Posted on 02/04/2006 8:25:42 AM PST by Eurotwit
Just breaking on Sky.
Norwegian TV is about to break their regular programming to follow events.
Perhaps...perhaps when destruction of that level is visited upon the countries of western Europe, some will change. Will enough change...who knows? We'll probably get the opportunity to test that some time here in the not too distant future.
Yes, let us make sure all muslims are give full protection of their Constitutional rights, something that I don't even have myself, and I have been a citizen since birth (55 years). Yes, protect the muslims, by all means.
"Ex-president Bill Clinton is winning high praise throughout the Arab world for his recent comments condemning anti-Muslim bias and urging dialogue with Hamas"
Old Silly Billy just wants to see his wife in a burqa.
I'm certain no money is exchanging hands.
According to AFP, Norway follows Denmark's call to evacuate all it citizens from Syria.
Did the Norwegians refuse to give directions tot he Danish embassy or something?
"Cluster embassies is a good idea. Like the medieval walled cities, I think"
Judging from what we're seeing today, I think not.
Ann Coulter nailed it after 9/11.
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.
Embassies burn in cartoon protest
Syrians have set fire to the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Damascus to protest at the publication of newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Angry protesters attacked the Norwegian mission after storming the Danish site amid chants of "God is great".
The cartoons have sparked Muslim outrage across the world, following their publication in a Danish newspaper and reprinting in other European media.
Any images of the Prophet are banned under Islamic tradition.
Some of the cartoons depict Muhammad as a terrorist.
They have prompted diplomatic sanctions, boycotts and death threats in some Arab nations, while some newspapers have defended publication of the images in the name of press freedom.
In other developments:
Iran says it should consider abandoning commercial and trade deals with countries where the cartoons have appeared
The Vatican says the right to freedom of expression does not imply the right to offend religious beliefs
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for calm and urges Muslims to accept an apology from the Danish paper that first published the cartoons.
'God is great'
Syrians have been staging sit-ins outside the Danish embassy since the row intensified earlier this week, when Damascus recalled its ambassador.
CARTOON ROW
30 Sept: Danish paper publishes cartoons
20 Oct: Muslim ambassadors complain to Danish PM
10 Jan: Norwegian publication reprints cartoons
26 Jan: Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador
30 Jan: Gunmen raid EU's Gaza office demanding apology
31 Jan: Danish paper apologises
1 Feb: Papers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain reprint cartoons
On Saturday, hundreds hurled stones and stormed the Danish site, before moving to the nearby Norwegian embassy.
"With our blood and souls we defend you, O Prophet of God," they chanted outside the Danish mission.
Some removed the Danish flag and replaced it with another reading: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God."
The embassy was closed, but it was not immediately clear if it was empty when the protests started, Reuters news agency said.
Thick, black smoke rose from the building as firefighters struggled to put out the flames.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4681294.stm
Published: 2006/02/04 16:53:10 GMT
© BBC MMVI
This is the muslim equivalent of having a bad day at the office, going home, and taking it out on your defenseless dog.
Not to worry Bush is on the side of the fanatic Muslims, well at least his State Department is. You know the "Religion of Peace" pablum?
prayers for all westerners in Syria
Lord protect them, if it be thy will.
Norway and Denmark deserve everything they have coming to them. Why? The Vikings. (since everybody is into promoting hatred for ancient slights these days.)
Yes, but I don't happen to remember any rabble of Christians going out and fire-bombing gay bars when Mappelthorpe put an image of Jesus (a crucifix) in a jar of urine.
(In case of misperception...the foregoing was not a criticism of the Vatican or its statement, I have the highest regard for the Vatican).
Cluster-embassies: you stand alone in their land; you stand together? It is not a pretty choice.
I can't figure out what this is about. The cartoons were published in SEPTEMBER. Why the rage NOW? I think it must be a distraction, but from what? Either it's from Hamas in paliland, or it has to do with the nukes in Iran. Probably the latter.
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