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The publication of these cartoons of Mohammed are not the reason for the rioting and violence. They are the excuse. Islamic protesters burned down the Danish consulate in Beirut in response to those cartoons making fun of Islam. Riots are ongoing, cars are being overturned and at least one person is dead in Afghanistan. Pakistan is boycotting prescription drugs from companies based in countries where the cartoons were published. This is absolutely insane. What we are witnessing is the ultimate conclusion to militant political correctness. Many leftists would excuse this behavior...because these Muslims are "offended." Know this: in the world...

OSLO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Norwegian soldiers in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan were attacked on Tuesday by a crowd throwing stones and which smashed their way into the force's camp, Norway's defence ministry said. The attack occurred three days after Norway's embassy in Syria was torched by Muslim demonstrators angry at the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish and Norwegian newspapers. Two Norwegians were reported slightly hurt in the attack by about 200-300 demonstrators at the Meymaneh camp of the ISAF international peace force, a ministry spokesman said. "The demonstrators are throwing stones and have...

Times Online February 07, 2006 Fake suicide bomber sent back to prison By Philippe Naughton Omar Khayam outside the Danish Embassy last Friday (Cathal McNaughton/PA) The man who dressed as a suicide bomber during protests against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad was today arrested and taken to prison at the request of the Home Office. Omar Khayam was pictured outside the Danish Embassy in London last Friday wearing a simulated suicide bombing outfit to denounce the cartoons, first published in a Danish paper. The 22-year-old student was sentenced to six years in jail in 2002 for possessing...

KABUL (AP) - Thousands of rioters clashed with police and NATO peacekeepers across Afghanistan on Tuesday in demonstrations against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, officials said. One person was killed and scores wounded. Norwegian troops fired on hundreds of protesters outside their base in Maymana, a city in the northwest, after the demonstrators shot at them and threw grenades, said provincial Gov. Mohammed Latif. One of the demonstrators was shot dead while two others were wounded, he said. A spokeswoman for NATO's peacekeeping force, Squadron Leader Annie Gibson-Sexton, said troops used tear gas against the protesters, but...

The 16 year old boy who was arrested today for the murder of a 60 year old Roman Catholic priest Andrea Santaro has said that it was because of the controversial cartoons of Mohammed. The suspect was arrested in the town of Trabzon on the Black Sea coast, he was armed at the time. The priest was shot dead on Sunday in his church. He had worked for five years in the town. The Vatican embassy in Turkey has said that boy screamed 'Allah Akhbar' as he shot the priest. The murder has led to shocked reactions in the predominantly...