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Australia's top Muslim cleric Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly leaves the Lakemba Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque for midday prayers in Sydney, Friday, 27 October 2006. EPA/MICK TSIKAS

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"'If it is not resolved, then unfortunately people will run around saying 'Well, the reason they didn't get rid of him is because secretly some of them support his views,'' Howard said.

sigh.... some of them.. secretly? WTF? All Muslims openly support his views. It isn't a secret.

"'What has to happen in relation to this man is that the issue has to be resolved by his own community,' Howard said.

No it's not. It's an issue that Australians have to resolve. Deport him already. Is Howard a man or a mouse?