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Holy war against newspaper (Over Mohammed cartoons)
Copenhagen Post ^ | 20.10.2005 | Copenhagen Post

Posted on 10/20/2005 11:56:23 AM PDT by Eurotwit

Internet collages threatening Denmark and daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten with death and retribution have begun circulating on the internet after the newspaper published caricatures of Muslim prophet Mohammed

Bombs exploding over pictures of Danish daily Jyllands-Posten and blood flowing over the national flag and a map of Denmark are among the images circulating on the internet after the newspaper printed twelve cartoons of the Muslim prophet Mohammed last month.

Daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende reported that the internet collages, posted in the name of an unknown organisation calling itself 'The Glory Brigades in Northern Europe', showed pictures of various tourist attractions in Denmark and stated that 'The Mujahedeen have numerous targets in Denmark - very soon you all will regret this', amongst other things.

Another picture showed soldiers, armed with bombs, over a map of Denmark, with blood spattered over parts of the country.

The front page of Jyllands-Posten featured prominently on many of the four collages. The newspaper has been criticised by Muslims for printing the cartoons, and was forced to hire security guards after receiving hate mail and death threats over the telephone.

The newspaper asked illustrators to make the cartoons after reports that artists were reluctant to illustrate a book on Mohammed for fear of Muslim retribution. The daily's editors said the cartoons were a test of whether the threat of Islamic terrorism had limited the freedom of expression in Denmark.

The Glory Brigades have similarities with another internet group calling itself 'Al-Queda's Chapter in Northern Europe', which has also posted threats against Northern European countries and praised the London bombings in July.

Though a single individual, or a small group of people, may turn out to be responsible for the internet threats, terrorism researcher Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen from the Danish Institute of International Studies warned against not taking the propaganda seriously. She said Al-Queda and its sympathisers had taken the internet into their service.

'We know that the internet is used both for propaganda and for actual terrorism instructions. It makes it more difficult for intelligence agencies to identify potential terrorists, because the internet reduces their need for physically passing through country's borders in the recruitment and training process,' she said.

Dalgaard-Nielsen pointed out, however, that the text on the website looked homemade. The language was more direct and less florid with Koran quotes than the original Al-Queda organisation preferred in their messages.

Fourteen days ago, sources in the Italian intelligence service warned that a Moroccan group with a connection to the al-Queda network had members in Scandinavia.

Søren Hove, terrorism researcher at the Odense University, said the message displayed in the collages was so threatening that it should be investigated by the police. On the other hand, he said, such anonymous threats should be taken with a grain of salt.

'We shouldn't allow this to upset us,' he said. 'Anyone with a minimal knowledge of computers and photoshop can create such internet collages just to raise hell. My guess is that it was someone who lives here, who is angry with Jyllands-Posten, which doesn't mean he has the desire or resources to carry the threats out.'


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Muslim embassies complain over Mohammed caricatures

A number of Muslim states with embassies in Denmark have complained to the government after a newspaper published cartoons of Muslim prophet Mohammed

Daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten's decision to print twelve cartoons featuring Muslim prophet Mohammed has caused a stir among Muslim countries, daily newspaper Politiken reported on Thursday.

A number of Muslim countries with embassies in Denmark have sent a protest to Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the caricatures.

'We are hoping for understanding about Muslims' feelings about Mohammed. And we're hoping for an apology from Jyllands-Posten,' said Mascud Effendy Hutasuhut, minister counsellor at the Indonesian Embassy.

In addition to Indonesia, a number of Arab states, Pakistan, Iran, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have complained about the cartoons, which they see as a hate campaign against Muslims in Denmark.

The newspaper urged cartoonists to send in drawings of the prophet after an author complained that nobody dared to illustrate his book on Mohammed. Twelve illustrators heeded the newspaper's call and sent in cartoons of the prophet, which were published in the newspaper last month.

Jyllands-Posten has called the cartoons a test of whether fear of Islamic retribution has begun to limit the freedom of expression in Denmark.

The caricatures have caused uproar amongst the nation's Muslims, and security guards were posted around the newspaper's Copenhagen office after a mentally unstable 17-year-old boy sent death threats to journalists and the illustrators.

Representatives of the Muslim countries have requested a meeting with the prime minister, who is also the minister of press issues, to discuss the cartoons.

The Prime Minister's Office's press chief, Michael Ulveman, said the ministry was preparing a reply, but would not give any further comments.

Peter Viggo Jakobsen, department chief at the Danish Institute for International Studies, said the Muslim ambassadors should not get their hopes up.

'If they have the faintest idea about how a Danish and democratic society works, they should know that the Danish government doesn't have any say about Jyllands-Posten's rights of expression,' Jakobsen said.

1 posted on 10/20/2005 11:56:27 AM PDT by Eurotwit
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2 posted on 10/20/2005 11:58:56 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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The horror! I was afraid they depicted him screwwing his 9 year old favorite wife.


3 posted on 10/20/2005 11:59:15 AM PDT by zek157
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To: Eurotwit

Link to cartoons in question?


4 posted on 10/20/2005 11:59:23 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: Eurotwit
'Anyone with a minimal knowledge of computers and photoshop can create such internet collages just to raise hell. My guess is that it was someone who lives here, who is angry with Jyllands-Posten, which doesn't mean he has the desire or resources to carry the threats out.'

Don't discount the barbarity of the Islamic faith.

5 posted on 10/20/2005 12:00:50 PM PDT by Brilliant
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A link to the paper. Need to know Dutch.

http://www.jp.dk/


6 posted on 10/20/2005 12:01:53 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
I think the original link has been moved. Anyhow, I'll try to find a few of them. Here are two:


7 posted on 10/20/2005 12:03:09 PM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: dynachrome

What do you know, I just happen to be fluent in Dutch.


9 posted on 10/20/2005 12:03:47 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: Eurotwit
Oh well..... it's the RELIGION OF PEACE!
10 posted on 10/20/2005 12:04:02 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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They speak Dutch in Denmark now??????


11 posted on 10/20/2005 12:04:44 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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Thats Danish, and I only understand a bit of it, but I can babblefish it. Tnx


12 posted on 10/20/2005 12:05:02 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: actionattackgoose

Or your strawman for that matter.


13 posted on 10/20/2005 12:05:43 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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oopsy.


14 posted on 10/20/2005 12:06:36 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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Dang, guess I will have to fire my editor!


15 posted on 10/20/2005 12:07:54 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: dynachrome

http://www.jp.dk/english_news/artikel:aid=3334090/


16 posted on 10/20/2005 12:08:28 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: Eurotwit

Why doesn't it surprise me this is from Denmark?

I might understand them being upset, but there are other actions to take than violence. I know, I know, that's a bit too logical for some to comprehend. ;-)


17 posted on 10/20/2005 12:11:01 PM PDT by ConservativeTeaDrinker ((newbie freeper) Love thy neighbor - even the stinky liberal ones.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Thanks!


19 posted on 10/20/2005 12:12:51 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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Why would I need to know Dutch to read a Danish newspaper?


20 posted on 10/20/2005 12:13:21 PM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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