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UK Academics Arrested For Researching al-Qaida

Posted by kdawson on from the terrism-is-the-root-password-to-the-academy dept.

D Afifi writes "Two political researchers at the University of Nottingham, in the UK, have been arrested under the Terrorism Act for downloading Al-Qaida material from a US government website. The material was to be used for research in terrorist tactics. There has been a huge public outcry, with university staff planning a march to demonstrate against the attack on academic freedom. Yet, one of the students, an Algerian, is still held in custody under immigration charges and is being fast-tracked for deportation."

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  1. Re:No surprise... by couchslug · · Score: 1, Troll

    "The UK is the country furthest along the road to 1984." while providing sanctuary to thousands of Muslims who want to change the UK into something different than the soft-hearted fools who let them become citizens envisioned.

    Busting the exact opposite of your real cultural enemies is less than brilliant...

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    "This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
  2. Re:No surprise... by Das+Modell · · Score: 1, Troll

    One of the most fundamental principles that the USA was founded on was a rejection of the "there can be only one" approach to religion. The essence of USA culture is the idea that people of different religions can successfully coexist.

    It takes two to tango. If only one party thinks that religions can co-exist, what good will that do? Both parties need to be in agreement. Yes, us tree-hugging Westerners may think that we can all live happily together, but Muslims don't feel the same way.