Ironic!

On the same Globe page, we have two stories, both about freedom of speech. Both about Muslims, one group trying to take away our freedom of speech in Canada:

Attacking human rights commissions attacks us all

On December 4, the four of us announced at a press conference that we had launched several human rights complaints against Maclean's magazine with respect to its October, 2006 article, The Future Belongs to Islam, written by Mark Steyn.

At the time, we expected to hear some criticism of our complaints, which were filed as a result of Maclean's refusal to negotiate space for a response to the aforementioned publication. What we did not expect, however, was the almost paranoid assault launched on the respective human rights commissions for accepting our complaints and, in one case so far, for moving ahead to schedule hearings into the matter we have brought to their attention. The latest to attack the commissions is Ezra Levant, whose commentary appeared in this space yesterday.

Another fighting for freedom of speech in Afghanistan:

Afghan journalist sentenced to death
AMIR SHAH

KABUL — An Afghan court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old journalism student to death for distributing a paper he printed off the Internet that three judges said violated the tenets of Islam, an official said.......

Mr. Samandar called for Mr. Karzai to intervene.

“We completely condemn this trial,” Mr. Samandar said. “It goes against the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press.”

Clerics in Balkh and Kunduz province arranged a demonstration in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif last week against Mr. Kambaksh, calling on the government not to release him.

Mr. Kambaksh also works as a journalist at the Jahan-i-Naw newspaper in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Does anyone else think it's ironic that in Canada, some Muslims are using our HRC's to bring us closer to Sharia laws, and reduce our freedom of speech, while in Afghanistan, a journalist has been given the death penalty for trying to increase freedom of speech in that country?

I wonder if those same Muslims will jump to defend him.