I just found this over at michellmakin.com
Posted on 02/02/2006 3:02:20 PM PST by Cornpone
PARIS: Newspapers in France, Germany, Spain and Italy have reprinted Danish caricatures of the prophet Mohammed, saying press freedom is more important than protests and boycotts that the cartoons have sparked across the Muslim world.
The Danish embassy in Damascus was evacuated after a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax and Syria recalled its ambassador from Denmark in protest at the cartoons, one of which shows Mohammed wearing a turban shaped like a bomb.
In Copenhagen, police met Islamic leaders to try to calm reactions there, and in the city of Aarhus, the offices of the Jyllands-Posten newspaper that first published the caricatures last September were briefly evacuated after a bomb threat.
Two large Danish companies reported their sales falling in the Middle East after protests against the cartoons in the Arab world and calls for boycotts.
Muslims consider images of prophets distasteful and caricatures blasphemous.
"Enough lessons from these reactionary bigots!" France Soir editor Serge Faubert wrote in a commentary explaining why his newspaper had printed the cartoons.
"Just because the Koran bans images of Mohammed doesn't mean non-Muslims have to submit to this."
The newspaper's front page carried the headline "Yes, We Have the Right to Caricature God" and a cartoon of Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim and Christian gods floating on a cloud. Inside, the paper reran the drawings.
Dalil Boubakeur, head of the French Muslim Council, denounced the publication of the drawings as "a genuine provocation towards France's millions of Muslims".
"The principle of freedom of the press, which the French authorities defend around the world, will not be questioned," French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy told a news conference in Ankara, adding that the principle must, however, be exercised with a spirit of tolerance.
Germany's Die Welt newspaper reprinted the cartoons, arguing that a "right to blasphemy" was anchored in democratic freedoms.
But Burhan Kesici, a leader of Germany's Turkish community, said they reduced Islam "to two or three terrorists".
Some of the cartoons were also published by Italy's Corriere della Serra and La Stampa, and two Spanish newspapers, ABC and El Periodico.
Jyllands-Posten has apologised for any hurt the caricatures may have caused, but police said the paper's offices in Aarhus were evacuated on Wednesday night for the second time in two days after a bomb threat.
Thousands of Palestinians protested against Denmark this week, and Arab ministers called for punishment of Jyllands-Posten.
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Copenhagen and Libya has closed its embassy. Qatar condemned the cartoons.
I think the turban should be shaped more like a penis, It would look better for the old Richard head.
I am having a hard time understanding that there is even a debate about this nonsense. I was listening to Hannity on the radio, and Bill Handle was up against a CAIR advocate, about his parody concerning the Hadj stampedes. I was waiting for Bill to come right out and say "So what their offended, I can say whatever I want about anything." Instead, he was going on about he would apologize, if CAIR would renounce bombings, etc. Is this really debatable in secular countries? I'm confused.
They hate the West. Why are they here ?
I just found this over at michellmakin.com
bunk. they wouldn't have money to fund madrassas and cloth imans. We are definitely sowing the seeds of our destruction. Wouldn't you think the Man was on your side if you found yourself smack dab on top of trillions of free dollars? Hell, Bush promised billions in aid to Africa. Mainly he's doing this so faith based (read Christian) outfits can compete with the Islamics pushing from the top and the bottom of the continent. So we pay twice for the oil
The REAL COWARDS are members of the U.S. Media - they are AFRAID to take a righteous stand for Freedom of Speech!
The MEDIA supports the leftists who don't want ROTC and military recruiters on our tax-supported university and college campuses. LEFTISTS, "liberal" ideologues and Democrats are MORAL COWARDS.
It shouldn't be, but Islam presents a problem because it is both political and "religious." Go to the CAIR website and read the news archives. They are the Muslim ACLU. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the page where there are hundreds of requests for apologies, firings, reprimands, etc.
Re: CIVIL RIGHTS CLAIMS: CAIR is a Muslim/Islamic terrorist front; the ACLU is a communist front.
The Democrat party members act as a Fifth Column.
Know your enemies...
"It shoulden't be", or isn't. That is the question.
The world will eventually be at war with the Islamists. Bring it on now before they get too many nukes.
"The principle of freedom of the press, which the French authorities defend around the world, will not be questioned," French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy told a news conference in Ankara, adding that the principle must, however, be exercised with a spirit of tolerance.
Oh yes, heaven forbid we not be tolerant of the intolerant. Sounds like this frenchie needs a set.
I didn't watch the address, did Bush cave?
Yes, but even without CAIR's letter, it was to be expected. I would say he is in a delicate position.
What W needs to do is come out and call a spade a spade. He needs to stop this religion of peace crap and just come out and say we will not succumb to you animals. All of you! I noticed there is a small contigent living around here, which gives me cause for concern. First time I hear about our school offering muslim prayers or teaching about islam, I'm going to come unhinged. They won't let us pray before ball games anymore and woe to the administrators who proffer that garbage.
CAIR is also a front-group for the Islamic regime in Iran.
I can't say that I disagree with you, but unfortunately the ambition of the radical muslims is such that they are not content to ruin their own lands, but instead will take advantage of white/Western/colonial guilt to immigrate to nations where there ideology is anathema to the majority, but largely unopposed by the elites.
You got that right. Time to nuke the whole region before they export any more bombers.
Amazing how sensitive these guys are. The same papers publish comics about jews all the time, and there are no protests, no flag burnings, no fatwas...
I guess Muslims do not have a sense of humor. In fact, there is a new movie coming out on that subject soon.
More on Muslim humor below.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/2/3/113616.shtml?s=et&promo_code=1ABE-1
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