Posted on 01/15/2008 6:05:19 AM PST by forkinsocket
Award-winning author Mark Steyn has been summoned to appear before two Canadian Human Rights Commissions on vague allegations of "subject[ing] Canadian Muslims to hatred and contempt" and being "flagrantly Islamophobic" after Maclean's magazine published an excerpt from his book, America Alone.
The public inquisition of Steyn has triggered outrage among Canadians and Americans who value free speech, but it should not come as a surprise. Steyn's predicament is just the latest salvo in a campaign of legal actions designed to punish and silence the voices of anyone who speaks out against Islamism, Islamic terrorism, or its sources of financing.
The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC), which initiated the complaint against Steyn, has previously tried unsuccessfully to sue publications it disagrees with, including Canada's National Post. The not-for-profit organization's president, Mohamed Elmasry, once labeled every adult Jew in Israel a legitimate target for terrorists and is in the habit of accusing his opponents of anti-Islamism -- a charge that is now apparently an actionable claim in Canada. In 2006, after Elmasry publicly accused a spokesman for the Muslim Canadian Congress of being anti-Islamic, the spokesman reportedly resigned amidst fears for his personal safety.
The Islamist movement has two wings -- one violent and one lawful -- which operate apart but often reinforce each other. While the violent arm attempts to silence speech by burning cars when cartoons of Mohammed are published, the lawful arm is maneuvering within Western legal systems.
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Flagrantly Islamophobic has a nice ring to it and would look good on t-shirts and bumper stickers...
Fahrenheit 451 in real life.
Steyn bump
Canada’s first stoning.
For some strange reason I think he should actually show up and defend himself.
I would love to hear what he would say.
40 responses/same article here.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953870/posts
Not being a posting nanny, just useful to cross reference other thread.
Seems to me that the CIC & Mr. Elmasry are guilty of the same things they are accusing others. Calling Jews targets is racist. No doubt they have made numerous other disparaging & racist remarks in public. These muslim idiots constantly make these comments, yet I don’t hear of the HRC of Canada bringing accusations against them?
Though I detest all limits on free speech & press, in this case, “if it is good for the goose, it is good for the gander”.
Sorry. I searched for “alone” in the title & didn’t find it. I searched again right now using “Steyn” & saw the other thread. Very weird.
i wouldnt surprise me if Free Republic gets sued
The more times posted, the more people see it.
Sinn Fein and the IRA. Same model.
We will have an American equivalent when Hillary/Nancy/Harry are running things.
Unfortunately, “I-love-Democrats-and-their-programs” McCain and a John/Nancy/Harry power trio will do the same thing.
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