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Spanish Newspaper Prints Muhammad Cartoon Also two Italian Newspapers!
Breaking News.ie ^ | 2/3/06

Posted on 02/03/2006 5:46:13 AM PST by areafiftyone

Spain’s leading newspaper El Pais joined other European dailies by publishing a front-page cartoon of Prophet Muhammad today.

The cartoon, originally published by French daily Le Monde, depicts the head of the Prophet Muhammad made up of lines which say “I must not draw Mohammad” in French.

Many Muslims consider it blasphemous to illustrate Muhammad in any manner, to prevent idolatry.

El Pais did not comment on the decision to publish the cartoon on its front page, which was accompanying front-page news about the angry reaction among Muslims over the republication of the cartoons that already riled the Muslim world when a Danish newspaper ran them in September.

The drawings have divided opinion within Europe and the Middle East, where they have prompted boycotts of Danish goods, bomb threats and demonstrations against Danish facilities.

Two Italian Newspapers Print Muhammad Caricatures

Two right-wing newspapers in Italy today published the 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that are inflaming the Muslim world.

The drawings appeared on the front pages of the Libero daily under the headline “Muhammad rules here”.

La Padania, mouthpiece of the Northern League government party, printed three of the drawings on its front page and the rest inside.

It carried a headline that said: “Islam has already obtained the head of one (newspaper) editor … No one is going to fire me!”

“It is not a challenge, a provocation, but the defence of freedom,” La Padania’s front-page editorial said.

Today’s publication was the first time Italian newspapers printed all of the drawings. During the past week, newspapers have printed some of the cartoons as part of their coverage of the controversy.


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1 posted on 02/03/2006 5:46:13 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

Let a hundred flowery cartoons bloom!


2 posted on 02/03/2006 5:49:52 AM PST by samtheman
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“Islam has already obtained the head of one (newspaper) editor … No one is going to fire me!”

Witty play on words, I guess he realizes firing isn't what he needs to worry about.

3 posted on 02/03/2006 5:51:00 AM PST by SittinYonder (That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
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To: areafiftyone
If these papers had any guts,they'd show the cartoon depicting "mohammed" having carnal knowledge of a rather cute little sow.
4 posted on 02/03/2006 5:51:42 AM PST by Gay State Conservative
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To: areafiftyone

This shows an incredible amount of courage on the part of official Europe.The word courage is used only because of the abject cowering that has heretofore been the norm.


5 posted on 02/03/2006 5:51:50 AM PST by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: areafiftyone

Good to see someone has a pair
When will the NY Slimes put these on their front page


6 posted on 02/03/2006 5:52:26 AM PST by txroadhawg ("Stuck on stupid? I invented stupid! " Al Gore)
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To: samtheman
Why isn't the American media also doing the same think as in Europe
7 posted on 02/03/2006 5:54:22 AM PST by tomjohn77
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To: Gay State Conservative

Nah not a sow - goats are the preferred animal. LOL


8 posted on 02/03/2006 5:54:54 AM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: areafiftyone
It is not a challenge, a provocation, but the defence of freedom

The irony that a few cartonnists and newspapers would be the only ones to stand up to the jihadists in Europe is amazing.

9 posted on 02/03/2006 5:55:25 AM PST by neodad (Rock Chock Seahawks)
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Where are the cartoons in U.S. newspapers? Where is the supposed guardian of freedom of the press The New York Times? I want to see Mohammad cartoons in the New York Times and the Washington Post. But, we will not, because the New York Times and the Washington Post have gone over to the other side.

They are not for freedom of the press. They are for the defeat of America.
10 posted on 02/03/2006 5:55:46 AM PST by marktwain
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In the meantime, EU governments and newspapers are going into the apology mode.

“Any insult to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is an insult to more than 1bn Muslims and an act like this must never be allowed to be repeated,” said Hamid Karzai, Afghan president, strong western ally and moderate Muslim leader."

"Ursula Plassnik, foreign minister of Austria, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said she understood the offence Muslims felt, adding that EU leaders needed to “clearly condemn” acts that insult religion."

"Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary-general, said he believed “freedom of the press should always be exercised in a way that fully respects the religious beliefs and tenets of all religions”.

The dispute began on September 30, when Jyllands-Posten, Denmark’s biggest newspaper, published 12 cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, a move considered blasphemous in Islam. One of the cartoons showed the Prophet with a bomb under his turban. The Danish newspaper later apologised but the row escalated this week after several European newspapers reprinted the cartoons to assert the right to free speech.

Most daily UK newspapers decided not to reproduce the cartoons on Thursday. One cartoon appeared on The Spectator’s website but was quickly taken down.

The French government criticised France Soir, the first French newspaper to reprint the images. In Germany, religious and minority representatives sought to calm after Die Welt, the conservative daily, reprinted the cartoons on Wednesday.

Muslim protests over cartoons spread

11 posted on 02/03/2006 5:56:43 AM PST by kabar
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Le Monde cartoon comment...

Suicide Cartoonist?

12 posted on 02/03/2006 5:59:43 AM PST by F-117A
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Spanish Newspaper Prints Muhammad Cartoon Also two Italian Newspapers!

HOORAY!

Do we not have one, single paper in the US willing to grow a pair and take a stand with their European counterparts for Freedom of Speech??

They're always quick enough to cover themselves with it after printing something vulgar and/or obscene!

Not even a conservative paper?.........Anyone?

13 posted on 02/03/2006 6:02:11 AM PST by MamaTexan (I am NOT a ~legal entity~, nor am I a *person* as created by law!)
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To: areafiftyone

This is good.

If many papers (and websites) publish those cartoons, the general public will know what type of materials the Mohammads consider offensive.

This is very educational. We should thank the newspapers and websites for their service.


14 posted on 02/03/2006 6:05:23 AM PST by TomGuy
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""Ursula Plassnik, foreign minister of Austria, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said she understood the offense Muslims felt, adding that EU leaders needed to “clearly condemn” acts that insult religion."

The EU (not to mention the UN) is full of horse manure. Hypocritic institutions, both...

Judiasm is insulted (when it's not outright attacked) on a daily basis by the so-called "angry" Muslim counter-culture. Where was the EU and/or UN then?!?
15 posted on 02/03/2006 6:05:52 AM PST by Skywarner (The U.S. Armed Forces... Producers of FREEDOM for over 200 years!!)
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To: MamaTexan

Brit Hume showed several cartoons on Fox News last night and he and his guests even laughed at the cartoons.


16 posted on 02/03/2006 6:06:31 AM PST by Dark Skies ("The sleeper must awaken!")
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To: marktwain

You have mostly liberal papers in most major cities - they wouldn't dare post them - they are cowards.


17 posted on 02/03/2006 6:11:24 AM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: areafiftyone

Sigh..Well, it looks like worldwide Jihad again.These things have to happen once in a while.The last one occurred when Dagwood put ham on his sandwich.


18 posted on 02/03/2006 6:13:11 AM PST by Carl LaFong ("I take care of the place while the master is away")
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To: areafiftyone

Maybe this is just what Europe needed to wake them from their slumber.


19 posted on 02/03/2006 6:14:22 AM PST by bella1
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To: ThanhPhero
This shows an incredible amount of courage on the part of official Europe

They have always backed off in the past, but this is most interesting. .They better brace themselves for the reaction.

20 posted on 02/03/2006 6:15:53 AM PST by Nonstatist
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