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    Default First Amendment "Rights"

    Since what is a right and what isn't a "right" has been spoken of...



    Wealthy Arabs sue American writers/publishers in British courts thereby effecting their ability to travel, sell books, or publish articles in Britian.

    Saudi billionaire Khalid bin Mahfouz, former owner of the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia and former chief operating officer of the scandal-ridden Bank of Credit and Commerce International. In 1992, he paid $225 million after his indictment in New York for his role in the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.

    Bin Mahfouz and fellow libel tourists have made the English libel bar rich, leading the London Times to declare the United Kingdom the "libel capital of the Western world." English lawyers now refer to the "Arab effect" to describe the surge of English libel actions by wealthy, non resident Arabs accused of funding terrorism. This trend has produced a succession of rulings, settlements, and damage awards against English and American media defendants costing millions of pounds.

    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. The English court enjoined publication of "Funding Evil" in Britain and awarded bin Mahfouz 60,000 pounds ($109,470), even though the merits of his allegations were never tried.

    The thing of interest is a writer who researched the funding strategies and methods of terrorism. Apparently monied terrorist sympathizers are not appreciative and are going about destroying the "right" to free speech in British courts.


    So you see dear readers, since freedom of speech isn't a "right" outside the US, perhaps it shouldn't be a "right" here ...
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    Default Re: First Amendment "Rights"

    ^^^ well, the right to speak out on certain 'topics' in front of certain 'listeners' has already been restricted in the USA ...

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    Default Re: First Amendment "Rights"

    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie
    ^^^ well, the right to speak out on certain 'topics' in front of certain 'listeners' has already been restricted in the USA ...

    Man, what are the comics going to talk about?

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