Posted on 08/08/2008 6:47:58 AM PDT by Clive
Muslim radicals threaten to appeal my dismissal
By Ezra Levant on August 7, 2008 9:15 PM
I haven't seen any public report about it yet, but a journalist at CTV told me that the radical Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities, part of the Saudi values coalition that hauled me to the Alberta Human Rights Commission, has threatened to appeal my acquittal on "hate speech" charges for publishing the Danish cartoons of Mohammed in 2006.
I think it's probably just tough talk on their part -- it reminds me of an Arab friend of mine who told me that, as a conscript in the Egyptian army, he was taught that their disastrous defeat in the 1967 Six Day War was actually a great victory over Israel. That's the radical Muslim way -- rechristen (can I say that?) defeats as great victories. Anything to save face, anything to avoid dealing with dissonant reality.
But the HRC's decision actually was a victory for them, in everything but name. They punished a troublesome Jew for three years -- and had Gentile taxpayers foot the bill. That's got to be a 90% victory over there at the Edmonton Council for Muslim Communities.
Speaking of the HRC, I'm told by a journalist at the CBC that the government is disputing my $500,000 figure for the cost of prosecuting me. I based that estimate on the time the investigation took (900 days); the number of staff on the file (15 that I know of) and the amount of dealings that the HRC forced me and my lawyer to go through (an enormous amount of hoop-jumping). I have received 200 pages of disclosure from the HRC in my access to information requests. One of the purposes is to find out exactly how much those sloths spent prosecuting me. No surprise -- they have refused to turn over hundreds of documents, including all e-mails about me and my case.
Gee -- they wouldn't be hiding anything, would they? What on Earth could they have written about me and my case that would make them refuse to comply with Alberta's freedom of information and privacy laws?
I've appealed their attempt to stonewall me, and they've referred the matter to an adjudicator. Surprise! She used to work at the human rights commission herself. Surprise! When my lawyer and I objected to that, we were overruled.
I bet that when all the documents finally come out, we'll see that this group of useful idiots spent closer to a million dollars prosecuting me. And if the Saudi values coalition wins their appeal, it will be much, much more money. But not Saudi money -- Alberta taxpayers' money.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Hmmm....Great campain material!
Alberta spent $1M prosecuting me and look at the criminals they let go!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
This case has certainly been an eye-opener. My thanks to Mr. Levant for making good use of the opportunity.
Statement by Mr Levant.
Shades of the ploy by one Richard Warman. Also worked for the human rights commission. One little word here.
Incest.
Ok, so here is the question to all: We have HRCs in the USA, what would you do if you were accused by one for any reason?
1) Fight it with whatever resources you have?
2) Ignore it?
3) Go to the legitimate authority?
Any other options? What would you do? Seems this man fought it and the result was significant debt and the collapse of the Western Standard newspaper that he wrote for. Comments?
JoMa
It is Hobson's Choice.
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