[vbmoneyspender]

I read this.

In Canada, we had a similar case, if not of the same magnitude. In the mid-90s, a Toronto man distributed highly inflammatory literature against Islam and the Prophet.Unlike our European colleagues and some fanatics of the Middle East, Canadian Muslims took up the case with the police and the gentleman was charged under Ontario hate laws and convicted. End of story.

And then I read this.

For the Arab League to demand that the Danish government shut down the newspaper Jyllands-Posten shows how deeply entrenched dictatorial practices are in many Muslim countries. They are so accustomed to closing down their own newspapers, they could not understand why the Danish government could not issue a decree closing the Jyllands-Posten.

And I wonder what the difference is between what the Canadian Muslims did to the Toronto man in the 90's and what the author is criticizing the Arab League for demanding be done now. Then again maybe this author just doesn't check his articles for logical coherence before he has them published.

[weegee]

Actually all of this reaction is the same as that generated from the unsubstantiated reports of korans being flushed down the toilet.

Time Magazine (or was it Newsweak?) did not find their actions to be irresponsible.