Monday 23 April 2007

Round-up

Sorry for my silence over the weekend; there's no excuse. As for racism stories today:

1. The EU have agreed on rules for "combating" racism, which include giving people jail sentences for denying the Holocaust. And the linked article calls this "soft".

2. A ridiculous piece on a new racism study, which predictably focuses solely on "white racism" and none of the other kinds.

3. This article about Coalition struggles against al-Quaeda features the following little gem:

American commanders cite al-Qaida's severe brand of Islam, which is so extreme that in Baqouba, al-Qaida has warned street vendors not to place tomatoes beside cucumbers because the vegetables are different genders, Col. David Sutherland said.

That's extreme even for Islam.

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