Blair announces plans to deport extremists

[tocqueville]

Speaking in Downing Street before setting out on his summer holiday, Mr Blair announced a dozen new measures including:

· New anti-terrorism legislation in the autumn, to include an offence of condoning or glorifying terrorism anywhere, not just in the UK

· Automatic refusal of asylum for anyone who has participated in terrorism or has anything to do with it anywhere

· The addition of the Hizb ut-Tahrir and al-Muhajiroun Islamist organisations to the list of prohibited groups

· A consultation over powers to order the closure of a place of worship which is used as a centre for fomenting extremism

· Consultation with Muslim leaders about drawing up a list of those not suitable to preach who will be excluded from Britain

http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1543326,00.html

I must say I like the measure in bold style above. If such a measure was passed in the US, I bet that a whole bunch of fundie churches sould be closed. An idea for the next Democratic administration ?

[damntexdem]

1. Really?

Where do you think he'll go?

[tocqueville]

2. as a US citizen

he should go to jail. In France he would. Hate speech is an offence here.

[sweetheart]

3. So when will he deport the BNP and David Davis

Extremism indeed is rife.