Protecting Mohammed (William F. Buckley,Jr.)

National Review ^ | 2-3-06 | William F. Buckley, Jr.

[DCPatriot]

The most striking aspect of the controversy is the leverage of the offended Muslim community....

Why? We're talking about upset Euro-weenie liberals here.

[NutCrackerBoy]

What are Muslim leaders doing to dissociate their faith from the ends to which it is being taken by the terrorists? -William F. Buckley Jr.

crickets chirping...

There's two parts to it. One is that the way Islam is understood, the way the culture around it is, things like these cartoons provoke a very strong visceral reaction, more so than religious Christian Americans dislike for the prevalent secular insensitivity here.

Second, on top of that difference, is reacting with physical violence. We don't do it. WFB's question concerning terrorism and Muslim leaders only addresses the latter of the two.

[mylife]

The european papers have had more backbone on this issue than the American papers have

[OldArmy52]

Since it's accepted by Liberals to consider an image of Christ sitting in a jar of urine to be protected artistic expression, why do they not put a Koran or pic of Big M in a jar of urine?

Could it be that Christianity is truly the religion of Peace, but the Muslim religion is nowhere close?

[DCPatriot]

It will be interesting to see if he addresses the subject in the next issue.If he does,but omits the cartoons, your point will have been made in spades.

What if he's not concerned about offending them per se, but he's concerned about the safety of himself and his family?

This growing cult called "radical islam" has to be crushed...again.

If they had nuclear weapons back during the crusades, they would have used them.

Time to start CRUSADES II.

[DCPatriot]

"...The dems outrage caused them to say and do things that made them look like fools and definately hurt their cause. The bitterness and actions of the muslims will have the same effect throughout the world.

IOW, you're appeasing them.

let them kill some people, burn some cars and churches and government buildings until when? They get tired?

They will consider it a dry run for the next time they incite the young masses of muslim men.

No sir or mam...it's time to start putting these dogs down en masse.

[smoothsailing]

What if he's not concerned about offending them per se, but he's concerned about the safety of himself and his family?

It sounds like you may not be familiar with his magazine.When the next issue goes to press,approx. Feb.10th, if Buckley deems it still a story, he'll run with it, cartoons and all.

I could be wrong,but I've been recieving the magazine for 15 years, and Buckley is fearless.JMHO.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"The question not being ventilated with sufficient thoroughness is: What are Muslim leaders doing to dissociate their faith from the ends to which it is being taken by the terrorists? "

The answer, of course, is NOTHING.

[smoothsailing]

It's worse than nothing.They're culpable in their silence,silence being tacit approval.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"It's worse than nothing.They're culpable in their silence,silence being tacit approval."

And ditto the criticism of them for it.

[smoothsailing]

Agreed.

There are many reasons for me to be supportive of President Bush, but I really wish he'd drop the "religion of peace" nonsense.It really let's our domestic mullahs off the hook as far as I'm concerned.

Maybe I'm not being fair to the President, but it bugs me whenever he says it.

[DCPatriot]

I didn't mean Buckley opting for not printing them.

I meant all the other newspapers and media he's talking about.