U.S. Says It Also Finds Cartoons of Muhammad Offensive

nytimes.com ^ | February 4, 2006 | JOEL BRINKLEY and IAN FISHER

[Godwinson]

U.S. Says It Also Finds Cartoons of Muhammad Offensive

By JOEL BRINKLEY and IAN FISHER Published: February 4, 2006

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — The Muslim world erupted in anger on Friday over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Europe while the Bush administration offered the protesters support, saying of the cartoons, "We find them offensive, and we certainly understand why Muslims would find these images offensive."

[Godwinson]

We? Excuse me? Also, what happened to just saying something like: 'Take it up with the Danes. It's none of our business beyond defending the concept of free expression'?

[darkwing104]

Don't worry about it...Its only a NY Slimes article.

[Godwinson]

So they made up the WH statement?

[Andy from Beaverton]

The television cartoon South Park aired an episode on July 4, 2001 called Super Best Friends. In it, the founders of the world's great religions -- including Mohammed -- team up for super-hero action. Mohammed (seen here) is depicted repeatedly throughout the show. The entire episode can be viewed online here.
(Hat tip: Dayenu and Alouette.)


Spike TV created a parody advertisement for an imaginary video game called Holy War, featuring religious icons battling to the death. One of the characters is Mohammed, who is shown first defeating Joseph Smith...


...and then getting beaten by Moses, who cuts off his head with the Ten Commandments. You can view a streaming video of the Holy War ad at this site.
(Hat tip: Andrew.)

[catbertz]

[Zeppelin]

Cartoons and offending people go hand-in-hand. Suck it up, Muzzies.

That's why I love South Park. They apologize if they DONT offend. hahaha.

[darkwing104]

This one?

The State Department spokesman, Sean McCormack, reading the government's statement on the controversy, said, "Anti-Muslim images are as unacceptable as anti-Semitic images," which are routinely published in the Arab press, "as anti-Christian images, or any other religious belief."

[Godwinson]

South Park episode online for free?? I LOVE YOU!

[umgud]

Now this, I find offensive. It also shows just what the angered moderate mooslim thinks of the west.

[Godwinson]

No this one: "We find them offensive, and we certainly understand why Muslims would find these images offensive."

Why do we need to have a position at all beyond what my comments were?

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[Zarro]

Good grief.

I could maybe understand something like: "We understand why they're upset by the cartoons; we don't understand or accept the outrageous, ridiculous, and unwarranted response."

[Godwinson]

Exactly!

[Godwinson]

You linked the Scientology episode - great episode but the wrong one.

[Proud Infidel]

There is a long thread here:

US sides with Muslims in cartoon dispute
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1571020/posts

[jordan8]

Sickening. It should be remembered that they object to any portrayal of Mohamed, not just those considered disrespectful, and that the original reason for printing these cartoons was because a writer of a book on Mohamed couldn't find an illustrator who wasn't physically afraid to take the job. Already, in the year 2006, and it will only get worse. Equally cowardly are the American news outlets who have censored these mild cartoons. CNN looks to its ratings rather than its duties.

[endthematrix]

"Why do we need to have a position"

I agree wholeheartedly!

[darkwing104]

Why do we need to have a position at all beyond what my comments were?

After the way the Muslims have been acting over the last few years I could really care less what they think.

[Proud Infidel]

"We find them offensive, and we certainly understand why Muslims would find these images offensive."

This on the other hand, is not offensive at all:

PHOTOS- British Muslims cartoon rage - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1571032/posts