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Down Under
Australia moves to ban Hamas and Lashkar-e-Taiba
2003-11-05
The Australian government said Tuesday it would seek powers to ban Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and Palestinian group Hamas. Attorney General Philip Ruddock told parliament that the Lashkar-e-Taiba “has links with Australia and therefore does pose a threat to Australia and Australian interests”. A bill would be presented to parliament on Wednesday, he said, pointing out that LeT was known to have carried out many deadly attacks in the sub-continent.
I'm surprised they haven't banned both groups already. But I hope they put a provision in that the ban applies to the groups, whatever names they happen to be operating under.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#3  britain supported the EU banning Hamas, France opposed.

And cheers for Australia.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2003-11-5 9:47:12 AM  

#2  Currently Australia can only ban orgs that are banned by the UN, but thankfully the Australian governent is going to 'unilaterally' ban these brave freedumb fighters.
Posted by: Paul Moloney   2003-11-5 2:37:01 AM  

#1  Hmm Australia buys a clue--as opposed to perfidious Albion which supplies jihadi nutz to Iraq via Jordan and countenances Izlamomonutz in central Londistan. But Phrawnce is the problem...oops I forgot Bulldog, France is the supporter of Islamic terrorism--just like FRANCE coddled that bastard that killed Daniel Pearl
Posted by: NotMikeMoore   2003-11-5 12:37:46 AM  

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