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Terror preacher sets up Liverpool visit
Liverpool Daily Post March 04 2008
A MIDDLE East activist accused of defending the murder of women and children is coming to Liverpool.The visit by Ibrahim Mousawi, chief spokesman of the Lebanese organisation Hizbollah linked to terror attacks, could spark major protests. 
New York passes law against 'libel tourists' - Update: Not quite yet
Times Online March 02 2008
The state will protect authors against foreign libel judgments after a US journalist was sued by a Saudi businessman in London.
Correction from Rachel Ehrenfeld:
Alas, The Times lead was misleading. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate only, but is still lingering in the Assembly...
But I hope the Assembly will clear it soon. There is already interest in Congress to adopt a similar law nationally.
Putting the Lionheart arrest into context
Lionheart blog February 25 2008
Foreword: My Grandfather and his father before that, fought for Queen and Country on the battlefields of the World for the protection and preservation of the British homeland and its way of life in their generation.
