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No other nation [than the U.S.A.] goes as far to protect speech. Indeed, outside the United States, truth is often not a defense to allegations of defamation. The Sullivan standard is not accepted in Britain, Canada, Australia, or any of the 41 member states of the Council of Europe.
1 posted on 11/10/2006 10:32:11 AM PST by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

I take it the ACLU is rushing to defend her 1st Amendment rights...(crickets)


2 posted on 11/10/2006 10:47:02 AM PST by Edgerunner (If you don't want our soldiers to fight, then you will have to fight.)
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To: Lorianne

"Bin Mahfouz has sued or threatened suit in England 33 times against those who linked him to terrorism. He runs a website boasting of his victories. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post all have settled with him. "


4 posted on 11/12/2006 4:39:13 PM PST by listenhillary (You can lead a man to reason, but you can't make him think)
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