Troubling Stuff

Actually, this is very troubling stuff, as it tends to draw very little sustained attention from anyone. It's boring. But it's terribly dangerous. h/t NRO With money and the willingness to exploit Western systems of justice, Islamo-fascist elements can silence opposition legally. That's especially true given the feckless nature of many Western institutions.

Whenever David Irving's libel case against me comes up someone inevitably asks: How could he sue you in the UK? I explain that my book was bought and published by Penguin UK and therefore he could drag me into a UK court.

Turns out that now the reach of UK libel laws has been greatly extended. It's a frightening development. In an earlier post I wrote about Rachel Ehrenfeld and how she was sued for libel by the Saudi Khalid bin Mafouz for writing that he had supported terrorism.

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[moderationbarryg]

Please stay on this story! And THANK YOU!

This case is an example of two things: the cowardice rife in the west and the bad laws that make such cowardice so dangerous.

I wish that you were kidding about this story but a Google Blog search shows that there are many cases of "Libel Tourism" and the Islamists.

As a Catholic whose faith sustains him, I wonder how Islam ever got to be an acceptable religion.

[mojo]

I think the relevant quotation here would be one from Jerry Lee Lewis...