[Tribune7]

I would think it would have been more accurate and appropriate to have depicted Osama Bin Laden with a bomb in his turban, but that would not have been nearly as OFFENSIVE, now would it?

What's motivating Bin Laden? How about the killers of Theo Van Gogh? How about those who are trying to kill Rushdie? How about those trying to starve out or enslave the blacks in the south Sudan? How about the suicide bombers in Israel? How about the killings in Nigeria? Thailand? The Philippines? Kashmir? Hmmmm, there must be something in common. Wonder what it could be?

[TAdams8591]

There are many, many important reasons to pick fights with Muslims and to go to war with them (9/11 for instance). A silly cartoon isn't one of them.

BTW, I well understand how oppressive, intimidating and lethal some Muslims are AND the importance of FREE SPEECH . I've sacrificed a GREAT DEAL in the past seven years for the first amendment and I don't need YOUR lessons.

[Sam Gamgee]

The death of Theo certainly puts this all into perspective. Killed over a movie VS torching an embassy over pictures.