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To: don-o
Ah, but when it's European leftists conducting the Islamist eye-poking, the the WAPo gets all principled and noble and misty eyed about freedom of speech.

Here's what the WAPo said just 4 months ago following the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo:

Several publishers in Western countries have disgraced themselves in recent years with self-censorship to avoid being targeted by Islamic militants. The French newspaper Charlie Hebdo did the opposite: Even after its offices were firebombed in 2011, and even after its editor was put on an al-Qaeda wanted list, it continued to courageously publish cartoons and articles lampooning Islam — as well as Christianity, Judaism and established religion in general.

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The reaction must be not only one of protest and determination to apprehend the perpetrators. Media in democratic nations must also consciously commit themselves to rejecting intimidation by Islamic extremists or any other movement that seeks to stifle free speech through violence.

36 posted on 05/05/2015 9:10:23 AM PDT by Eroteme
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To: Eroteme; Mrs. Don-o

Excellent. The wife and I were discussing that very thing this morning. I had intended to go find something like what you posted.

Needs to be hammered hard.


37 posted on 05/05/2015 9:19:45 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Eroteme

Do you have the url for that handy?


38 posted on 05/05/2015 9:21:30 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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