And, not from the Danish media, but let's not leave out:
Posted on 01/31/2006 4:09:12 PM PST by Pikamax
'This is not just about cartoons, but standing up for our values' From Anthony Browne, in Copenhagen
THE Danish editor who brought the fury of the Muslim world on his country by printing pictures of the Prophet Muhammad defiantly declared yesterday: “We do not apologise for printing the cartoons. It was our right to do so.”
As protests continued for a second day in Gaza with shouts of “Death to Denmark”, Flemming Rose, the culture editor of the centre-right daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten, sat in his book-lined office declaring his surprise at the reaction.
He said that he had to stand his ground because, as in the Salman Rushdie affair, freedom of speech was being threatened. “There is a lot at stake. It would be very naive to think this is only about Jyllands-Posten and 12 cartoons and apologising or not apologising.
“This is about standing for fundamental values that have been the (foundation) for the development of Western democracies over several hundred years, and we are now in a situation where those values are being challenged,” he said.
“I think some of the Muslims who have reacted very strongly to these cartoons are being driven by totalitarian and authoritarian impulses, and the nature of these impulses is that if you give in once they will just put forward new requirements.”
The row has been simmering since the newspaper published the cartoons in September, but finally exploded on Friday when a Saudi Arabian imam denounced them in a sermon broadcast across the Middle East. Showing any depiction of Muhammad is deemed blasphemous by most of Islam, and these were seen as particularly offensive, with one portraying the Prophet wearing a turban in the shape of a bomb.
Saudi Arabia and Libya have withdrawn their ambassadors to Denmark, which issued safety warnings to its citizens travelling in Muslim countries after threats by militant Islamic groups and a boycott of Danish goods. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Danish Prime Minister, has rejected calls for an apology on the ground that Denmark has a free press.
A poll over the weekend showed that 80 per cent of Danes thought that the Government should not apologise and 62 per cent thought that the newspaper should not apologise. Jyllands-Posten tried to calm tempers on Monday by apologising for any offence caused, but stood firm on its decision to print the pictures.
Mr Rose, 47, who commissioned the cartoons after a biographer of Muhammad complained that no cartoonist would illustrate his book, said that they were not deliberately offensive.
“Because in Denmark, as in Britain, we have a tradition of satire, some cartoonists made satirical cartoons, as they do when dealing with Jesus Christ or senior politicians.”
When the cartoons were printed in September, the paper’s staff faced death threats, forcing it to hire security guards. Even yesterday the offices were evacuated after a bomb scare.
The Muslims MUST be slapped down. The last time they tried this garbage was in the 1300 - 1400 time frame and the Crusades took no prisoners. Evidently the Muslims do not want any other person or nation to say anything against them..it may be time for another crusade or we will all pay a dear price.
Why are the cartoons not available here on Free Republic?
Or has everyone seen them but me?
And standing up to the bullies!
Good idea,I have always supported teir women now I will try to do the same for the country,.
Yes, but Islam is a peaceful religion...
(sarc/off)
Let muslims howl at their crescent moon as they try to extinguish free expression in a thousand newspapers rather than just one.
I bought a Danish this morning. Cheese, I think.
But seriously, the mooslims have been getting pretty brazen since 9-11. Trash-talking other beliefs, demanding islam be only praised, never critized.
It's time to take a stand. You're either with US! Or you're one of THEM.
Over some cartoons! Unbelievable. How many more muslim immigrants do you think Europe will accept until they finally realize that Mad Mo's minions are incompatible with modern civilization?
And to think some people look down on the Crusades...??
DEATH TO ISLAMOFASCISTS!
And, not from the Danish media, but let's not leave out:
pasties = pastries @#$%#$% Spell check, wheres the proof read button!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1566979/posts?page=#16
If an unemployable turdkicker shouts in Gaza, does anybody care? Or hear?
I know,I know, only when aided and abetted by the antique media.
Let's not forget that in 2002, during the height of the Palestinian uprising, an Italian cartoonist won some sort of award for the best political cartoon for a cartoon that appeared on the front page of an Italian newspaper (La Stampa) that showed an Israeli tank heading towards the baby Jesus, and the baby Jesus says "surely, you're not going to kill me again".
I would think that all people who laughed at and applauded this cartoon, which was offensive to Jews and many Christians, are showing their solidarity with this Danish cartoonist. Or are they all in hiding, quaking in their boots over the threat of Muslim boycotts and death threats.
Riots in Paris, bombs in London, a Dutch filmaker murdered, and now this. The bible says "G-d curses those who curse the Jews". Expulsions, ghettoes, the Holocaust, unabashed support for Palestinian terrorists.... Europe has a long history of cursing the Jews. I can't help thinking that their current "Muslim problem" is their punishment.
Well don't expect a second Richard the Lionheart to set forth from Britain, they are too busy passing legislation to muzzle any criticism of Islam as "hate speech" as we speak.
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