Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June, has been granted political asylum by Ecuador. Mr. Assange sought refuge in the embassy to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on a rape charge. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain will not grant Mr. Assange safe passage out of the country, and that the diplomatic immunity of the embassy may be revoked in order to allow the authorities to enter the building and take the fugitive into custody.In other news, the German city of Hamburg has made an agreement with Muslim groups to establish official Islamic holidays and religious education in the city’s schools.
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Islamic group demands islamic state at Grønland, Oslo
Threatens Prime Minister and two more ministers
"This is no threat.
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A warning about 11 September on Norwegian soil, or a bigger attack than 22 July."
Grønland, East Oslo, has many muslims, and is the first area where muslims started to build a mosque.
"We do not want to be a part of the Norwegian society. And we do not see it required to move from Norway, since we are born and raised here. And allahs soil belongs to everyone. But let Grønland be ours. Block out this part of the city, and let us rule it the way we like. This is to the best for both parties. We do not want to live with dirty beast like you."
How is Norway is paying for all their cultural enrichment? This is how they THINK they are paying for it: http://gcaptain.com/norwegian-production-strangled/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29
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