Posted on 07/13/2007 9:06:41 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Muslim group loses cartoons libel case in Denmark Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:02AM EDT
By Gelu Sulugiuc and Rasmus Nord Jorgensen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Muslim group lost a libel case on Friday against the leader of a Danish anti-immigrant party who had accused its members of treason for publicizing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
A court ruled that Pia Kjaersgaard, leader of the Danish People's Party (DPP), did not libel the Islamic Faith Community when she accused some of its members of treason for traveling to the Middle East to publicize a Danish newspaper's publication of the drawings, which caused a worldwide uproar in 2006.
The court said the term "treason" was not libelous because it was used extensively in public debate. It ordered the plaintiffs, a loose network of Danish Muslim organizations which says it represents 50,000 members, to pay Kjaersgaard 40,000 Danish crowns ($7,400) in costs.
In September 2005, the newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons of the Prophet which were later reprinted elsewhere and provoked outrage among Muslims.
Three Danish embassies were attacked and at least 50 people were killed in rioting in the Middle East and Asia. Most Muslims regard any depiction of the Prophet as offensive.
"We are very disappointed with the verdict and are considering an appeal," said Kasem Ahmad, a spokesman for the Muslim group. He added that the group would issue a fatwa, or religious edict, against Jyllands-Posten if it did not receive an apology from the paper.
"It's too early to say any details of the fatwa," Ahmad said. "The fatwa is the last step and will also satisfy Muslims in the Middle East."
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Since WHEN have the Pig-Kissers ever been satisfied with anything?
They lost that, but will just go into their normal mode of shooting, stabbing, and chopping heads off.
Put some ice on it...
Consider pulling your head out of your ass and rejoining civilization - "Already in progress".
Maybe she can use the settlement money to buy an X-ray machine to screen her mail.
Long memories, short fuses, a penchant for things that explode, and no brains makes for a very nasty enemy.
“Consider pulling your head out of your ass and rejoining civilization..”
They never joined civilization, how can they rejoin. Besides, Islam and civilization is an oxymoron.
“He added that the group would issue a fatwa, or religious edict, against Jyllands-Posten if it did not receive an apology from the paper.”
- And we’re so scared.
Throughout the centuries, different Muslim fools have tried to ‘conquer’ Europe (most Muslims have been more sensible though, I won’t deny that).
They’re making the same basic mistake all Europe haters always have been making; they simply don’t wish to understand why they live on the charity of Western civilization, a culture that has dominated the globe for centuries and is growing stronger day by day.
Mrs. Kjaersgaard has been under police protection for years now.
Anyway, the organisation represent only a few thousand muslims. Other organisations have been busy distancing themselves from these nutcases. Especially as the spokesman for these cases in front of cameras threathned with a fatwa. He was later grilled by journalists and made to look like the silly fool he is. He ending up with saying that Mrs. Kjaersgaard, who incidentally is now a witch, wasn’t worth a fatwa.
He not only shot himself in the foot, he put his entire foot down the barrel before pulling the trigger.
Mrs. Kjaersgaard could hardly hide her delight, five minuttes with that idiot on prime time news gave her and her party, the Danish Peoples Party, a lot of votes.
Thanks.
I find it odd though, that a ‘witch’ is less worthy of a fatwa, considering the prohibitions they have on everything else.
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