[conservative in nyc]

This was the front page story in Canada's second largest newspaper today. They managed to get an interview with the Danish Islamic "scholar" who flamed the whole cartoon controversy in the Middle East.

[muawiyah]

This guy should do the honorable thing. First, borrow a sword ~.....

[Tench_Coxe]

"Having provoked a deadly global confrontation between these poles, he said that he wasn't quite sure where to place himself."

How about 'unwitting agitator' at best ( taking him at his word ).

[Roy Tucker]

Mr. Akkari doth protest too much.

[Brett66]

Don't the Danes have laws against incitement of violence? If so, why isn't he in jail?

[VOA]

Thank goodness for this fellow.
He may have given Europe the wake-up call they need...
now there is at least a sliver of a chance that they may expel the barbarians
they foolishly allowed within their gates.

[rbg81]

Mr. Akkari now finds himself regretting the results of his brief journey, the somewhat distorted message of which flashed around the Muslim world by Internet, newspaper and text message, and caused millions of Muslims to believe that Denmark and the Nordic countries had become home to blasphemies.

Translation: The Danes won't let his ungrateful a$$ back into the country (at least I hope thats the case). Well, boo hoo. I see the MSM is in full Dhmmi mode, trying to portray this guy as just a harmless, gentle scholar who meant well.

[starbase]

'It is not what I want to happen' (Danish Islamic "Scholar" who started controversy)

He's setting himself up so he can do it again later.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"esteemed figures in the Muslim world"

Talk about an oxymoron.

[Jack Hammer]

"It is not what I want to happen."

Sure it is, you con artist.

[SteveMcKing]

One thing I don't get - there's NO WAY this is the first cartoon in history like this. Why didn't Muslims riot years ago?

(Of course I do "get it", it's pure opportunism....)

[nopardons]

This is EXACTLY what the "young Muslim *scholar" wanted to happen; except more so and worse!

*rapid pig, stinking provocateur, flaming girlyman.

[Billthedrill]

Mr. Akkari is a liar. He is already known to have said one thing in Danish and its opposite in Arabic with respect to this lamentable little bit of agitprop. If he regrets anything it is only that the issue has been co-opted by men even more violent and manipulative than himself.

[McGavin999]

Having provoked a deadly global confrontation between these poles, he said that he wasn't quite sure where to place himself

I think he should place himself on an airplane out of Denmark.

[FreeKeys]

Hey, they printed the cartoons in EGYPT in OCTOBER and guess what happened? Right. NOTHING. Check it out: http://egyptiansandmonkey.blogspot.com/2006/02/boycott-egypt.html

[D Rider]

If this guy wakes up, maybe he'll learn something about his religion.

[nralife]

Why then did he include three bogus cartoons (pig calling contest, etc) along with the others???

[river rat]

""Yeah, it has been more violent than I expected," he said. "I had no interest in any violence. . . . It is bad for our case because it's turning the picture completely from what this should be about, to something else -- and this is a dangerous change now."

No shit, Sherlock!

This lying sheethead is identified as an "Islamic Scholar".....
Sounds more like an oxymoron, doesn't it...

I've noticed a pattern...
These bastards throw gasoline and matches into the "Arab street" and expect the lunatics to do WHAT?

These lunatic Muslims are ALWAYS saying the death and destruction they generate - was "regretful" or "unfortunate" or "unintentional"..... BULLSQUAT -- they're simply lying, murderous sonsuvbitches that need their freaking asses kicked -- SEVERELY.

Only destruction on the scale of Dresden or Hiroshima will quiet the bastards down for another 1000 years..
They need that period to sit in the dark and whisper in the night by their campfires about the "devils who came from the West and destroyed everything..after we declared war on them and crashed planes into their buildings."

Semper Fi

[chesley]

I actually think that this man has done Europe a favor, if they have the brains and courage to take it. The issue is still up in the air.

If they look clearly at what the problem is (hint: it's not a lack of responsibility on the part of the press), they might be able to determine the appropriate steps to be taken. (hint: it's not to return to the status quo ante

[Leisler]

Yahya (formerly Jonathan) Birt, son of Lord Birt, former director-general of the BBC ( Last on right, chubby with tie ).

Shaykh Musa Admani, Inayat Bunglawala, Rashad Yaqoob (chair), Martin Bright and Yahya Birt

[Sender]

...he said that he wasn't quite sure where to place himself

How about in hell, and even the inmates will hate him?