Auxin Posted April 13, 2007 Good ol' Johnny is taking away more of your freedoms using the specter of invisible terrorists lurking in the mist. It will soon be illegal for law abiding australians to read about what fundamentalist islam is all about, how nations overthrew cruel dictators, why the terrorists attacked america, and many other subjects that threaten to educate the public. A doubleplusungood move toward further restrictions to your freedom of throught. Australia censors terrorism booksBy Nick Bryant BBC News, Sydney The Australian government has announced plans to outlaw material that advocates terrorism - a move designed to tighten its already strict censorship rules. Books and films deemed to glorify terrorism will be removed from shelves and barred from entering the country. The government says the changes are part of its zero tolerance policy towards terrorism. But critics say they will lead to the censorship of material helpful to those wishing to understand radical Islam. Present laws restrict the publication or dissemination of materials which promote, incite or instruct people to carry out terrorist acts. The amended law would mark a significant extension of censorship powers, outlawing books and films deemed to speak out in favour of terrorist violence. The new law would be targeted at removing the material from publication, rather than punishing its authors, and customs officers would be given much broader powers to confiscate books and films being imported into the country. Civil libertarians have already been critical of the existing laws brought in by Prime Minister John Howard's government, allowing the forced removal of books, claiming they limit legitimate research into terrorism and its causes. As the Australian Society of Authors put it: "We can't refute what we can't read". But the government has dismissed these concerns, saying public safety overrides the issue of free speech. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6551003.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dodie Posted April 13, 2007 How about we get the fudge out of their country and we wouldn't have to worry about this so called "terrorism" I'm sick of seeing these anti-terrorism campains, waste of money just to put fear into paranoid plebs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shruman Posted April 14, 2007 So the internet will b the last bastion of pro terrorist material? blow that mean little reptile johnny the hell up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted April 14, 2007 sickening (inflammatory and contentious opinions withheld) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonewolf Posted April 14, 2007 next week the Quran will be labelled pro terrorist material. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
