The Palestinian editor of a London-based Arabic newspaper has accused Australian authorities of being racist for refusing him a visa to speak at this week's Brisbane writers' festival. Dr Abdel Bari-Atwan, editor-in-chief of Al-Quds Al-Arabi, was the last western-based journalist to interview Osama bin Laden. "I am not a criminal, I am not a terrorist. I have visited every corner of the world. So this is racial discrimination," he said. (Via ABC News)
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