Italy Bans The Burqa

Europe is finally starting to show some life over this terrorism threat. At home, we still have a confederacy of cretins, known as the ACLU, trying to block every attempt to protect our nation.
Well, hooray for Italy; the Muslim fundamentalist fashion designers will just have to become more creative with the gunny sack.


ITALY has banned Islamic burqas under tough terrorism laws that provide two-year jail terms and E2000 ($3200) fines for anyone caught covering their face in a public place.

The counter-terrorism package, passed by Italy's parliament yesterday, doubles the existing penalty for wearing a burqa or chador -- traditional robes worn by Muslim women to cover their faces -- or full-faced helmets or balaclavas in public.

Police can extract DNA samples without a suspect's consent, detain them for 24 hours without a lawyer present, and deport foreigners suspected of terrorism under the new legislation. Soldiers involved in counter-terrorism have been given the same stop-and-search powers.

Article in The Australian.