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To: Ben Wa who wrote (2877)	11/12/2006 10:15:46 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Holland may be first European country to ban veil completely Ynet Published: 11.11.06, 14:51 ynetnews.com Veil debate reaches Holland. Dutch government proposes bill to ban wearing veil completely, expanding on existing legislation that bans it only on public transportation, public schools. Muslim organizations: Relatively few Muslim women wear veil, but legislation alienates all Muslims from society The storm surrounding the integration of Muslims into European society has reached Holland. British newspaper The Guardian reported Saturday morning that the Dutch government wants to make legislation against wearing the veil in public. Holland's right-wing coalition announced Friday night that it is looking for a way to outlaw any Muslim face veils. The foundations of a new law were already laid at the end of last year when the Dutch parliament authorized a bill banning wearing a face veil on public transportation and in public schools. Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk said that as of now the government is asking to ban the wearing of all face veils in public even though this type of legislation is likely to clash with freedom of religion laws in the country. "The cabinet finds the wearing of a burka undesirable ... but cannot at present enforce a total ban," she said. According to her, the current law forbidding face veils and full-body coverings in public isn't enough and there is room to expand it. If the bill is approved, Holand will be the first European country to place an all-out ban on wearing the veil, even though other countries have forbidden the veil in specific places. Such a law decidedly doesn't jibe with other liberal laws in Holand, which permit smoking drugs, prostitution, and euthanasia, but are an extension of recently legislated stringent immigration laws. Veil argument takes Europe by storm Religious tension in Holand increased in 2004 when director Theo van Gogh was murdered by a Dutch Moroccan. Muslim organizations in the country estimate that only 50 out of one million Dutch Muslim women wears the veil, but claim that forbidding it will increase their sense of exclusion and alienation from society. Ayhan Tonca, chairman of an umbrella group of Dutch Muslim organizations, said, "What the government is doing now is totally disproportionate to the number of women who actually wear the burka." "The legislation we already have to protect people for security reasons is adequate," he added. A similar controversy has recently taken hold of Britain when former Foreign Minister Jack Straw published an article in a newspaper in which he wrote that he tends to ask veiled Muslim women to remove their veils before meeting with him. Prime Minister Tony Blair later backed up Straw, saying that it is a symbol of separation that causes people outside the Muslim community to feel uncomfortable. However, Blair clarified that Muslim women must not be forced not to wear veils.

To: Ben Wa who wrote (2877)	11/12/2006 10:16:54 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Al Qaeda May Be Plotting Holiday Attacks CBS News (excerpt) ^ cbsnews.com Excerpt - Intelligence agencies have been warned that al Qaeda may be planning to attack air and rail travel in Europe in actions that may occur during the busy holiday travel season, CBS News has learned exclusively. In separate interviews with Arab and other intelligence sources, CBS News has been told that the warnings come from interrogations of al Qaeda suspects who recently left Afghanistan and Pakistan. "One suspect said plans for repeating the Heathrow attempt (a reference to the failed 'liquid bomb' plot interrupted in August) were all prepared. It is now a matter of taking action," said one Arab official who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. "Al Qaeda's strategy appears to be raising the pressure in Europe." In a move that has been puzzling intelligence agencies, al Qaeda has been withdrawing well-trained Arab fighters from the mountains and battlefields of Afghanistan. ~ snip ~ (Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ....