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Loony tunes...

Friday, August 15, 2008
Our Oz chums have a would be Jihadist up in front of the beak, charged with 'attempting to incite the commission of a terrorist act'. So far, so hum drum.

However, it is Belal Saadallah Khazaal's magnum opus on terrorising the kufr that is the point of interest:

"[It] lists assassination methods including smothering a target by throwing a "cake". The book states "cake throwing" is well-known in the west, and suggests that instead of the sweets, an "adhesive substance could be used"....A couple could pretend to be joking before attacking the target," the translation reads. "This would lead to his eyes, nose and mouth being plugged and loses the ability to breathe. "Few would suspect the fatal consequences".

Shades of some of the more comical targetings of Fidel Castro.

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Having your cake, but not eating it.

Friday, November 09, 2007
Hurling confectionery still seems to be all the rage on the Continent, and a Norwegian who lobbed a layer cake at his Finance Minister has just seen his appeal go to Norway's supreme court and result in victory.

While I would not pretend to have an insider's knowledge of Norwegian law, it is a codified civil law system, and sticking my neck way out, I imagine has a law on assault and battery. However, the Norwegian powers that be decided to prosecute the cake flinger for the following: "violating Paragraph 99, hindering a cabinet member from carrying out their duty by the use of violence, threats or other illegal means". And for this the penalty was to be a stay at the Big House, as was threatened for the man who threw a raspberry tart at Ségolène Royal, although he ended up with a €150 fine.

The prosecution was thrown out because Waagaard (yes, 4 'a's) was deemed to have lacked the intent to delay the finance minister, although she had to shower, change etc. Back in the 80s when throwing eggs at cabinet ministers was all the rage, our politicians carried on regardless. I don't recall Prescott calling off his speech after he was egged by the Mullet Man of Rhyl either.

Meanwhile, a naughty Swede who launched a cream cake at the King of Sweden in 2001 was tackled by security goons and had his welfare enquired after by the King. Rather sadly, Carl Gustaf does not style himself 'med Guds Nåde Sveriges, Götes och Wendes Konung, Dei Gratia Suecorum, Gothorum et Vandalorum Rex' in the time honoured manner.

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A small outbreak of French odds and ends

Thursday, July 27, 2006
Bernard-Henri Lévy, who makes David Starkey look like a shrinking violet, refers to the threat of Islamism as third wave of fascism

Rather more amusingly, someone who threw a raspberry tart at Segolene Royal is in trouble with the authorities. Dear oh dear - I would advise politicians everywhere to avoid standing on their dignity - it makes them look ridiculous.

At Rigger's request, here's a video of the attack

Not in the league of the assault on Bill Gates - the attacker threw the thing from a distance, and didn't get her in the face. Amateur....

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