Area Muslims React With Tempered Anger--Some Say Depiction Overstepped Liberties [DC]

Washington Post ^ | 2-4-06 | Caryle Murphy

[MarMema]

You hate the West, Omary. Why are you here ?

I assume you know the answer to this question.

[infowarrior]

There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world.

They keep saying this as if it should matter. I think they are trying to suggest a threat with it.

They've been using this as far back as 12 Sept 2001 (Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR). It's *not* a suggested threat, it's an outright attempt at extortion, and should be treated as such. Last time *I* looked at the criminal law codes, extortion was a felony, so let's see some arrests and prosecutions the next time this comes out...

the infowarrior

[ApplegateRanch]

"There is a limit to freedom. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world. Let's have some respect."

NOW I understand why they feel it is okay to spout hate about Jews, Baha'is, Jains, Zoroastrians, etc: There aren't enough of them for Muslims to "respect" them.

So, what is their excuse for Christians, Hindus, Buddhists...?

Like everything else that they spout, "respect" has a twisted meaning.

Truth is, they only "respect" whoever is able to kick their teeth in, and then KEEP one foot either on their neck, or planted in their @55.

[lndrvr1972]

Thank God. That we are armed.

[M. Thatcher]

Maybe better to waste him now than to let him grow up.

What??

[Blackirish]

Yeah Where are the Euro soccer hooligans? Give them something constuctive ton do.

[backhoe]

Everything I have found about The War of the 12 Cartoons ( links, blogs, quips, quotes, aggravating pictures ) is located here- click the Pic, and scroll backwards:

[SE Mom]

""There is a limit to freedom. There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world. Let's have some respect." "

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The first sentence is the MOST telling thing I've read about the Middle Eastern mindset.

[muawiyah]

It's lurking below the surface. On the other hand, some of us really do dislike the arrogant attitude on the part of the National Review/Human Events crowd.

It is YOUR JOB to figure out the difference.

BTW, the point in showing the Nast cartoon was to demonstrate a "hat" that's been disburbingly modified. Notice the alligator teeth!

It's funny today. In its time it was pretty much the same thing as a Mo picture with a bomb in the turban.

[muawiyah]

Doesn't extortion necessarily imply the misuse of statepower for personal acquisition?

Last time I looked Ibrahim Hooper was NOT part of the government (thank God).

[infowarrior]

Doesn't extortion necessarily imply the misuse of statepower for personal acquisition?

That is only *one* form of extortion. Blackmail is legally extortion, and private citizens have been convicted of extortion before. The "protection rackets" done by numerous organized crime rings also falls under extortion. So as youi can see, one doesn't necessarily have to have an official position to extort...

the infowarrior