At Mecca Meeting, Cartoon Outrage Crystallized

NYT ^ | February 9, 2006 | HASSAN M. FATTAH

[SpinyNorman]

"concern at rising hatred against Islam and Muslims and condemned the recent incident of desecration of the image of the Holy Prophet Muhammad in the media of certain countries"

Imagine that! How could anyone develop any hatred against people that show nothing but hatred and intolerance for us? I must be missing something.

"...as well as over "using the freedom of expression as a pretext to defame religions."

No Muslim would ever do anything like that, of course!

[fortunecookie]

And it's not even Hajj, is it? Just kidding.

I would make one modification to the title:

At Mecca Meeting, Cartoon Outrage Crystallized

They could just keep that handy, on file, at the ready, because every meeting seems to have outrage.

[Balding_Eagle]

I'm sure W was aware of the fact that they might stab him in the back. You're making the same mistake most libs do by thinking he's a dunce. He's not.

I believe he went primariy because he realized it was his duty as President to go. The attacks were just a generous bonus to him and the Republicans.

There is an added benefit to us once the Dems decided to make the funeral political. We picked up a bunch of voters out of her funeral.

That's not what funerals are for, but since the left has a tin ear and is perpetually and willfully ignorant, all the hoopla adds to our 2006 vote count.

Can you imagine the landslide we'd have if Jesse Jackson died this September? Even incumbant Dems would campaign in fear.

[sarasota]

The seeds were planted here for the cartoon war.

[Fred Nerks]

Thanks for posting.

Hey guys and girls, did you see this one?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I've heard them blaming Israel and the US for the cartoons already.