[antimedia] antimedia: In sharp contrast to....

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Posted by antimedia:
In sharp contrast to....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1172728982.shtml


   ....[1]most western allies is the reaction of [2]our friends in
   Australia. It seems they have decided to take a stand for freedom no
   matter the cost. More than a year ago, Australia had this to say to
   those who seek to impose Shariah law in Australia.

     Muslims who want to live under Islamic Shariah law were told
     yesterday to get out of Australia as the government targeted
     radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
     A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to
     Australia at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he
     and his ministers made it clear that extremists would face a
     crackdown.
     Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted
     that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if
     they did not accept that Australia was a secular state and its laws
     were made by parliament.
     âIf those are not your values, if you want a country which has
     Shariah law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you,â
     he said on national television.
     âIâd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws
     governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another
     the Islamic law, that that is false.
     âIf you canât agree with parliamentary law, independent courts,
     democracy, and would prefer Shariah law and have the opportunity to
     go to another country which practices it, perhaps, then, thatâs a
     better option,â Costello said.

   Bravo for them. Shariah law is completely incompatible with democracy,
   and it's time to say so, loudly and clearly. Far too many countries
   are cowering in fear in the face of terrorism.

References

   1. http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1172728624.shtml
   2. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=69022&d=25&m=8&y=2005&pix=world.jpg&category=World