Islamic Fundamentalism's Latest Attack on Western Civ: Freedom of Speech

The body count continues to rise in fundamentalist Islam’s latest attack on a Western ideal: freedom of speech. Rioters have taken to the streets holding signs saying “Death to Freedom” and “Freedom go to Hell.” While the offending cartoons, depicting the prophet Muhammad, originated in Denmark, any other Western embassies or innocent bystanders in the way have been attacked at will.

Those that argue that this is a fundamentalist hijacking of the religion are absolutely correct. Yet, when the hijacking argument expands to include the phrases “just a small percentage” and “not very representative,” this is where reality and rhetoric part ways.

The violence has not been limited to one region of the world. Riots have spread throughout the globe from India to Nigeria to Denmark to Afghanistan. Just like traditional peaceful demonstrations in Western nations, many people took to the streets to air their grievances. Unfortunately, the destruction of property and lives soon followed.

The death toll continues to rise. Eleven are dead in Afghanistan. Three people, including an eight-year-old child, are dead in Pakistan. Ten people are dead in Libya. In northern Nigerian territories, where the resident Muslims refuse to live by the Western-style law governing the rest of the country, over 45 people are dead, including a Catholic priest.

Remember, this is over an editorial cartoon published in September of 2005. Supposedly, the depiction of the prophet Muhammad is fueling these riots. However, the Islamic law regarding depictions of the prophet is, by its very definition, not applicable to Western institutions practicing freedom of speech. The prohibition is only restrictive concerning renderings produced by Muslims.

There are those more interested in fueling the fire and destroying Western institutions than in defending the honor of Islam. In one instance, up to $1 million was offered to anyone who kills an artist of one of the Muhammad cartoons. Other offers include lump sums of money and material goods such as cars. The traditional offering of 72 virgins is, as of yet, nowhere to be found.

There is another alarming element in this latest breakout of anti-Western violence. Some of these protests are not simple individual displays of ignorance: They are state-backed, or sometimes state-incited, ignoramuses on parade.

At a recent news conference, Secretary of State Condolezza Rice denounced those governments that have attempted to exploit this controversy for ideological gain. “Iran and Syria have gone out of their way to inflame sentiments and to use this to their own purposes, and the world ought to call them on it,” she said. The evidence is strong enough for these governments to be called out on a world stage.

Many of these alleged protests are directed by states with political investments made in removing Western influence in their region. Threatened by the promises of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and representative democracy, these states sponsor unrest to divert attention from their own actions.

If the enemy of fundamentalist Islam is Western civilization, then freedom and the ability to choose the direction of one’s life are adversaries of fundamentalist Islam as well. Freedom of speech would loosen the grip of those radical clerics seeking to promote their interests by stoking the flames of these riots.

An objective lens in the region would expose the inequities and gaps between the leadership and their willing flock of suicide sheep.

Uncle bin Laden wants you. Radical clerics call dying in holy war martyrdom, noble, and worthwhile. Yet, in his latest VH1 terrorist pop-up video, Osama bin Laden vows never to be captured alive, wanting never to “find the bitter taste of death.” Hypocrisy?

The command and control structure of both terrorist organizations and fundamentalist political groups, with terrorist wings, requires extensive indoctrination from an early age. Propagandizing the populous is a necessary tool to reign in dissent. Censorship, such as the Iranian blocking of Western entertainment, is a necessary tool to keep recruitment levels high for organizations such as Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the multinational terrorist actor al-Qaeda.

The cartoons’ allegedly offensive content includes renderings of violence. Ironically, the protests over the associations of the prophet Muhammad with violence are both violent and deadly themselves.

As in past instances, condemnations of the violence have been slow in coming. In the rare case that an Islamic cleric does condemn the killings, the censure is preceded with some indignant form of the phrase “We are saddened by the choice to anger one quarter of the world’s population, but we also condemn....”

The base fact is that freedom of speech, of the press, and of the people are directly detrimental to the fundamentalist goal of establishing a worldwide Islamic state, a state ruled by Islamic law.

Kudos to all dedicated journalists and fans of Western civilization, who, whether with good or bad taste, continue to defend these precious institutions. Suppress freedom of speech in a holy war for only 72 virgins? Start me at 73, and then we’ll talk.

ON THE NET...

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Lahore, Pakistan - "COPS HINDER CARTOON PROTEST IN PAKISTAN" (February 26, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "LIFE IMITATES ART IMITATING LIFE" (February 25, 2006)

NEWSMAX.com - Wires: Islamabad, Pakistan - "CARTOON PROTESTERS DEFY RALLY BAN" (February 24, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "NO MOSQUE DEPICTIONS ALLOWED" (February 23, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG (NEFA FOUNDATION.org): "VIDEO OF ANTI-DENMARK PROTEST IN LONDON" (February 23, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: "VIRGIN MARY CARTOON STIRS DEBATE OVER FREEDOM TO OFFEND" by Patrick Goodenough (February 22, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "SETON HALL LAW PROFESSOR CALLS FOR PROSECUTION OF MUHAMMAD CARTOON EDITOR" (February 22, 2006)

JURIST.law.pitt.edu - Forum: "A DANISH TROJAN HORSE: LAW AND THE MUHAMMAD CARTOONS" - by Guest Columnist Bernard Freamon (February 19, 2006)

THE FIRE.org: "MOHAMMED CARTOON CONTROVERSY SWEEPS THE ACADEMY" (February 22, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "A TALE OF TWO NEWSPAPERS" by Sol Stern (February 22, 2006)

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CNS NEWS.com: "MUSLIM LEADERS WANT UN TO OUTLAW 'DEFAMATION'" by Patrick Goodenough (February 21, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (MetroSpy): "HATE MAIL AND DEATH THREATS TARGET SELLER OF MOHAMMED CARTOON T-SHIRTS" (February 21, 2006)

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MICHELLE MALKIN - Weblog: "NEW BLACK PANTHER FOLLIES: TAKBIR" (February 21, 2006)

DANIELPIPES.org (NEW YORK SUN): "THOSE DANISH CARTOONS AND ME" by Daniel Pipes (February 21, 2006)

ARAB-EUROPEAN LEAGUE: "WHO WAS BEHIND THE 'DANISH' CARTOONS?" (February 21, 2006)

JAMESTOWN.org - Global Terrorism Analysis: "HOW THE CARTOON CONTROVERSY MAY SPUR TERRORISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA" (February 21, 2006)

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CNS NEWS.com: "CHRISTIANS TARGETED AS BLOODY CARTOON VIOLENCE CONTINUES" by Patrtick Goodenough (February 20, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: "MUSLIM ANGER OVER CARTOONS INCREASINGLY DIRECTED AT US" by Patrick Goodenough (February 20, 2006)

WTOP.com (AP): Copenhagen, Denmark - "DANISH FM: AL-QAIDA WILL EXPLOIT UPROAR" (February 20, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "CARTOON JIHAD IN SWEDEN" (February 20, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "CENSORED IN SWEDEN" (February 10, 2006)

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570478/posts/9#9"

JIHAD WATCH.org (GulfNews.com): "SAUDI TABLOID CLOSED FOR PRINTING CARTOONS" (February 21, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Sukkar, Pakistan - "TWO CHURCHES TORCHED IN PAKISTAN" (February 20, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): "INDIA: COURT ISSUES DEATH FATWA ON CARTOONISTS" (February 20, 2006)

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MEMRITV.org - Video Clip (with Transcript) #1049: "FILM SEMINAR ON IRANIAN TV: Tom and Jerry - A Jewish Conspiracy to Improve the Image of Mice, because Jews Were Termed "Dirty Mice' in Europe" ("Iran, Channel 4 - 2/19/2006")

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "TRACKING THE CARTOON JIHAD" (February 19, 2006)

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WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "DENMARK'S MUHAMMAD CARTOONIST HAS NO REGRETS" (February 19, 2006)

AMERICAN THINKER.com: "APPEASEMENT UNTO DEATH" by Vasko Kohlmayer (February 18, 2006)

THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.org: "STANDING UP TO TERROR" by William Tucker (February 13, 2006)

ISLAMONLINE.net: Doha - "DOHA FORUM URGES BETTER US-ISLAMIC TIES" (February 19, 2006)

ISLAMONLINE.net - Cairo: "MUSLIM YOUTHS TO PAY 'KNOW-PROPHET' VISIT TO DENMARK" (February 18, 2006)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "MUSLIMS TARGET U.S. EMBASSY IN INDONESIA" (February 19, 2006)

PERSECUTION.org: "INDONESIA"

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - Travel Warning: "INDONESIA"

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "PAKISTANI MISSIONARY SCHOOLS BEING TARGETED DURING CARTOON PROTESTS" by Sheraz Khuram Khan (February 18, 2006)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "TURKISH REPORTER ATTACKED BY CARTOON MOB" (February 18, 2006)

TURKS.US: "JOURNALIST STONED FOR NOT WEARING A HEAD-SCARF" (February 12, 2006)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Maiduguri, Nigeria - "15 DEAD IN NIGERIAN MUSLIM PROTESTS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nigerian Muslims protesting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad attacked Christians and burned churches on Saturday, killing at least 15 people in the deadliest confrontation yet in the whirlwind of Muslim anger over the drawings" (February 18, 2006)

PERSECUTION.org (COMPASS): Abuja, Nigeria - "STATE IN NIGERIA ACCUSED OF SEEKING TO TRAIN JIHADISTS Government accuses Kano of trying to turn vigilantes into parallel police force" by Obed Minchakpu (February 17, 2006)

PERSECUTION.org: "NIGERIA"

INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com (ISN SECURITY WATCH): "NIGERIAN MILITANTS DECLARE OIL WAR" (February 17, 2006)

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - TRAVEL WARNING: "NIGERIA"

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tripoli, Libya - "10 KILLED IN LIBYAN CARTOON RIOTS" (February 18, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "DANISH CARTOONS: NEW POLITICAL TOOL" (February 18, 2006)

MEMRI.org - Search Term: "LIBYA"

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - Public Announcement: "LIBYA"

NEWSMAX.com: "CLERIC OFFERS $1M CARTOON FATWAH BOUNTY" with Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com staff (February 17, 2006)

CNS NEWS.com: 'PRINTING CARTOONS LIKE SHOUTING 'FIRE,' SAYS RELIGIOUS LEADER" by Monisha Bansal (February 17, 2006)

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MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "CARTOON JIHAD IN NEW YORK" (February 17, 2006)

"CARTOON DANISH PROTEST - A photoset on Flickr" -Created by El Marco ("February 17, 2006 in front of the Danish Consulate near the United Nations in New York")

JIHAD WATCH.org: New York - "'Responsible editors must be punished'" (February 18, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: New York - "'Allah's wrath is on its way'" (February 18, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: New York - "'Islam will dominate'" (February 18, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: New York - "JIHAD AT GROUND ZERO" (February 7, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com - War Blog: "FLIMFLAMMABLE" (February 17, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "CLINTON IN PAKISTAN: CONVICT CARTOON PUBLISHERS Says press should not be allowed to criticize other faiths" (February 17, 2006)

TERROR TRACKER.co.uk: "ONLINE JIHAD FUELS ANGER" -posted by Neil Doyle (February 16, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "ANOTHER PROTEST LED BY DANISH IMAM AHMED ABU LABAN" (February 16, 2006)

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LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "SCENES OF PEACE AND TOLERANCE" (February 16, 2006)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "NORWAY AND SWEDEN ENFORCE SHARI'A" (February 16, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "CARTOONS, LIES AND FAKE SUBMISSIONS" by Sharon Lapkin (February 15, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - Weblog: "THE ISLAMISTS' WAR ON THE INTERNET" (February 15, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN AND SYRIA'S HOLY PARTNERSHIP IN THE CARTOON JIHAD" (February 15, 2006)

MINSTRELBOY.blogspot.com: "PERFECT TIMING FOR CARTOON JIHAD" (February 14, 2006)

TOWNHALL.com: "AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA: LITTLE COURAGE AND LITTLE HONESTY" -Commentary by Dennis Prager (February 14, 2006)

AGAPE PRESS: "COMPARING ISLAMIC FASCISTS TO CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES" -Commentary by Rev. Mark H. Creech (February 13, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "NEXT, THEY CAME FOR KFC" by Michelle Malkin (February 14, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "HOW THE CARTOON PROTESTS HARM MUSLIMS" by Daniel Pipes (February 14, 2006)

OFF-TOPIC-INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (TIMES ONLINE.co.uk): "THE BREWING BACKLASH AGAINST THE MUSLIM BACKLASH AGAINST CARTOONS AND OTHER IMAGINED INSULTS Public anger at Muslim Protesters" (February 14, 2006)

JAMESTOWN.org: "MUJAHIDEEN CONSIDER CARTOON CRISIS A MOMENT TO RE-DEFINE ISLAM..." by Stephen Ulph (February 14, 2006)

JAMESTOWN.org: "...AND SET COURSE OF ACTION AGAINST DENMARK" by Stephen Ulph (February 14, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ISLAMIST HACKER SITE MOVES TO DALLAS" (February 14, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ISLAMIST HACKER SITE 3ASFH.NET/.COM - DOWN" (February 8, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HOW THE BROTHERS ATTACKED THE WEBSITE OF JYLLANDS-POSTEN." (February 7, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "SEATTTLE-AREA WEBSITE FOR GIRLS CLUB HACKED BY ANGRY MUSLIMS AND NOBODY CARES (edited)" (February 13, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "CARTOON ROW: IMAGE OF CROSS PRINTED ON FOOTBALL (SOCCER BALL) PATCHES IN PAKISTAN" by Sheraz Khurram Khan (February 14, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "TWO KILLED AS PROTESTS OVER CARTOONS IN PAKISTAN TURN VIOLENT" by Sheraz Khurram Khan (February 14, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "ANTI-CHRISTIAN AND ANTI-SEMITIC BOOKS ON DISPLAY AT CAIRO INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR: LAWSUIT PENDING" by Jeremy Reynalds (February 13, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Islamabad, Pakistan - "CALL FOR ANTI-CARTOONS RALLIES IN PAKISTAN ON MARCH 3" by Sheraz Khurram Khan (February 12, 2006)

"www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/02/010188print.html" (February 12, 2006)

BRAIN-TERMINAL.com: "SHARIA LAW COMES WEST" -Column by Evan Coyne Maloney (February 13, 2006)

BRAIN-TERMINAL.com: "FREEDOM IS THE ENEMY" -Column by Evan Coyne Maloney (February 13, 2006)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK TIMES): "CARTOON RAGE PLANNED AT OIC MEETING" (February 10, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "REBORN EXTREMIST SECT HAD KEY ROLE IN LONDON PROTEST" (February 11, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (YNET NEWS): "BRITISH MUSLIM GROUP DECLARES NEW JIHAD" (January 9, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "BRITISH MUSLIMS CALL FOR LAWS TO PROTECT MUHAMMAD, AND PROTEST DANISH CARTOONS" by Jeremy Reynalds (February 10, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "THE WAR ON THE FREE PRESS The Cartoon Jihadists are winning..." (February 9, 2006)

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TOWNHALL.com: "THE CARTOON INTIFADA" -Commentary by Clifford D. May (February 9, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): Kandahar, Afghanistan - "TALEBAN SAY 100 ENLIST FOR SUICIDE ATTACKS OVER CARTOONS" (February 9, 2006)

DAILY TIMES.com.pk: Islamabad - "TALIBAN OFFER 100kg GOLD FOR KILLING CARTOONIST" (February 9, 2006)

MEMRITV.org - Video Clip No. 1032 - Transcript: "HIZBULLAH SECRETARY-GENERAL HASSAN NASRALLAH: BUSH AND CONDOLEEZZA RICE SHOULD SHUT UP. WE WILL DEFEND OUR PROPHET WITH OUR BLOOD" (February 9, 2006)

MEMRITV.org

FOX NEWS.com (AP): " RICE: SYRIA, IRAN INFLAMED VIOLENCE" (February 8, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "IRANIAN PAPER PLANS HOLOCAUST CARTOONS" by Jeremy Reynalds (February 8, 2006)

TOWNHALL.com: "CALVIN AND HOBBES -- AND MUHAMMAD" -Commentary by Ann Coulter (February 8, 2006)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1089 "Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi Responds to Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad: Whoever is Angered and Does Not Rage in Anger is a Jackass - We are Not a Nation of Jackasses" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In a February 3, 2006 Friday sermon, Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, who is head of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, president of the International Association of Muslim Scholars (IAMS), and the spiritual guide of many other Islamist organizations across the world (including the Muslim Brotherhood), exhorted worshippers to show rage to the world over the Danish paper Jylland Posten's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. The sermon was aired on Qatar TV on February 3, 2006.") (February 9, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "U.N., EU TO APOLOGIZE TO ISLAM FOR CARTOONS" (February 8, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS, FREE SPEECH RIGHTS UNDER PRESSURE FROM RADICAL ISLAM Intimidation factor is real following riots and death threats" by Mark Ellis (February 7, 2006)

Off-Topic.INTERNET-HAGANAH.COM: "YEAH, THAT'S A PAROLE VIOLATION...(February 7, 2006)

News.BBC.co.uk: "CARTOON PROTESTER WAS DRUG DEALER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Muslim demonstrator who imitated a suicide bomber in London to protest over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad is a convicted drug dealer. Omar Khayam, 22, of Bedford, was jailed in 2002 and released on licence last year after serving half of his sentence for dealing heroin and cocaine.") (Last updated February 7, 2006)

WorldNetDaily.com: "'MUHAMMAD CARTOON' PROVED FAKE Imam added 3 especially provocative images to fuel outrage" (February 8, 2006)

MilitantIslamMonitor (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "MUSLIMS CLERICS WHO 'DIALOUGED' WITH DANES WENT TO MIDDLE EAST TO INCITE VIOLENCE WITH FAKED MOHAMMED CARTOONS" (February 7, 2006)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1087: "HAMAS LEADER KHALED MASH'AL AT A DAMASCUS MOSQUE: THE NATION OF ISLAM WILL SIT AT THE THONE OF THE WORLD AND THE WEST WILL BE FULL OF REMORSE - WHEN IT'S TOO LATE" (February 7, 2006)

TrackingAlQueda.blogspot.com: "FEBRUARY 13, 2006 THE NEW EMBASSY BURNING DAY" (February 7, 2006)

TrackingAlQueda.com: "2/10/2006 - Embassy Burning Day" (February 4, 2006)

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JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Focus: "INTERNET MUJAHIDEEN REFINE ELECTRONIC WARFARE TACTICS" by Stephen Ulph (February 7, 2006)

DANIELPIPES.org (NEW YORK SUN): "CARTOONS AND ISLAMIC IMPERIALISM" by Daniel Pipes (February 7, 2006)

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ISLAMONLINE.net - Title: "ARE VIOLENT PROTESTS AGAINST ANTI-PROPHET CARTOON ACCEPTABLE?" (February 7, 2006)

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Google - News Search: "OMAR BAKRI [Mohammed]"

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JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC.net.au): "TWO KILLED IN AFGHAN ANTI-CARTOON PROTEST" (February 6, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "TURKEY: CATHOLIC PRIEST SHOT, KILLED BY ASSAILANT SHOUTING 'ALLAHU AKBAR'" (February 6, 2006)

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WASHINGTON TIMES.com: Beirut - "SYRIA SEEN AS INSTIGATOR" (February 7, 2006)

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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN" (February 5, 2006)

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THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "MORE LIES FROM DANISH IMAMS" (February 4, 2006)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "IT IS NOT A 'ROW'" (February 4, 2006)

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "ISLAMIC ANGER AGAINST PUBLICATION OF CARTOONS GROWS Dishonor Muhammad and Risk Execution" by Jeremy Reynalds (February 4, 2006)

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JIHAD WATCH.org (BBC): "NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS TORCHED ALSO" (February 4, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "DANISH EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS ABLAZE" (February 4, 2006)

BBC NEWS.co.uk: "TWO JORDAN EDITORS ARE ARRESTED" (February 4, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "E-CFR.ORG: CURRENT SITE OF THE 'EUROPEAN' COUNCIL FOR FATWA AND RESEARCH" (February 4, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "'you have started it, you are nurturing it and don't blame the muslims for their actions'" (February 4, 2006)

AFTENPOSTEN.no/english: "NORWAY USED AS TERROR BASE Islamic extremists are using Norway as a base for terrorist operations overseas, but the head of Norway's security police claims they're being watched." (February 3, 2006)

BRUSSELS JOURNAL.com: "'THE WAR IS ON'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Yesterday (Thursday) Mullah Krekar, the alleged leader of the Islamist group Ansar al-Islam who has been living in Norway as a refugee since 1991, said that the publication of the Muhammad cartoons was a declaration of war. "The war has begun," he told Norwegian journalists. Mr Krekar said Muslims in Norway are preparing to fight. "It does not matter if the governments of Norway and Denmark apologize, the war is on.") (February 3, 2006)

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Google - Search Term: "KREKAR"

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MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "THE 'INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ANGER'" (February 3, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (THESUN.co.uk): "'I love Al-Qaida' -- On London Baby's Bonnet" (February 4, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "'We Want Blood on the Streets of England'"(February 3, 2006)

alghurabaa.co.uk: "Kill those who insult the Prophet Muhammad (saw)"

INFOVLAD.net: "BOYCOTTING DANISH PRODUCTS GOES ON" (February 3, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "MUSLIMS AGAINST THE CARTOON JIHAD" by Kamal Nawash (February 3, 2006)

ISLAMONLINE.net: Cairo - "WARNINGS CARTOONS RISK VIOLENCE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The blasphemous cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by a Danish daily and other European newspapers are risking to trigger acts of violence around the world, officials and commentators warn.") (February 2, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "FABRICATED CARTOONS WORSENED DANISH CONTROVERSY" (February 2, 2006)

DAVIDS MEDIENKRITIK - blog: "WITH DENMARK: United Against Islamic Intolerance Time to Stand Up to Islama-Bullying: BUY DANISH!"

DAVIDS MEDIENKRITIK - blog: "DANISH CARTOONS: GERMAN JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION SAYS 'NO'...MAKE THAT 'YES'" (February 1, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "MUJAHIDEEN ARMY CALLS UPON FIGHTERS TO ATTACK DENMARK AND NORWAY" (January 31, 2006)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): "FATWA AGAINST DANISH TROOPS" (January 31, 2006)

THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "DANISH LEFTIST GROUP OPENLY FUNDING TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" -Posted by Olivier Guitta (January 29, 2006)

TrackingAlQueda.blogspot.com: "MUSLIMS BEGIN PING FLOOD AGAINST JYLLANDS-POSTEN" (January 29, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE DANISH THREAT This latest threat from the 'Glory Brigades in Northern Europe' targets Denmark" (January 28, 2006)

"www.internet-haganah.com/hmedia/28jan06-denmark/index.htm" (January 28, 2006

TrackingAlQueda.blogspot.com: "Denmark is next - BOLO Denmark!!!" (January 27, 2006)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - Weblog: "The Cartoon Jihad" (January 27, 2006)

ZOMBIETIME.com: "MOHAMMED IMAGE ARCHIVE Reader Email Responses"

"www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/"

FOX NEWS.com (AP): COPENHAGEN, Denmark - "MORE DANISH TERROR ARRESTS" (October 29, 2005)

A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding an AP article: "DENMARK ARRESTS 4 IN ALLEGED TERROR PLOT" (October 27, 2005)

BRUSSELS JOURNAL.com: "JIHAD AGAINST DANISH NEWSPAPER" - from the desk of Paul Belien (October 22, 2005)

BRUSSELS JOURNAL.com: "OUR LADY OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES" -from the Desk of Paul Belien (September 22, 2005)

INFOVLAD.net: "NEXT TARGET - DENMARK?" (October 15, 2005)

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