Ok, enough now Russ. Picking on Kiwiblog comments is like beating a baby – it's sickening and it takes no skill.

No more of that, ok?

Pete

I once met a chap who had worked for GCHQ in the UK. When I pulled his leg about the bumbling image of spies in recent times, he looked at me archly and said: "That's what we want you to think."

They want you to think that they're just pretending…

Now I have to disagree – I am so utterly sick of being told a franchise of a multi-national corporation (the IRB) represents us and I owe it my loyalty I would happily burn ten thousand All Black flags.

Or at least cut out or tape over the MasterCard bit?…

Whether or not New Zealand's laws against flag burning are a good idea, some people are really upset by the desecration of the flag.

There's no right not to be offended in a liberal society. But if there was, I'd be gunning for Peter Dunne's hair.

During the report, the quote which was onscreen. Next to that they had a graphic of the website it was from. Since they had found the…

Idiots.

They're not mine!

But yes, it's a bit rude implying the views belonged to the bloggers rather than freaks in the comments.

During the report, the quote which was onscreen. Next to that they had a graphic of the website it was from. Since they had found the quote from your blog, they had a nice graphic of your webblog associated with that lovely quote mentioned above.

Idiots.

During the report, the quote which was onscreen. Next to that they had a graphic of the website it was from. Since they had found the…

Sorry to anyone I have offendered my fiaqncee wants my guts for garters...I'm getting marrioed in 8 days an my response has been a little uncouth...sorry Russell

No worries. Sorry fixes most things. And calling Kowhai "Monty" was kinda cute.

There was a time when people claimed to read Penthouse for the articles they published. Maybe some of them were telling the truth.

Or indeed…

Only to people who know nothing about the BORA or politically refuse to accept it.

The case is controversial because the interpretation of s.11 used by the Court was plainly wrong, and the Court had to stretch s.4 of the BoR to breaking point to achieve the result that it…

Mmm.

In reality, Anwar Haddam has never hidden the fact that he, Mohammed Said and Abderezzak Redjam were the three FIS leaders who had sought to build a bridge between the FIS and the more militant GIA during the 1993-95 period.…

Cheers, Craig. Disrespectful as it is, that's totally brightened my day.

Well, I don't want to come across as someone who'd piss in an open grave but it amazes me that Whakahuihui Vercoe could always get a pass for talking smack about women, gays and immigrants (at least, the slitty-eyed…

FWIW, I've only met two people who worked for the SIS. They obviously didn't say much about their work, but they were both hellishly bright.

There was a time when people claimed to read Penthouse for the articles they published. Maybe some of them were telling the truth.

I am tempted to agree wholeheartedly, but I assume this forum could be googled in the future!

Back when Muldoon was Prime Minister everyone claimed to have an SIS file. It was sort of fashionable.

FWIW, I've only met two people who worked for the SIS. They obviously didn't say…

Most Australians to have fought under/died under a flag did so under either the Union flag or the old Australian red ensign.

The relevant Wikipedia entry has this to say:

Claims that Australians…

The case you are referring to is Hopkinson v R, and it remains controversial.

Only to people who know nothing about the BORA or politically refuse to accept it. I found it quite clear: the BORA affirms freedom of expression, the law must be interpreted in a manner consistent with…

I'd imagine Mrs Zaoui and the kids would be the last thing on Ahmeds mind actually Russell...not sure exactly what lefty bloomers hitting the deck sounds like but I'm betting there will be a few despite what the Koran says...I can't believe how naive you are!

Could it be that…

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I understand your discomfort with it, but the right to burn the flag has been upheld by a New Zealand court as a matter of free expression under the Bill of Rights Act 1990.

The case you are referring to is Hopkinson v R, and it remains controversial. You might…

I'd imagine Mrs Zaoui and the kids would be the last thing on Ahmeds mind actually Russell...not sure exactly what lefty bloomers hitting the deck sounds like but I'm betting there will be a few despite what the Koran says...I can't believe how naive you are!

I know I shouldn't…

Only if the SIS has branched out into enforcing rugby fandom.

That was the Red Squad's job, wasn't it?

Oh God, will I get arrested and locked up for saying that?

Only if the SIS has branched out into enforcing rugby fandom.

I am so utterly sick of being told a franchise of a multi-national corporation (the IRB) represents us and I owe it my loyalty I would happily burn ten thousand All Black flags.

Michael, can I come to your burning party? I'll bring the marshmallows and weenies.

Anyway, talking abour scary bigots a go-go, Russell, glad to see therespectable face of brown-neck immigrant-bashing is dead.

Cheers, Craig. Disrespectful as it is, that's totally brightened my day.

Oh God, will I get arrested and locked up for saying…

Their apparent reliance on google and whatever foreign intelligence services choose to tell them deepened my suspicions that the SIS is basically an incompetent organisation in lockstep with people who I don't really like alot, and they use secrecy mainly as a screen for their incompetence.

I am tempted to…

It always astonishes me that people who are unable to grasp such simple concepts as the separation of government or how MMP actually works seem…

One idea being given some play in both fora is that it is all part of a plot to get Helen Clark into the UN…

As Charles says, for goodness sake, he happened to be somewhere near where somebody else burned a flag. What was he supposed to do? Sprint through the crowd and tackle the perpetrator?

And if he had, no doubt people would be claiming that such an act of violence "proved" he…

However, the concerning thing for me was that he just stood by 'unprotestant' as the NZ flag was burnt.

Well of course he was "unprotestant". He's a Muslim.

And I agree with Kowhai – it is difficult to see what your point is here. In this country, we're free to…

sorry, it's Friday.

The key finding by the French court is that Mr Zaoui had possessed electronic items that could be used for bombmaking.

Could be anything – a digital alarm clock or a stop watch.

That said, time has moved on, he seems to have distanced himself from his ex-colleagues who had turned nasty. The other odd thing the Herald reports is that Zaoui fears those ex-colleagues. If true that might explain the mystery of his wanting to leave Malaysia.

The on-the-record story about Malaysia…

Her account was that the SIS had never previously asked about those people.

But Zaoui was well aware that it was what ever contacts with people from the GIA that were of concern to the SIS. Not fully disclosing significant contact with that group was hardly going make him look…

if Zaoui needs more volunteers for his 'sleepy cell' – I'm there

That would be the Dunlopillo sleepy cell.

I'm not telepathic so I don't…

I'd be more shocked if you linked to a kiwiblog thread that didn't contain a call for genocide.

But it's scary bigots-a-go-go over at Kiwiblog.

You haven't seen the half of it. This one is calling for ethnic clensing...