Germany, a nation lacking constitutional guarantees of free speech and association, and with no hesitation on banning speech and even political parties, is tolerating an actual terrorist group running candidates in its national elections on September 24.  Benjamin Weinthal of the Jerusalem Post broke the story: The German Interior Ministry declined on Tuesday to bar the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine from campaigning as a political party in the September general election to the Bundestag. The PFLP has been designated by the EU and US as a terrorist organization. A spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry told The Jerusalem Post a party's entitlement to run is "not dependent on the assessment of politics or candidates." When asked by the Post if the Interior Ministry plans to outlaw the PFLP, the spokeswoman said it "does not, in general, comment on bans." ... For observers of terrorism in...(Read Full Post)