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| Zero tolerance for 'terror' books |
| 2007-04-13 |
| BOOKS and DVDs glorifying terrorist acts will be pulled from the shelves and prevented from entering the country under new federal laws to be unveiled today. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has declared a "zero-tolerance approach" to material that "advocates" terrorism. Under the existing Classification Act, material can only be removed from sale if it is deemed likely to "promote, incite or instruct in matters of crime or violence". But the amended law - to be discussed at a meeting between Mr Ruddock and the state attorneys-general in Canberra today - makes it an offence to circulate material that "advocates" a terrorist act. Imported material published outside Australia will be stopped at Customs if it is found to glorify, praise or encourage acts of terrorism. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 I'd rather they went after the people who are writing these books or preaching jihad in Saudi financed mosques. Old Danish saying: "Go to the horse's head, not its tail." |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-13 15:20 |
| #4 Dunno, as much as i like the idea at first glance, what may be 'terrorism' to one may not be to others. Think Farenheit 451. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-13 13:56 |
| #3 From the source article: An example of material that could be banned under the law are the Death Series DVDs released by Sydney firebrand cleric Sheik Feiz Mohammed, in which he called for Muslim children to be recruited as "holy warriors". |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-13 12:09 |
| #2 No, Hansel and Gretel for shoving the old lady into the oven. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-04-13 09:35 |
| #1 Does this mean they're going to pull the Koran off the shelves? |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2007-04-13 08:45 |