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I’m not sure what to think about this.

BRUSSELS — Private and public television stations have refused to air the anti-Muslim film “Fitna” by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, fearing a violent backlash that prompted the government to raise its terror threat level yesterday.

“I had hoped that a television broadcaster would say: ‘You have the right to do this, we will give you a podium’,” he told Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.

A Justice Ministry statement said, “While there are no concrete indications of impending attacks in the Netherlands, the increased international terrorism threat has prompted [us] to raise the threat level for the Netherlands.”

The film could be sold to private citizens, who could choose to buy and watch it, or not.

The Taliban has threatened to target 1,600 Dutch soldiers stationed in the country if the movie is shown.

In negotiations with several private and public television stations this week, Mr. Wilders insisted that his film not be censored or edited. The networks were unwilling to meet those demands, the Dutch newspaper de Vokskrant reported.

The Taliban makes a threat and I see this as giving in to their demands. Yet, for the 15 minutes of film I question whether it’s important enough to shown to the public.

Thoughts?

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Well no DUH!!!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has banned Google Earth teams from making detailed street-level video maps of U.S. military bases.

A message sent to all Defense Department bases and installations around the country late last week told officials to not allow the popular mapping Web site from taking panoramic views inside the facilities.

Michael Kucharek, spokesman for U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the decision was made after crews were allowed access to at least one base. He said military officials were concerned that allowing the 360-degree, street-level video could provide sensitive information to potential adversaries and endanger base personnel.

Who’s the idiOt who allowed this to happen in the first place?? Are these people numb or what?

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Evidence of Republicans turning left is growing. There’s a twist here too- Democrats coming right.

Who they gonna vote for?

McCainocrats vs. Obamacans?

The two new political demographics — like Soccer moms and NASCAR dads before them — are quickly emerging as the potential election-busters of the 2008 presidential race.

And contrary to conventional wisdom, numbers emerging from polls and primary results show that Sen. John McCain — who has alienated conservatives as he courts independents and moderate Democrats — holds an advantage over Sen. Barack Obama in the race for crossover votes.

There are now more McCainocrats than Obamacans — about 14 percent of Democrats say they would vote for Mr. McCain today instead of Mr. Obama, but just 8 percent of Republicans say they would vote for the Illinois Democrat, according to a Pew Research Center survey on Feb. 28.

Cause for concern???

Additionally, 20 percent of white Democratic voters say they would defect to Mr. McCain if Mr. Obama is the Democratic Party’s nominee — twice the number who would cross over if Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wins the nomination, Pew found.

Interesting numbers. I trust them too…of the couple of handfuls of liberal friends I have, not a one of them will cast a vote for the ObOmb or the ChillPill. McCain’s their man. Why? They don’t trust the Democratic candidates to get it right, for them or the country right now. It’s the 3am phone call factor.

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