David Irving - Holocaust Denial

In the two 1989 speeches made in Austria the British author David Irving termed the Auschwitz gas chambers a "fairytale" and insisted Adolf Hitler had protected the Jews of Europe. He referred to surviving death camp witnesses as "psychiatric cases", and asserted that there were no extermination camps in the Third Reich. He was arrested in November 2005 after returning to Austria to deliver more speeches despite an arrest warrant against him and being barred from the country. The 67 Irving was brought to a Vienna court room in February 2006 where despite him pleading guilty the trial went ahead as is Austrian law. Branded "a racist, an anti-Semite, and a liar" by the judge Irving was sentenced to 3 years jail. Is this another example of free speech being a myth and should the Holocaust hold special privilege over other historical attrocities?

David Irving - Holocaust Denial

Google And China, Saint Or Sinner?

Google is taking plenty of heat for its deal with the Chinese government to offer a censored version of the search engine in China. Has the critiscm it has faced been justified or are they right to work within local frameworks? Is Google still playing Luke Skywalker or have they now become Darth Vader?

Google And China, Saint Or Sinner?

Can Islam And Freedom Of Expression Exist Together?

With embassies being burnt, riots and demonstrations across the globe, death threats made and politicians of all persuasion locked in debate who would have though that the publication of some cartoons, by a small Danish newspaper could cause such a furore? Are the countries that practise free speech right to make a point, and how far should those that have been offended be allowed to protest?

Can Islam And Freedom Of Expression Exist Together?