Posted on 04/04/2009 12:02:43 PM PDT by knighthawk
A Danish cartoonist, responsible for one of the caricatures of Mohammed which sparked worldwide anger from Muslims in 2005, has accused the BBC of appeasing radical Islam.
Kurt Westergaard says the BBC will not air a recent interview with him because it is terrified of upsetting extremist Muslims.
The 73-year-old cartoonist gave his first ever English interview to a BBC journalist four weeks ago. Since then it has not been broadcast, amid claims that the BBC is frightened of “inflaming” Muslims.
Mr Westergaard told the Daily Mail newspaper, “I am disappointed on behalf of the freedom of speech.
“Every time you are afraid I think you make a step backwards. That is depressing me.”
Mr Westergaard compared the BBC’s attitude to the appeasement of Hitler in the 1930s.
He said: “If you have an appeasement policy towards the radical Muslims then you are on a very wrong way and you have to start marching backwards.”
The protests which greeted the publication of the Danish cartoons in 2005 lasted for six months and led to dozens of deaths.
Mr Westergaard has received death threats and been forced to spend periods living at secret locations under police protection.
A spokesman for the BBC said: “No decision has been made yet. As and when one is, it will be based, as always, on editorial merit.”
Ping
I say air away. When the radicals pop their heads up to protest, it just makes them easier to pick off. Fire at will.
he is not wrong either
they had a programme once where it was about how muslims are in the UK.
course in the crowd was 99% muslim who were just giving their view and how the west is bad bla bla and how they are the religion of peace
the BBC, guardian, Boston globe, NY times, MSNBC,NBC etc etc etc make me sick
I think the BBC is far beyond appeasing. It is more like actively promoting it.
The entire country appeases Muslims.
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