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2003-10-28 Down Under

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Posted by Alex Davidson 2003-10-28 3:11:56 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is news??? Fred don't you have a policy against someone just making pure opinion and ranting like this?

Posted by Val 2003-10-28 3:45:31 AM|| 2003-10-28 3:45:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm confused. At first I thought this was about Moussaoui and the elections bit was about Florida '00. Apparently this is something about some Algerian Imam in En Zed.

Legitimate political refugee and his impassioned Kiwi supporters
- or -
Salafist Imam whack job and his Western apologists/enablers?

Anyone know anymore about this?

Posted by Tokyo Taro 2003-10-28 4:05:40 AM|| 2003-10-28 4:05:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ahmed Zaoui is supposed to be a big fish in Algeria's GIA, or Armed Islamic Group, arguably the most vicous Islamist group in the world. He arrived in NZ seeking assylum, and the Kiwi government doesn't seem sure what to do with him. He can't be sent to Algeria because of their human rights record.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-10-28 6:03:57 AM|| 2003-10-28 6:03:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 hey www.freezaoui.or.nz - if you've got something to say, say it. This lead in feels way too much like a come on by a child molestor or something. "come into my car...I have a puzzle for you...heh heh heh."

Posted by B 2003-10-28 8:12:32 AM|| 2003-10-28 8:12:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 wake up, it's always about Bush

Posted by Anonymous 2003-10-28 8:27:04 AM|| 2003-10-28 8:27:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 ...and some bad people did some bad things because I say they're bad, and now I'm ANGRY. I'm angry and I'm MAD, too. Listen to me because I'm angry AND mad. Oh, and I'm somebody, too (Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, whimper, whimper)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blogspace is a terrible thing to waste...

Posted by hyper 2003-10-28 8:33:15 AM|| 2003-10-28 8:33:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Looks like a Kiwi woke up. Go back to sleep, big fellah. Your lady dictator is watching over you.

Posted by mojo 2003-10-28 10:51:51 AM|| 2003-10-28 10:51:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 at least its on topic opinion. Algeria, the post election coup, whether there are (or ever were) genuine "moderate" Islamists there, how much of the nastiness was the govts fault, etc. If they guy they want to free is from GIA, though, .... Thanks for the info Paul.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-10-28 11:09:00 AM|| 2003-10-28 11:09:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 This guy is looking to a blog named, "Rantburg" for a sympathy vote. I think he needs to take Karma Camelian out of his mental eight-track. (did I get anybody with an earthworm?)

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-28 3:12:33 PM|| 2003-10-28 3:12:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Thanks SH. I do now. Bastard juche dog.... aheeee :) No wait! It's Leslie Gore Again!

Posted by Shipman 2003-10-28 7:33:39 PM|| 2003-10-28 7:33:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Not quite Mr.Davidson, this is an opinion piece, most of the stuff here is news, with editorials/viewpoints highlighted in yellow. BIG distinction. Until Fred got through with it you were just respouting an opinion piece word for word.

Posted by Val 2003-10-29 4:32:08 AM|| 2003-10-29 4:32:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Not respouting - the piece is mine (may well be similar thoughts out there). I would argue that seeing as the news is always interspersed with comments the site is really opinion focused.

No need to get PREdantic though - It's the issue, not the format, that concerns me.

Posted by Alex Davidson 2003-10-29 4:50:33 AM|| [www.freezaoui.org.nz] 2003-10-29 4:50:33 AM|| Front Page Top

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