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IT IS impossible to vilify Islam without also vilifying Muslims, because the two are indistinguishable, the Victorian Court of Appeal was told yesterday. "If one vilifies Islam, one is by necessary consequence vilifying people who hold that religious belief," Brind Woinarski, QC, told the court. Mr Woinarski was appearing for the Islamic Council of Victoria in the appeal by Christian group Catch the Fire Ministries and pastors Danny Nalliah and Daniel Scot against a finding under Victoria's religious hatred law that they vilified Muslims in 2002. The Racial and Religious Tolerance Act defines vilification as inciting hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule against a person or class of persons. Cameron Macaulay, for the pastors, argued that the act explicitly confined the prohibition to vilifying persons, not the religion — otherwise it could operate as a law against blasphemy. Instead, it recognised one could hate the idea without hating the person. Justice...

What the UN has failed to achieve since 1948 to date, the 3 years old blogosphere has achieved in 3 weeks to propel the virtual momentum to accelerate the cause of peace in the Middle East as Israeli and Lebanese bloggers establish a common rapport in their virtual world. And the expanding blogosphere is fast changing the atmosphere of enmity between these two enemies. The Lebanese government forbids its citizens contact with Israelis. But keeping a lid on the Internet is a bit like trying to shovel sand with a sieve. And in the midst of war, scouring online for views from the other side has been one way for Lebanese and Israelis to alleviate the terrible sense of the impotence of standing by as their countries bled. Thousands of people, often posting in English, seem compelled to try to make some sense of the chaos -- or, through personal narratives, to help debunk stereotypes and misperceptions. Washington Post, 27/08/2006 Why should the UN watch as the Lebanese government forbids co...

I have just read online that the kidnapped Fox correspondents have just been freed after 'converting to Islam' in Gaza. The footage of them in captivity showed both men dressed in beige Arab-style robes, and the kidnappers claimed the journalists had converted to Islam. Washington Post, 27/08/2006 This is actually what all the Islamic terrorists are doing. They are holding the rest of the world hostage at gunpoint to convert to Islam or be killed. And the rest of the Islamic world are enjoying the whole Islamic madness and only pretend to sympathize with the unfortunate victims of Islamic terrorism. Fox News Senior Vice President John Moody said there were "high points and low points" in the ordeal, and that one of the lowest was the release of a second video at 3 a.m. Eastern time Sunday in which Centanni and Wiig said under duress that they had converted to Islam. Washington Post, 27/08/2006 So where do we go from here? To the Hajj?

Hafsat Abiola Dropping Knowledge today released the latest list of confirmed participants for The Table of Free Voices. Moderating the Table of Free Voices: Hafsat Abiola and Willem Dafoe will lead question-answer-marathon. Hafsat Abiola is the most proactive daughter of the late Chief MKO Abiola the martyr of the presidential elections of June 12, 1993,that was annulled by Ibrahim Babangida, the then Military dictator of Nigeria. Since Chief MKO Abiola died in captivity of a heart attack on July 7, 1998, Hafsat has kept his memory evergreen. Hafsat Abiola is a young activist who works to promote women, youth, and democracy in Nigeria, her home country, and around the world. She is a founding member of several initiatives including Global Youth Connect, Youth Employment Campaign, and Vital Voices: Women in Democracy. She is a member of the World Wisdom Council and the World Future Council. Hafsat is the author of many articles published in international and national media, and assis...

First Hamas kidnapped an Israeli soldier and asked for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel in exchange. Then Hizbollah killed some Israeli soldiers and abducted two and demanded that Israel must release Hizbollah fighters in Israeli prisons in exchange. And now the Holy Jihad Brigades," kidnapped two Fox News Channel journalists (correspondent Steve Centanni, a 60-year-old American, and New Zealand cameraman Olaf Wiig, 36) in Gaza, also demanding that Muslims in American prisons must be released in exchange for their hostages. When will these lunatic fringe elements of Islam stop their madness? Until they no longer exist?

Reuters May I sympathize with all Russians who are now bereaved as all the 170 passengers on the Russian airliner of Flight 612 died as the plane crashed in flames today in Eastern Ukraine. The plane carried 161 passengers, including 45 children, and a crew of 10. There were no survivors, rescue personnel and airline officials said. Washington Post 08/22/2006 May the dead rest in peace and may the Almighty God Jehovah comfort all the bereaved families and the whole of Russia.

On Islamic Terrorism: In AD 624, The Prophet Muhammed announced the Jihad or holy war. “ I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite off their finger-tips off them...slay them wherever you find them…” Sunniya, I got a suicide note yesterday. It was from your brother Mustafa. He is going to blow himself up on Sunday. He mentioned somewhere in Gaza. But why? Oh, Sunniya! Don’t cry. Mustafa chose the way to go. The terrible deed has been done. And he is gone. As British Charge 11 Suspects in Airliner Plot , let me remind all the Islamic terrorists and their fellow Muslims that... God has not called us to be suicide bombers God has called us to be peacemakers. God has not called us to be messengers of death. God has called us to be messengers of life. God has not called us to be messengers of falsehood. God has called us to be messengers of truth. God has not called us to be messengers of hatred. God has called us to be messengers of love....

I have a better idea for making the rest of the world to turn their eyes away from the bloody madness in the Middle East and notice the genesis of a catastrophe in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Let us kidnap Heidi Klum and parade her before the cameras of the CNN and Fox in only her skimpy bikini surrounded by sex-starved militants in the creeks of the Niger Delta. And of course, she would be safer in my arms than in the arms of the suicidal Islamic terrorists. Because, we don't behead hostages in the Niger Delta. In fact our hostages gain some extra pounds and grow new beard too. If we kidnap Heidi Klum, even the Washington Post will make us their cover story. Inhabitants of delta communities _ where many subsist on less than $2 a day despite the hundreds of billions of dollars generated by oil exploration in the region _ have repeatedly detained foreign workers to protest living conditions. Washington Post, 21/08/2006 The Washington Post has been hammering on the social, economic a...

As we say in the Niger Delta, fire no fit quench fire. That is you cannot use fire to put out fire. You use water. And may God help you if the fire is not Greek fire as the gas flares or oil flames in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. The military operations to search and destroy the revolutionary militants on the streets and in the creeks of the Niger Delta are a waste of time and resources, because if you want to arrest all the suspected militants in Port Harcourt and other parts of the Niger Delta, you have to arrest every member of the host communities of the multinational oil companies. Because, the militants are struggling to put an end to the oppression and suppression of the indigenes of the Niger Delta. Enough is enough. And their cause is justified.

As the bereaved are still mourning the murdered Funso Williams who was buried only last weekend, Ayo Daramola another governorship aspirant in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has been murdered. And just like Funso Williams, he was murdered right inside his home early yesterday in Ekiti in the South Western region of Nigeria. And this is the third victim. There would have been more, but the others have escaped from the hired killlers. And Nigerians need to dare to face the devils behind these atrocities. The PDP is the ruling party in Nigeria and if anyone who has been reading the Nigerian Times can remember, I have addressed the bloody lies of President Olusegun Obasanjo after he commended the PDP during their last convention. And I replied that the PDP has done horrible and terrible things in Nigeria and I am not really surprised to see more sordid deeds in this diabolical political party. The PDP is the worst political party in the history of Nigeria. And President Olusegun ...

Have you seen the blog of President Mahmood Ahmadinejad of Iran? I may not like his guts, but I dig his blog. The guy has brains. From Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s blog , I now know that he is more intelligent than President George W.Bush of America. If you doubt me, go and read his blog and you will see that the difference between him and Dubya is clear. No wonder Hasan Nasrallah of Hezbollah has been able to prove his mettle against Israel. Mahmood Ahmadinejad has been a good shrink.

As I blog, there is a red alert at all airports in America as the US raises threat level for all commercial aircraft , since the breaking news with the following headlines: British Police Thwart Aircraft Bomb Plot UK police hold 21 over foiled plot to bomb planes Heathrow Closed to Most European Flights British police say foil plot to bomb aircraft . Why are these Islamic devils so nefarious and infernally wicked? We have to beware of every Muslim everywhere? Because, judging from tragic accidents of the recent past, we can never trust any Muslim again. They are the most suspicious people on earth and their lunatic fringe elements are the perpetrators of the worst evils of these interesting times. When the terrorist bomb attacks devastated London on that fateful July 7 last year, most Muslims were jubilating in Northern Nigeria and other Islamic regions in the world. But when the controversial Danish cartoons of their Prophet Muhammad were published, millions of them went on rampage an...

Friends, Let the resounding defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman send a cold shiver down the spine of every Democrat who supported the invasion of Iraq and who continues to support, in any way, this senseless, immoral, unwinnable war. Make no mistake about it: We, the majority of Americans, want this war ended -- and we will actively work to defeat each and every one of you who does not support an immediate end to this war. Nearly every Democrat set to run for president in 2008 is responsible for this war. They voted for it or they supported it. That single, stupid decision has cost us 2,592 American lives and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives. Lieberman and Company made a colossal mistake -- and we are going to make sure they pay for that mistake. Payback time started last night. I realize that there are those like Kerry and Edwards who have now changed their position and are strongly anti-war. Perhaps that switch will be enough for some to support them. For others, like me -- while I'...

Why have we failed to learn from the mistakes of the past and when we even see them about to explode such as the war in the Middle East, we do nothing to prevent the recurrences? When Will They Ever Learn? Writing a long missive or a long essay on the catastrophic wars in the Middle East is a waste of time. Because these religious zombies don't know right from wrong. They only follow the command of their religious goons. If I were the Prime Minister of Israel, I would have been wiser and there would have been no war in Lebanon. Only zombies don't know that two wrongs don't make a right. Only a fool wrestles with a lunatic . If I were President George W. Bush of America, there would have been no fools' war in Iraq and those innocent American soldiers would have been basking in their summer resorts than wasting their precious lives in Iraq and being accused of slaying and raping an innocent 14-year-old Iraqi girl. As fools lie So fools die.

The local militia on Bonny Island just kidnapped three Filipino expatriates of the Nigeria LNG Bonny Plant Complex this morning and sporadic shootings were heard in the environs of the Nigeria LNG Plant Complex. There is now a state of emergency at the Nigeria LNG Plant Complex on Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria. The information from reliable sources said the militia was demanding more compensation from the Nigeria LNG Limited for the exploration and production of the LNG on Bonny Island.

Israel is actually at war against Syria and Iran. Because, Hizbollah is the warhead of both Syria and Iran. Syria and Iran are reinforcing Hizbollah with more recruits and rockets. They planned to provoke Israel and sent their agents provocateurs to capture the Israeli soldiers across the borders. The war will not end this year. Because, when you are fighting against these devils, the war never ends until the devils are totally destroyed.

I don't know who is Blaine Harden of the Washington Post Foreign Service. But Blaine Harden's Nigeria: An African Portrait could win the Pulitzer Prize for a documentary report on the physiognomy of Nigeria. Because he has painted a perfect life portrait of Nigeria in the contemporary history of modern Africa as we see her today. I will not help the lazy visitor or blog-frog by writing a comprehensive analysis of this well-written feature on the state of Nigeria and Nigerians. Please, read it yourself. It is a must read.

The late Funso Williams. I was on my way to Lagos when the eminent Lagos politician Funso Williams was assassinated in his home in Ikoyi and the horrifying news of his tragic death is still circulating all over Nigeria. And since he was a prominent member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) of Nigeria, his assassination has only worsened the bad reputation of the party known for gruesome acts of the members since the PDP came to power in 1999. More political leaders have been killed since the PDP came to power than during the years of the military regimes of the retired General Ibrahim Babangida and the late General Sanni Abacha. And most of the killers have not been caught till date. The killers of the legal luminary Bola Ige who was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, top political statesmen Chief Marshall Harry and Chief A. K. Dikibo are still on the wanted list of the Nigerian Police and now the killers of Funso Williams have also been declared wanted. See N...