5 people dead now over these bl--dy cartoons.

Cartoons and Hypocrisy
http://www.counterpunch.org/itani02022006.html

"Go read Rachard Itani’s analysis of the Danish Cartoon issue, before sinking back into the mire of your myopic, dualist, prejudiced, and ill-informed hatred of all things Islamic and Muslim. You are accountable for what you choose to believe." Excerpted from http://www.maryams.net/dervish/2006/02/04/to-the-right-wing-visitors/

"To the Militant Right-Wing Loons..."
Cartoons and Hypocrisy
http://www.counterpunch.org/itani02022006.html

"Go read Rachard Itani’s analysis of the Danish Cartoon issue, before sinking back into the mire of your myopic, dualist, prejudiced, and ill-informed hatred of all things Islamic and Muslim. You are accountable for what you choose to believe." Excerpted from http://www.maryams.net/dervish/2006/02/04/to-the-right-wing-visitors/

Dear Salam Zreika.

As a freelance journalist in the West, you should be aware that the Western world allows considerable freedom of expression.

The reason why western artists are given so much freedom to redicule and attack contemporary social issues, is because it allows western society to evolve, as time erodes the basic premises which underpin our laws and morality. If the Islamic world had ever developed such a medium for self criticism itself, which had allowed the Muslim world to progress, the Islamic world would not be such a basket case today.

Don't you think it is presumptuous for failed societies to tell successful societies that we are doing everything wrong?

It has ben noted that fanatics have no sense of humour. That would have to apply to the entire Islamic world. The Muslim world is hardly noted for doing anything successful for the last 800 years,so they have nothing to crow about when it comes to advances in medicine, technology, deep space research, science, manufacturing, economic advancement, social advancement or even sport. There is nothing for them to joyously celebrate there.

The only time you ever see Muslims happy and jumping for joy is when they have just blown somebody up.

I hope that the Victorians don't put me in jail for saying this. It was just a joke.

At last.. I've found it......

[Lorenzo Vidino at The Counterterrorism Blog follows up on his report about how a delegation of Danish imams led by Ahmed Abdel Rahman Abu Laban disseminated fake anti-Muslim cartoons and attributed them to the Jyllands-Posten to stir up Islamist rage:]

There is now increasing information about the activities of one Imam Ahmad Abu Laban, a Danish Muslim cleric who went with a delegation of Muslims from Denmark to the Middle east to promote outrage over the cartoons.

Bear in mind the cartoons were first published in SEPTEMBER 05
Why suddenly the outrage ?

See this link http://michellemalkin.com/

The Imam claims the fake 'cartoon' making mohammed look like a pig, was sent by some emailer.. but he used it anyway as 'one of the cartoons' to stir up trouble in Lebanon etc....

It is felt that this was an organized campaign to force Denmark to observe Sharia law by virtue of public outrage and boycotts.

This same Imam 'condemned' the boycotts in English in an interview and a short time later in Arabic expressed how EFFECTIVE they were.

Anyway.. read for yourselves :)

As with most media reports, its good to keep a healthy degree of skepticism about the veracity until all information is 'in'.

Cheers all.

Muslim protests are a warning to us all, our freedoms and respect for both male and female are being used against us.
Hate and lies against Christian and Jews can be seen in posters at every protest far worse than the cartoons.
Lies and miss information are spread, and it surely is clear world peace is comeing to an end?
The cartoons did not need to be published but the outcome questions any idea we can live together.