U.N., EU to apologize to Islam for cartoons (Joint statement to condemn Danish paper)

WorldNetDaily ^ | 2/8/06 | WorldNetDaily

[wagglebee]

 

The United Nations and European Union have reached agreement to issue a joint statement condemning cartoon "insults to Islam" that were first published in a Danish newspaper and have been widely reprinted recently, resulting in a rash of violence throughout the Muslim world.

According to a report in WAM, the United Arab Emirates news agency, the agreement is the work of Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Conference.

The agreement, according to Ihsanoglu, will mean a formal rebuke by the U.N. and EU of the Danish paper Jyllands-Posten for publishing the offensive cartoons.

The statement, he added, stresses that divine religions and religious symbols must be respected, and that freedom of speech must not be taken so far as to desecrate religions.

"The statement also calls for renouncing all forms of violence," he said, according to WAM.

The controversy began just over a week ago, though the cartoons were first published by the Danish newspaper in September. More recently, other papers and news agencies picked up and published the cartoons, and the result has been unprecedented rioting throughout the Islamic world.

In Afghanistan, the death toll reached at least nine when four more demonstrators were killed in the southern city of Qalat. Army Gen. Abdul Razaq said four people were killed in the latest unrest.

In the Palestinian Authority, the international observer presence in the southern West Bank city of Hebron evacuated all its 71 staff members to Israel after hundreds of Palestinian youths attacked its offices, throwing stones, breaking windows and damaging cars.

Several youths managed to enter the headquarters, causing some damage. Palestinian security forces guarding the headquarters had to call in reinforcements before they were able to disperse the crowd.

In Iran, Muslim demonstrators gathered in front of the British embassy in downtown Tehran. Demonstrators hurled stones at the embassy building, but a large number of police and anti-riot forces appeared to have the situation under control.

[sarasota]

Beyond pathetic.

[Steveone]

How could anyone respect these people??

[claudiustg]

---The statement, he added, stresses that divine religions and religious symbols must be respected, and that freedom of speech must not be taken so far as to desecrate religions.---

I spit on the stupid death cult called Islam and the surrender monkeys in the UN and EU. If they want to take my freedom and throw it in the trash to appease these barbarous idolators let them come out here to Montana and take it!

[ncountylee]

Note to self:

Copy a Koran page a few hundred times for toilette use.

[wagglebee]

[sarasota]

Perhaps the lack of US riots indicates some Muslims really believe this is the land of the free? (Holding breath.)

[gotribe]

Oh my.

[icwhatudo]

When can we expect an apology for the government funded "Piss Christ" art piece and the movie "The Last Temptation Of Christ"?

[Publius6961]

Time for a groundswell grassroots campaign of supportive emails, letters (alas, telegrams no longer exist) to the Danes expressing normal Americans' unqualified support!
Any Freeper suggestions as to where to send them?

[KJC1]

Um...why in the h*ll is the the UN and EU apologizing for cartoons printed in a Danish newspaper???

The apology itself is pukeworthy, but on what "authority" are they making this pukey apology?

[wagglebee]

I tried to find an appropriate picture, but this was all I could come up with. And no, I don't actually have a clue what it means.

[Charlespg]

time to cut off UN
funding

[Kozak]

CAIR wants the image of Mohammed sandblasted off the front of our Supreme Court building

For once I agree with the bastards.

[Publius6961]

CAIR wants the image of Mohammed sandblasted off the front of our Supreme Court building...

I never thought I would agree with CAIR...

Why would we wwant to honor a pedophile-rapist-illiterate wanker by putting his image on one of our most important National Administrative buildings anyway?

[Kozak]

[Kozak]

[wagglebee]

Here is the website for the Danish Embassy in Washington DC.

http://www.ambwashington.um.dk/en

[sgtbono2002]

I believe it has more to do with the 2nd Amendment.

[kcar]

UN/EU: We are so weak. We cannot fight you. We are old and infirm. Please do not hurt us. Take our wives, our children. Burn our cars. Forgive our offense. We are so much more sensitive than those American infidels. Take them instead. We will not care or condemn. No more cartoons. Take our freedoms.

[conservativecorner]

Nothing new for Europe. It's about time for someone to kick the living shite' out of them before we have to save their sorry arses. The french will of course take credit for the whole thing.