When they published the Abu Gharib pictures, there was the possibility that enraged muslims might be inspired to target and kill US soldiers, so they published them as soon and as often as they could.
Journalists are super valuable.
I guess Bill figures his house is easy to find.
Perhaps we can persuade George Clooney to wear some t-shirts with these cartoons on them in some public appearances.
In the interests of supporting artistic freedom of expression, of course.
Anyone remember when "Fahrenheit 9-11" was in theaters and all the theater owners that decided not to carry the film were attacked for censorship?
Publish the pics, lets see if the table cloth heads riot here.
"Eric Mink, commentary editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, explains in a column today: "If a government controls what can and cannot be distributed, it’s called censorship. If a media outlet decides for itself what to include and exclude from its products — whether for journalistic or economic reasons, out of respect for possible sensitivities of some readers or concern about possible impact on its community — it’s called editorial judgment. "
No...it is called COWARDICE AND HYPOCRISY!!
Pssst! They're published on the internet!
So the media knew the Muslim world would be enraged at the Abu Graib pictures and published them anyway since the outrage would be directed at our soldiers.
And now the media won't publish cartoons because the Muslim outrage would be directed at them. The media. Who, collectively, seem to be cowards.
Their hypocrisy is on full display. Too bad the old media is no longer needed.
My take is that we should do everything in our power to piss the islamofacists off!
That's a new one for NPR. Respect? They don't know the meaning of the word.
And what would those "beliefs" be? That Mohammud never actually had a bomb growing out his head?
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Newspaper editors need not worry about the cartoons that have upset Muslims. It's yesterday's news now. Muslims are not a factor in the modern world so whatever offends them is not important.
However when they break a civil law in protest over an imagined insult they should go to jail.
-"It's not censorship, self or otherwise," said Deputy World Editor Jim Michaels.-
Here's the definition of censorship: Prevention of disturbing or painful thoughts or feelings from reaching consciousness except in a disguised form.
Again, as always, lefties are using words inappropriately.
They ALL must show the cartoons on the same morning on the front pages! It's the news and that's why they're called "newspapers". DO IT CHICKEN LIVERS!!!
The Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado, published one of the cartoons yesterday on the editorial page. Large size. (It was the "stop, stop we have run out of virgins" one)
So they dug into their archives and illustrated an article about the Moslem "cartoon rage" with Virgin Mary made out of elephant dung.
These MSM cowards are even more spineless than the French.