February 12, 2006 Are Muslims a Threat to Europe?By Steve ChapmanBERLIN -- A few days ago, the German newspaper Die Welt decided to show its support for freedom of the press by publishing the controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad -- on the front page, no less. Germany is home to some 3 million Muslims. And something interesting happened when Die Welt took that risky step: nothing. That is not entirely surprising. Though the cartoons appeared first in Denmark, the violent protests occurred far away, in places like Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan. Still, the underlying worry about this...