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Human Rights Watch apologises to Peter Tatchell

This is a Press Release from Peter Tatchell “Inappropriate, disparaging, inaccurate, condemnatory and intemperate personal attacks,” acknowledges HRW “Apology accepted, let’s move on and work together,” urges Peter Tatchell London – 30 June 2010 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has made a full and unreserved apology to human rights rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. The apology has been made by HRW’s Executive [...]
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A setback for the Brotherhood in Britain

 The struggle against Islamism in this country is a long war, with all that entails. It unfolds in a world of skirmishes, false-starts and minutely shifting power balances. Every now and then, however, comes a set-piece moment: “The Trustees of Policy Exchange are delighted to report that Mr Justice Eady yesterday struck out the claim brought against [...]
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Quilliam Foundation vs Craig Murray

This is a guest post by Khalid Richards **** Hello Spittoonland. I am writing to let you know that when I heard that the Quilliam Foundation threatened Craig Murray with libel action, I was disappointed. This is Murray’s account of a hilarious phonecall conversation he had with a QF person by the name of Ed Jagger. The question we would like [...]
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Bob and Bungle – Forget the BNP, let’s attack Quilliam

This morning I turned on my computer and was immediately confronted by a bizarre article from Bob Pitt of Islamophobia Watch. Quilliam accuses anti-BNP protestors of ‘thuggery and hooliganism’ is an amateurish bit of slime aimed at Lucy James (who has kindly written one guest post for the Spittoon in the past) for comments she [...]
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Bunglawala, he’s not Bright!

Earlier this week, Inayat “Mr Bean” Bunglawala’s Engage wrote a characteristically stupid piece libelling Martin Bright under the headline: “Veteran Islamophobe Martin Bright criticises MCB libel win”. Martin was rightly upset with that slur observing: “I object in the strongest terms to the way the insult  “Islamophobe” is thrown around so casually. It is essentially a charge [...]
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CST Blow IHRC Out Of The Water

A while ago I blogged about the handsomely named Islamic Human Rights Commission and a briefing they had put out accusing the Community Security Trust of “demonising Muslims”. The briefing was poorly researched, wilfully inaccurate rubbish. This didn’t stop Islamophobia Watch and Bungles from giving it a ringing endorsement. Now the CST have responded. CST wholly denies the [...]
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Usman Raja Replies

This is an open letter by Usman Raja refuting the forgery [HTTP Link removed] which has been published in his name by the website “Traditional Islamism”. **** Salam! Peace! I would like to take this opportunity to clarify a few distortions and lies that are being circulated by certain factions. Namely: 1. The alleged “resignation letter” to the Quilliam [...]
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