[Imc-aotearoa-ed] 2 posts to consider

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Agree to both. Presumably the UN official quoted didn't use the term Zionazis 
so it should be deleted. The other one is definitely off topic.

Ken

> Two articles:
> 1. http://www.indymedia.org.nz/front.php3?article_id=223&group=webcast
> totally off topic comment from eshark@xtra.co.nz . Can someone else move
> this if there is support? cheers.
> 
> 2. http://www.indymedia.org.nz/front.php3?article_id=224&group=webcast 
> I'm not sure about this one... 
> But, I dn't feel we can allow people to make Zionism synonomous with
> nazism, not even in a comment. The summary uses the term zionazis. I don't
> think that's resonable
> 
> Perhaps it could come under:
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> Definately one for discussion though in my view. I'm trying to work out
> how we could include in our ed. policy things that would apply to blatent
> incitement and insult which adds nothing to the topic...
> 
> roving
> 
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