And Now for Something Completely Different: in the thrilling case of an Afghan man, Abdul Rahman, facing a possible death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity, the Australian PM Howard said that it is "appalling."

We're putting the lives of Australian soldiers on the line and this sort of thing is allowed, Howard told Melbourne radio station 3AW today. "When I saw the report about this I felt sick."

Well la dee fucking da, people are appalled. The real bucket of fried puke is that this is the real Muslim religion showing its ugly head, AFTER we set them "free." You think Iraq will be any different? The problem IS the Muslim religion. The entire first century sewer philosophy, a religion that espouses Shria Law, a primeval code of law they seek to impose on everyone everywhere. Malkin seems to have the best overview right now, complete with links.