusconi, said that chemical castration was "the only answer" when teenage girls were being attacked. "Talk of rehabilitation is not enough," he told La Stampa. "Society must defend itself". >>> Richard Owen in Rome | Monday, February 16, 2009

TAGES ANZEIGER: Italien schnappt über: Zwangskastration und Bürgerwehren

Nach einer Reihe von Vergewaltigungen denkt Italiens Regierung über drakonische Massnahmen nach - bis hin zur Zwangskastration. Und das Volk greift zur Selbstjustiz.

Der Valentinstag endete für die junge Römerin mit einem Trauma. Während eines Spazierganges mit ihrem Freund wurde die kaum 15-Jährige von zwei Männern in einen Park verschleppt und dort brutal vergewaltigt. Die beiden Täter entkamen, nicht ohne die beiden jungen Leute auch noch ausgeraubt zu haben. Der Fall sorgt in Italien nicht nur deshalb für Schlagzeilen, weil sich in den vergangenen Wochen die Berichte über Vergewaltigungen im ganzen Land häufen. So wurden auch in Bologna und Mailand jüngst zwei Frauen Opfer von sexuellen Misshandlungen.

Zum Überkochen bringt die Debatte, dass es sich bei den Tätern meist um Ausländer oder gar «clandestini», also illegale Einwanderer, handelt. In Rom sucht die Polizei zwei junge Rumänen, nachdem das Opfer Hinweise gegeben hatte, dass die Angreifer vermutlich aus Osteuropa stammten. In Bologna wurde ein Tunesier verhaftet, in Mailand fahndet man ebenfalls nach einem Nordafrikaner. Wachsender Fremdenhass >>> bru/ta | Dienstag, 17. Februar 2009

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L'intégriste des intégristes
Photo de Richard Williamson grâce au Monde
LE MONDE: Il a mis les milieux catholiques en émoi et indigné le reste du monde ; il a obligé le pape à assurer les juifs de sa "solidarité totale". Il vient de se voir démis de ses fonctions à la tête du séminaire intégriste de la Reja en Argentine, qu'il dirigeait depuis quelques années. Mais dans la tempête, Richard Williamson fait mine de rien et, le 7 février, date de la dernière chronique parue sur son blog (dinoscopus.blogspot.com), il disserte, en mélomane, de la beauté de la troisième symphonie de Beethoven.

En assurant au cours d'un entretien télévisé que "pas un juif n'avait péri dans les chambres à gaz", cet évêque britannique de 68 ans, membre de la Fraternité sacerdotale Saint-Pie-X, le courant schismatique de Mgr Lefebvre, a acquis en quelques heures une notoriété mondiale. Sa bombe négationniste, lancée au moment même où le pape annonçait la levée de l'excommunication qui le frappait, ainsi que trois de ses confrères, depuis vingt ans, a installé le personnage dans son rôle de " type incontrôlable".

"C'est un fanatique qui passe son temps à dire des conneries", veut croire un prêtre français, bon connaisseur du milieu intégriste. Ancien professeur de littérature et de philosophie, Mgr Williamson est surtout connu pour être, parmi les héritiers de Mgr Lefebvre, l'un des tenants de la ligne la plus dure à l'égard du Vatican. "Il est, sur les sujets touchant à l'Eglise et à son évolution depuis Vatican II, d'une intransigeance totale", témoigne une personnalité engagée dans le dialogue entre les intégristes et les conciliaires, qui l'a rencontré à plusieurs reprises. >>> Stéphanie Le Bars | Lundi 16 Février 2009

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