The EU summit reached a deal in which Greece’s lenders accepted a 50% writedown, the euro bailout fund was increased to €1.4 trillion, and Italy agreed to new austerity measures. According to the French finance minister, the last-minute deal “saved the euro”. Exultation over the good news cause stock markets to rise dramatically all over the world.In other news, a French court has ruled that private nurseries, like public institutions, are required to comply with the no-burka law. Also in France, the planned mega-mosque in Marseille — which was to be a proud symbol of Islam’s power and status in the country — was refused a permit by the planning commission, due to zoning considerations.
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"Finally, since mentioning BernardHenri Lévy’s celebrated timeline of Pakistani perfidy from May 2005, I have received several requests to make it easier to find. It can be read at http: //tiny.cc/ 957zk. It is the record of an extraordinarily successful effort to deceive Congress, and to manipulate American aid and strategy, over a distressingly long period of time. Again, the principal method was the horse-trading in Taliban and alQaeda figures against whom Islamabad only claimed to be fighting. There is a common lesson in all these examples: Never assume that the totalitarian or terrorist enemy is smart enough to conceal his tracks. Indeed, don’t always assume that he is even interested in doing so. The utter nerve of it is often part of the strategy in the first place."
EXCEPT. Islam instructs Muslims to only keep treaties as long as necessary to gain the upper hand, so this is a 'feature' of Islam in particular that would remain with Muslims in an Islamic 'democracy' - if even possible.
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