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From the BBC: A radical new plan is being considered by the UK government to counter growing Taleban propaganda in Afghanistan, the BBC has learned. The programme involves using new media like mobile phones and the internet to empower ordinary Afghans to contradict the prevailing Taleban message. Non-governmental organisations would distribute mobile phones to Afghans [...]
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From CTV.ca: Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's contention that a tape recording was doctored to implicate him in a bribery scandal involving the late MP Chuck Cadman was contradicted Friday by the very specialist Harper hired to analyze the tape. … The tape contains an interview that a British Columbia journalist conducted with Harper in 2005. [...]
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From CP via CTV.ca: The B.C. Human Rights Commission has rejected a human rights complaint against Maclean's magazine that claimed an article about Islam violated anti-hate laws. In a ruling released Friday, the commission found the article by Mark Steyn did not violate anti-hate laws or raise hatred against Muslims. It's the third time the [...]