Yale's Cartoon Cowardice (proving murder works)

The Daily Beast ^ | Aug 26, 2009 | Alan Dershowitz

[Titus-Maximus]

When Yale's press capitulated to threats and refused to publish Muhammad cartoons in a forthcoming book, it set a frightening precedent in the face of Islamic extremism.

What was the Yale Press thinking? I'm not talking about their recent decision to censor the illustration of the Danish cartoon and other art that depicted Muhammad from Jytte Klausen’s book The Cartoons That Shook the World. I'm talking about their original decision to publish a scholarly book about the cartoon controversy, which they had to know would include controversial illustrations. I like the Yale Press and its editors. I've published with them. They are professionals, and they do not shy away from controversy. They are also very smart. Smart publishers know one thing for sure: It's far easier to exercise discretion in deciding to decline to publish a book than to agree to publish it and then try to censor its contents.

[Titus-Maximus]

Yale only proves that murder works, which helps to promote terrorism around the world.

Hey Yale, thanks for sticking up for Western values! Yeah, right!

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Anybody surprised? Now let’s see what happens when some radical wacko creates a “dung Mary” or a “piss Christ” or a “chocolate Jesus.”