Gates of Vienna News Feed 6/8/2011

British Home Secretary Theresa May has admitted that the government program “Prevent”, which was intended to fight the “root causes” of “extremism” (never openly admitted to be an Islamic phenomenon), actually funneled £63 million to groups that promote radical Islam and terrorism.

In other news, an entire soccer team from Senegal disappeared while in France for an exhibition match. It is thought that the Senegalese players may seek asylum, or else vanish into the.. ahem… “black” economy.

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Thanks to AC, C. Cantoni, Egghead, Fjordman, heroyalwhyness, Insubria, JD, JP, MT, Srdja Trifkovic, Steen, TV, Zenster, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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