Posted on 02/11/2006 6:41:20 PM PST by Cornpone
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark urged its citizens to leave Indonesia on Saturday, warning of "clear and present danger" from Muslim extremists seeking revenge for Danish newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
The foreign ministry said all Danes should leave the world's most populous Muslim country as soon as possible.
"Concrete information indicates than an extremist group wishes to actively seek out Danes in protest for the publication of the Prophet Mohammad cartoons," a ministry statement said.
Denmark has been the target of protests in Islamic countries since cartoons of the Prophet, first published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September, were reprinted by other European newspapers in January.
The threat to Danes was concentrated in eastern Java "but it is feared that it can spread to the rest of the country, including Bali", the ministry statement said.
Bomb attacks on the holiday island of Bali killed 202 people in 2002. Last October suicide bombers killed 20 people. Indonesian officials have blamed militants from the Southeast Asian militant network Jemaah Islamiah, considered a regional arm of al Qaeda, for the attacks.
Earlier on Saturday, Denmark said it had withdrawn diplomats and staff from Indonesia and Iran because of security threats.
Their departure follows that of Danish embassy staff in Syria who left on Friday on the grounds that the security provided by Syrian authorities was inadequate.
At the Winter Olympics in Italy, plainclothes guards accompanied the Danish team at the opening ceremony on Friday.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN EUROPE
Muslims held demonstrations in European cities over the cartoons. French police estimated that 7,200 people took part in a march through central Paris, waving banners and chanting, but the atmosphere was peaceful and many families took part.
France's Muslim Council had urged the country's 5 million Muslims to stay calm. The council had tried in vain to block the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo from reprinting the cartoons earlier this week.
In London, up to 4,000 demonstrators converged on Trafalgar Square on Saturday, joining the capital's Mayor Ken Livingstone in a protest against the publication of the cartoons.
In marked contrast to angry demonstrations outside the Danish embassy in the British capital last week, the protest was good-natured and there was no sign of the extreme anti-Western placards brandished at the embassy protest.
No British newspapers have reprinted the cartoons.
About 2,500 Muslims marched peacefully through the German city of Duesseldorf, past the Danish consulate, and in Berlin about 1,200 gathered outside the Danish embassy.
In the Swiss capital, Berne, about 1,000 people held a peaceful protest outside the parliament building.
Demonstrators carried signs saying "You stepped over the line" and "Have respect for Muslims' feelings." Several Swiss newspapers have published some of the cartoons in recent weeks.
Beyond Europe's borders, angry protesters in the Chadian capital N'Djamena set fire to two cars, including one belonging to an expatriate, and wrecked several bars.
APOLOGY DEMAND
In Indonesia, about 400 protesters from the radical Hizbut Tahrir group held a noisy but peaceful rally at a Jakarta intersection, demanding that Denmark apologise for what they said was an insult to Islam.
They unfurled anti-Western banners that read "Western infidels never can stop insulting" and "Regret is not enough to pay for the insult to the Prophet".
Israeli police said 150 to 200 Palestinians protested in Jerusalem's Old City. A spokesman said they tried to burn Danish flags and threw stones at police before being dispersed.
At least 11 people have been killed this year in protests over the cartoons, one of which showed the Prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban. Muslims consider any portrayal of the Prophet blasphemous, let alone one showing him as a terrorist.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government on Saturday was deeply concerned about the growing controversy.
In neighbouring Pakistan, the world's second-largest Muslim nation, Islamist parties called for a nationwide strike on March 3 to protest against the publication of the cartoons.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to member countries of the United Nations, NATO and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Friday calling on them to act with wisdom and common sense, and display leadership.
"No culture has a given right to insult the sensitivities of other cultures. The minimum prerequisite of harmonious coexistence is that different civilisations and traditions recognise and mutually respect each others' cultural differences," he wrote.
I think the Danes maybe are over reacting here a bit. During the pre days of the Iraq liberation there were much more vocal protest against US. I dont remember the State Dept withdrawing ambassadors or telling people to leave Indoniseia. This just empowers the extremist
Damn, where's my burqua?
I don't know why the Danes haven't arrested the Muslim who took 3 pictures that weren't even published and went to muslim countries to drum up violent protests.
He should be held accountable, and tossed in prison for life.
F*** the F'n prophet Mohammad and the F'n camel he rode in on.
When Mr. Mohammad gets civilized, let me know.
Such enlightened folks, these Mohammedans.
The muslims are throwing tantrums. Meanwhile the imams look on with satisfaction, anticipating their next move.
Let's consider this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1576638/posts
I think it is time to stop looking at Islam and the Islamists through western, liberal, democratic eyes. They are a neofascist movement and that is that. They are our enemy and that of everything we believe in. Just as during WWII, we must prepare to destroy them. Period.
Okay, that deserves a...
:-D )))
That's pretty much the way I've always looked at it. But shouldn't we stop to contemplate our reaction to this particular situation, if for no other reason than to expect this is part of the imams strategy and we might be playing into their hands?
"It is time to walk tall and stand for OUR rights and beliefs..."
You just described my everyday life. It's the metro-libs you need to be talking to.
My point is that stategery—real brain power—is our most powerful weapon.
I never thought Muslims could surprise me, but I cannot cease to be amazed at this whole surreal situation.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Islamic Society of Denmark Used Fake Cartoons to Create Story!
THIS WHOLE DANISH CARTOON CONTROVERSY WAS MADE UP BY THE "ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF DENMARK" WHO SPREAD THE FAKE CARTOONS ON THEIR TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST!
The leader of the group is a radical Islamist known for supporting the Anti-Western Islamist struggle!
The organisation Islamic Society in Denmark toured the Middle-East to create awareness about the cartoons, bringing 3 additional images, which HAD NEVER been published in any media source. Evidently, the originals were not offensive enough for the trip so they had to add these three:
The first of the three additional pictures, which are of poor quality, shows Muhammad as a pedophile demon.*
The second shows Muhammed with a pig snout.*
The third depicts a praying Muslim being raped by a dog*.
BBC World also aired a story showing one of the three non-published images, on 2006-01-30, and wrongly claimed it had been published in Jyllands-Posten.
On the tour, the group claimed to represent 21 different Muslim organisations in Denmark, although many of these groups have disclaimed any connection.
Akhmad Akkari, spokesman of the Danish Muslim organisations which organised the tour, explained that the three drawings had been added to "give an insight in how hateful the atmosphere in Denmark is towards Muslims."
Akkari claimed he does not know the origin of the three pictures. He said they had been sent anonymously to Danish Muslims. However, when Ekstra Bladet asked if it could talk to these Muslims, Akkari refused to reveal their identity. These images had however never been published in Jyllands-Posten.
The society also allegedly exaggerated its membership, claiming to represent all of Denmark's 200,000 Muslims, when the actual number of adherents is believed to be fewer than 15,000. [30]. 500-1000 people attend their Friday prayer gathering each week[31].
Imam Ahmad Abu Ladan is involved in an international group of Muslims who are known for supporting the anti-Western Islamist struggle of the school of global Jihad.
Imam Ahmad Abu Ladan also tried to block the re-election of the right-wing government in Denmark in the previous election.
Imam Ahmad Abu Laban, the leader of the organisation stated in Al Jazeera that Muslims should boycott Denmark, despite giving contradictory assurances to Western media. Ahmad Abu Laban, previously declared unwelcome in several Arab states, was one of the front figures on the tour [citation needed].
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said of Muslims criticising the country in the Arab territories: "I am speechless that those people, whom we have given the right to live in Denmark and where they freely have chosen to stay, are now touring Arab countries and inciting antipathy towards Denmark and the Danish people"[33].
Further misinformation spread among Arab Muslims include claims that Jyllands-Posten is a government-owned newspaper (it is privately owned) - spokesman for the Danish delegation Muhammed al Samha, and delegation member Ahmed al-Harbi said in the Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram: "Jyllands-Posten, a newspaper belonging to the ruling Danish party - an extreme right-wing party - [was] publishing drawings and sketches of the prophet Muhammad."
* I shrank up the outrageous and fake cartoons from original size. I do not intend to offend.
The Brussels Journal has been following the story closely from Europe.
Shawn Wasson notices the selective outrage.
The Astute Blogger has more on Abu Ladan lying to the media!
Counterterrorism Blog has more on Abu Laden's mideast stunts, today.
Zombietime has the largest collection of Muhammad pictures on the net.
And, Pajamas Media is carrying the story from a variety of blog perspectives.
Michelle Malkin has a huge roundup on the two-faced American media.
Belmont Club has thoughtful analysis on what this all means.
The mainstream news is so out of touch with this story.
REMEMBER TO CONTINUE TO BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!!!
No it's not! The Muslim protestors curse our freedom of speech and religion, but we must be better than that. Those who commit acts of violence should be arrested. Otherwise they should be free to practice their religion.
I know.
Check my tagline.
My wife has a picture of that when she was on a business trip when she worked for Texaco Oil.
I agree, but we will have to go through committee, as in the UN, ACLU, ABC, NBC, AC/DC and XYZ.
Series... I'm fed up with the spineless bastards in DC.
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