When Islam, of whom Mohammed is the greatest prophet, advocates taking over the world, suppressing freedoms, and killing all infidels all in the name of Islam, I think any caricature of Mohammed which includes a bomb in his turban is very relevant to illustrating the Islamic mentality.Cool. I hope you are a cartoonist and come up with a masterpiece on the subject soon. Seriously.
But the state department is not a newspaper and they get to make their decisions independently of the Danish press, true or not true?
You are correct (in all but my talents as a cartoonist ;} ). I disagree about giving the State Department "freedom of speech". They supposedly speak for the current Administration and they should remember that.
Only individuals can be granted freedom of speech; that freedom is freedom FOR speech, not freedom FROM others' speech. IOW, there is no "freedom from offensiveness".
You want that, then turn off the TV, radio, and don't set foot outside your house. (Make sure you get the teenagers out of the house first, however) ;)