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| Italy to ban demos in front of places of worship |
| 2009-01-23 |
| Italy is to introduce far-reaching restrictions on where demonstrations can be held after a row over recent protests by Muslims outside cathedrals in Rome, Milan and Bologna, Italian newspaper reported Thursday. The ministerial directive will ban demonstrations in front of all places of worships, barracks, commercial or cultural centers, highly populated areas and other "sensitive zones," the Italian daily La Repubblica reported. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni will send a circular to all regional governors to ensure that "events like those that took place in front of Milan Cathedral do not happen again," the daily Corriere della Sera reported. A ministerial directive on the issue will be ready by February, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP, without saying anything about its contents. On Jan. 3, several hundred Muslims protesting the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip knelt down for prayers led by an imam for several minutes in front of cathedrals in Milan and Bolgna, provoking outrage among the Italian right. A similar prayer protest took place in Rome on Jan. 18 when Muslims participating in a demonstration passed the Colosseum and bent in prayer facing the Qibla, which is towards the ancient monument. Leaders of Milan's Muslim community subsequently apologized to the Archbishop of Milan Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi over the Milan prayer. Maroni is a member of the anti-immigration Northern League, which is part of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition government. Just a month earlier Maroni's party had proposed to freeze the building of new mosques, a move that outraged Italy's Muslim leaders and opposition groups because it essentially criminalized being a Muslim. Italy has about 1.2 million Muslims. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Some will never forget. JSOC’S ACHILLE LAURO RESCUE MISSION by Charles P. Tappero, Colonel, USAF (CCT) Retired OCTOBER 7, 1985 - Four men members of Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) take control of the Achille Lauro cruise ship - while it was sailing from Alexandria to Port Said - in Egyptian waters. The hijackers had been surprised by a crew member and acted prematurely. Holding the passengers and crew hostage, they directed the vessel to sail to Tartus, Syria, and demanded the release of 50 Palestinians then in Israeli prisons. When refused permission to dock at Tartus, the hijackers shot one wheelchair-bound passenger – a Jewish American named Leon Klinghoffer, and threw his body overboard. The Achille Lauro headed back towards Port Said - and after two days of negotiations - the hijackers agreed to abandon the liner for safe conduct and were flown towards Tunisia aboard an Egyptian commercial airliner. The plane was intercepted by United States Navy fighters on October 10 and directed to land at Naval Air Station Sigonella, a NATO base in Sicily, where the hijackers were arrested by the Italians after a disagreement between U.S. and Italian authorities. The other passengers on the plane (possibly including the hijackers’ leader, Abu Abbas) were allowed to continue on to their destination, despite protests by the US. Egypt later demanded an apology from the US for forcing the airplane off course. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-23 11:07 |
| #2 Inform the goat f**kers that an assemblage of three or more Muzz is considered a riot and will be dealt with by appropriate military force, including their complete elimination , if necessary. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2009-01-23 10:59 |
| #1 Latest news from Italy are encouraging. Even Corriere della Serra (remember Sgrena affair?) seems to be siding with Israel. |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2009-01-23 02:14 |