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Don Bowey

On 10/18/07 8:37 AM, in article ,
"flipper" wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:41:11 +0100, Eeyore
wrote:

flipper wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
flipper wrote:
"Dan Coby" wrote:

"In Turkey, the penal code makes calling "for the recognition of the
Armenian genocide" illegal. Writers and translators have been prosecuted
for attempting to stimulate debate on the subject."

The full article is at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6045182.stm

When a country makes even discussing history a crime then those who
believe in freedom of speech should not be quiet.

Then you should speak to the French because their parliament voted to
make denying it was genocide a crime and in 1990 they made it a crime
to deny the Jewish Holocaust.

Might want to speak to the Swiss too because they apparently also
passed a law making it illegal.

Seems the E.U. has a case of pot-kettle-pot=kettle.

Where is the restriction on ** discussing ** the holocaust ?

Thank you for clarifying that your version of 'free speech' is as long
as you use the proper terms and say the proper thing and don't speak
something illegal.

Why would anyone want to deny a historical fact anyway ?

Only those involved know for sure what their motives were so your
question is based on a false premise.

What is the false premise?

Can you tell me that ?

Graham