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To: jlallen who wrote (755232)	11/29/2006 11:50:17 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Interesting piece on sharia law in the U.K. Mr Siddiqi predicted that there would be a formal network of Muslim courts within a decade .Some lawyers welcomed the advance of what has become known as "legal pluralism". "Sharia courts now operate in most larger cities, with different sectarian and ethnic groups operating their own courts that cater to their specific needs according to their traditions," he says. These are based on sharia councils, set up in Britain to help Muslims solve family and personal problems. telegraph.co.uk

To: jlallen who wrote (755232)	11/29/2006 11:22:00 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You are assuming certain things (that have not happened...) are inevitable. Whereas, I believe they are HIGHLY unlikely.

To: jlallen who wrote (755232)	11/29/2006 11:34:32 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Aso: Japan Can Possess Nuclear Weapons By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 29, 2006 Filed at 10:29 p.m. ET nytimes.com TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has the technological know-how to produce a nuclear weapon but has no immediate plans to do so, the foreign minister said Thursday, several weeks after communist North Korea carried out a nuclear test. Foreign Minister Taro Aso, who has called for discussion of Japan's non-nuclear policy, also asserted that the pacifist constitution does not forbid possession of the bomb. ''Japan is capable of producing nuclear weapons,'' Aso told a parliamentary committee on security issues. ''But we are not saying we have plans to possess nuclear weapons.'' Japan, the only country ever attacked by atomic weapons, has for decades espoused a strict policy of not possessing, developing or allowing the introduction of nuclear bombs on its territory. The non-nuclear stance, however, has come under increasing scrutiny since North Korea's Oct. 9 nuclear test, which raised severe security concerns in Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asserted several times since the test that Japan would not stray from its non-nuclear policy, and he has refused to initiate a formal review of that stance. Several high-ranking government and ruling party members, however, including Aso, have argued for a high-level reappraisal of the nuclear policy in light of the North Korean threat. In a hearing before the lower house of parliament's Security Committee, Aso reiterated his belief that the constitution's pacifist clause does not prevent Japan from having nuclear bombs for the purpose of defense. The constitution's Article 9 bars Japan from the use of force to settle international disputes. ''Possession of minimum level of arms for defense is not prohibited under the Article 9 of the Constitution,'' Aso said. ''Even nuclear weapons, if there are any that fall within that limit, they are not prohibited.'' Copyright 2006 The Associated Press