Muslim Nations Plan to Use Lawsuits to Curtail Free Speech in the West
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080314/ap_on_re_af/islamic_summit_islamophobia
This is a test for the Western Powers. Hopefully, at least some will just refuse to even hear these in court. Sadly, quite a few will probably allow the judgements to be enforced against their own citizens.
The Muslim Powers are scenting weakness in the West -- a generation or two ago, would they even have dared such a thing?
In America, by the way, the First Amendment renders all such judgements unconstitutional and unenforcable. The same is not true all over the West. Unfortunately.
This is a test for the Western Powers. Hopefully, at least some will just refuse to even hear these in court. Sadly, quite a few will probably allow the judgements to be enforced against their own citizens.
The Muslim Powers are scenting weakness in the West -- a generation or two ago, would they even have dared such a thing?
In America, by the way, the First Amendment renders all such judgements unconstitutional and unenforcable. The same is not true all over the West. Unfortunately.