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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Australian Government Won't Confiscate Jihad Books

Every nation has its liberal forces, including Australia. A Muslim leader called for the confiscation of books that promote and teach terrorism and Jihad (and endorsed by Bin Laden), but the New South Wales government says it is unable to enforce such a ban.

A spokesman for NSW Attorney-General Bob Debus today said the content of the books did not appear to constitute incitement to violence. "For incitement to occur, violence has to actually take place (as a result of publishing the material)," the spokesman said.

So...if a suicide bomber kills 100 people or 1,000 people or more, then the government can conclude that the book actually did "incite" violence and then they can act. Great news...well, except for those who would die.