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Italian blow to free speech
 Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci's tell-it-like-is approach in defense of Israel has long rattled liberal Europeans and radical Muslims. Now, an Italian judge is ordering Fallaci to stand trial for defaming Islam in her recent book, The Force of Reason. Judge Armando Grasso rejected advice from prosecutors that Fallaci was exercising freedom of expression, saying that certain sentences were "without doubt offensive to Islam and to those who practice that religious faith."
Instapundit describes the trial as “crushing dissent.”
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The judge,he's probably an old mate of Benito Mussolini. Ahem,history does have a habit of repeating itself again!!!Shame.
Posted by: florence at May 26, 2005 7:40:23 PM
Out of curiosity: if this had been a ruling against, say, David Irving or David Duke, would you be so upset?
Posted by: at May 28, 2005 8:59:29 PM
I will not answer an anon poster, period.
Posted by: florence at May 29, 2005 1:45:24 PM
How petty of you.
Posted by: at May 29, 2005 9:42:44 PM
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