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Posted By Ruth King on October 16th, 2012

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Islamist free-speech attacks given pass

Supporters of Islamic political movement Hizb ut-Tahrir protest outside the U.S. Embassy in London against what they call an anti-Muslim film mocking the Prophet Mohammad in September. Islamists have mobilized protesters against free speech, saying freedom of expression does not include hurting religious feelings, and demanding the film be taken off YouTube. Photo Credit:AP

So there was no movie protest in Benghazi, but there was in London, England. To register their objections to the “film” (aka YouTube trailer) Innocence Of Muslims, ten thousand British Muslims besieged Google’s U.K. headquarters. They’re planning a Million Muslim March in Hyde Park in a few weeks’ time.

Speaking of free speech, ten thousand Muslims demanding censorship in London is far more disturbing than ten thousand Muslims doing the same in Lahore or Sana’a. When a private company finds itself with thousands of highly motivated protesters on its doorstep, it can take up the torch for a core principle of liberty – or it can opt for a quiet life. Following Obama’s prostrations before the UN and the Barack & Hillary apology ad on Pakistani TV, western Muslims have made a bet on which way the necessary distributors of free speech – the ISPs, the TV networks, the publishers – will jump. As Jonathan Turley wrote in in The Washington Post this weekend: “Shut Up And Play Nice.“

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Suspect arrested in Morsi assassination plot

Egyptian security forces raided the home of a man who planned to assassinate Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during his visit to Alexandria. Read more…

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CBO at odds with Obama financial bailout boast

President Obama said that “we got back every dime we used to rescue the financial system.” But according to the Congressional Budget Office, however, the government will lose about $24 billion on the bailout. Read more…

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Obama policy puts damper on petroleum reserve

President Obama is campaigning as a champion of the oil boom he’s had nothing to do with, and even as his regulators try to stifle it. The latest example is the Interior Department’s decision to close off from drilling nearly half of the 23.5 million acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Read more…

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