This week we talk to Wayne Kopping, director of the documentary film "Obsession, Radical Islam's war against the West". To buy your copy or view a 12 min taster, go to their web site.

SNN Founding Father "Tom Paine" talks to Wayne Kopping, director of the documentary film "Obsession, Radical Islam's war against the West". To buy your copy or view a 12 min taster, go to their web site. We can't recommend this highly enough. If you happen to have watched the movie in whole or part on YouTube or Google video, consider buying a DVD anyway. Please consider that these people deserve to make a living and recoup their costs so they can make the next film.

In blog news this week I cover our effect on the Senate race in Virgina. It isn't our fault I promise. Take a look at Meryl's blog for more information.

Ted Rall manages to write something that makes satire redundant. See here if you have the stomach.

The net is awash with stories about Nick Griffin of the BNP. You can start here in the Times if you like.

I play a track from a 12 CD boxed set of Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta playing Hatikvah, Hope, the Israeli National anthem. You can buy this online here or look for a copy local to you. It really is worth it.

Meryl Yourish has relented and agreed to continue at Shire Network News.

Damian Penny is on a break.

Laurence Simon is missing but take a look at this letter on his blog. It is a riot.

This week's final quote is, of course, from Winston Churchill.

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.

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