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| Levant doesn't back down at human rights hearing |
| 2008-01-13 |
| A controversial conservative commentator was unrepentent going into a Human Rights and Citizenship Commission hearing Friday, using his Web site to republish the same cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that got him into trouble in the first place. "Contriteness implies that you've done something wrong for which you need to apologize or atone," Ezra Levant said moments before his 90-minute meeting with the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission in Calgary. "I have not done anything wrong." Mr. Levant's dispute with some members of Alberta's Muslim community became even more personal, as the head of a Calgary Muslim group said he now fears for the safety of his family due to "lies" Mr. Levant has been spreading about him. The commission is investigating Mr. Levant's decision two years ago, as publisher of the Western Standard, to print a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. The same cartoons had already ignited violent protests and death threats from Muslims around the world after the images appeared in a Danish newspaper. Syed Soharwardy, head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, filed a complaint after the Western Standard published the cartoons, which included a Muslim man with a bomb-shaped turban, and the commission is now investigating. This is an important lawfare case. Videos of the interrogation can be found at Levant's website in the recent entries. No waterboarding occurred. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #13 And the good thing about Savage is he says he has lived a full life, and has nothing to loose Savaging those who would savage us. |
| Posted by: www 2008-01-13 21:19 |
| #12 God Bless our Home Front Freedom Fighters. Levant is true warrior. |
| Posted by: www 2008-01-13 21:03 |
| #11 I support his lawsuit against CAIR, but I find his show to be unlistenable. He's like a semi-conservative, self-important political science teacher who has had one too many and won't stop blathering. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2008-01-13 20:16 |
| #10 Frank G, In a fight against CAIR I'd not only risk my reputation, I'd double down with no regret. |
| Posted by: MarkZ 2008-01-13 20:03 |
| #9 I wouldn't want to put my |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-13 19:32 |
| #8 Ezra Levant will go down as a giant in the history of free speech. Or a footnote in the history of sharia law conquering the Western Civ. I guess it depends on who wins and, therefore, who gets to write the history. Sadly, that is an open issue. I encourage everyone to go to Mark Steyn's website for his (almost) daily commentary on the unfolding story of the status of free speech in Canada. Steyn is in rare form today. By Styen's own admission, the brilliant verbal/oral onslaught unleashed by Ezra Levant has raised the bar in his own case. Cracks in the walls of Mecca? The punk muzzie law students of Osgoode Hall Law School who called for Michael Savage has taken on CAIR. I'm thinking lots of people here think Savage is suspect at best. Zenster with a radio show, right? You're wrong. Savage has taken on CAIR (et al) to expose the muzzie threat to us all. God bless Savage. He deserves our support. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2008-01-13 17:51 |
| #7 Beavis, bird of a feather... if you find petition against Her Thighness, I'll sign it too. ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-01-13 17:09 |
| #6 Darn it 2by4 I thought the petition was against Hillary Rodham. Signed it just the same... |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-01-13 16:53 |
| #5 danking70, to fight, not to flight. I ran from Eastern Yurop in 1984... but how many times one can do that? If it ever comes to things getting real bad, I'll bury my heels and lock and load. BTW, a free speech petiton against HRC to sign |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-01-13 16:46 |
| #4 I hope he does an Oliver North on them, turning what they thought would be a slam dunk lynching into a public debate for abolishing this commission, or at least giving it a severe attitude adjustment. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-01-13 16:44 |
| #3 Thank you, Tipper! If this is not dismissed, it is time for the Canadians to Fight. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2008-01-13 16:16 |
| #2 I highly recommend checking out all those videos. If he gets charged or fined, I hope he can come to the US and seek asylum. |
| Posted by: danking70 2008-01-13 16:13 |
| #1 Here is his opening statement to the Kangaroo court |
| Posted by: tipper 2008-01-13 15:49 |