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If you've just joined us, welcome to Have Your Say on the BBC. One of our main topics tonight has been the recent comments by Australian Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilali comparing women who don't wear the veil with meat that deserves to be devoured. We go over now to one of our contributors.

Thanks, Harry. Raj, your thoughts?

Good point. However, with all the controversy stirred up by this debate, a broader issue has been overlooked. So far no-one seems to have explicitly stated their support for the general concept of clothing.

Excellent.

Some breaking news: Andy from London has just filed this report on the death of apartheid-era South African president PW Botha. Andy?

Thanks, Andy, that seems to have all the angles covered.

It's time for today's edition of Hard Crossfire. The question is: should flag-burning be a crime? Flag-littering expert Phill Dixon:

Flag-burning expert Leon Rosgarten, your response?

Well, you can’t argue with that. Thanks, guys.

A quick thought now about the Government’s attempts to deal with climate change. Over to you, Keith.

Thanks a lot, Keith. Take care out there.

Okay, we’ve got some more breaking opinion for you here on “HYS”.

Sadly, Richard, I’ve got an email here from “Steve” saying “I do want governments to restrict access to the internet”, so you're going to have to fight that out between yourselves, I'm afraid.

Our chief political correspondent has been covering events in Parliament over the last couple of days. The Government narrowly avoided defeat in a vote on whether or not to hold an inquiry into the invasion of Iraq. Tell us what’s been going on, Khalid.

One million people dead and a new dictator in Iraq. That’s some breaking news here on Have Your Say. I'm sure we’ll have more on that later on.

Now, the Government want to encourage, but regulate, online gambling. So, how’s the situation shaping up?

Well, that’s a pretty cogently argued point of view. It’s exactly the kind of thing we’re looking for on Have Your Say, and it’ll almost certainly get read out in the national BBC bulletin. Sorry, I didn’t catch your name...?

... oh.

Any final thoughts on gambling before we go?

Ha ha! Lovely bit of humour there. Seriously, David, thanks for your comment. It really makes our work feel worthwhile.

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I was just going to leave a single message of "Bah.", but this had me laughing like the foo' I am. Well done the BBC - another winner.

[vivalabridgetta.livejournal.com]

KILL ME NOW.
I would say kill them - but then we'd have no entertaining rants about the shortcomings of democracy and the 'I'm a middle-aged white male - everyone listens to me!' society. And then we'd be bored and consider killing ourselves.

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This post still makes me laugh. Keep up teh funneh.

[lowlowprices.livejournal.com]

Some prostitutes do dress like nuns. Raj is just stupid. But I know where Keith Saunders is coming from (Northallerton).

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I was read out on BBC News 24, don't you know.

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With hindsight, I wish you'd signed yourself "Cornfedpig". Or perhaps "Dr Cornfedpig".

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I'm just glad there's sensible representatives of the plushy & furry communities out there.

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> I'm just glad there's sensible representatives of the plushy & furry communities out there

It wasn't always that way.

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And that took you two years? Was worth the wait tho'. Ta!

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> And that took you two years?

I have a very slow modem.