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| Paris mayor condemns Teheran Holocaust cartoon show | |
| 2006-08-18 | |
| PARIS - Paris’s mayor on Thursday condemned a Teheran exhibition of cartoons on the Holocaust, saying the display mocked the Nazi killing of 6 million Jews. Bertrand Delanoe said he was appalled by the display of more than 200 entries from Iran’s International Holocaust Cartoons Contest, which organisers say aims to challenge Western taboos about discussing the mass killings of European Jews. Delanoe condemned the exhibition in a letter to Iran’s ambassador, saying the event “intended to mock the tragedy of the Shoah and to trivialise a new anti-Semitic bid under the false pretext of art and freedom of speech”. “At a time when violence and war should lead everyone towards a willingness for dialogue, appeasement and tolerance, such a step serves, on the contrary, motivations dominated by hatred,” the Socialist mayor said. Delanoe called on Iran to let “the paths of reason and respect of others” prevail.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 Think red ken, only gay and openly playing the gay lobby card, and probably more Sophisticated and Nuanced, metrosexual-style. über-tranzi. I shall think of that only in hazy, feverish nightmares A5089 |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2006-08-18 16:57 |
| #6 ParisÂ’s mayor on Thursday condemned a Teheran exhibition of cartoons on the Holocaust All the anger is because he didn't think of it first. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-18 15:52 |
| #5 Delanoe is a pure bobo (bohemian bourgeois) leftist who runs the capital with the green (watermelons), he is NOT a frenchie with stones, unless you consider making mummia an honorary citizen of honor of Paris having stones... Think red ken, only gay and openly playing the gay lobby card, and probably more Sophisticated and Nuanced, metrosexual-style. über-tranzi. Probably one of the french pols I despise the most, along with shiraq and jack lang. Btw, one funny if rather un-pc nickname he has is "la percée de l'islam", or "la trouée de l'islam", in regard to the occasion when he was stabbed by a muslim psycho who hated homosexuality. This translates either as "the great advance of islam on the battlefield" (basically), or "the woman stabbed by islam". "Nôtre dame de Paris" is a more conventional one, no need to translate. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-08-18 13:59 |
| #4 Leftist alert ! This is a typical leftist mindset: At a time when violence and war should lead everyone towards a willingness for dialogue, appeasement and tolerance Ladies and gentlemen, believe me, this is the key on how to overcome the leftist opposition to our war against radical Islam. Attack and kick the shit outta them until they appease us. Until they tolerate us and create dialogue which excuses our violent actions against them and bloody Islam. While we're at it, we can make the lefties carry water and serve food. Oh, yeah, and say 'sir' at the beginning and end of every statement. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-08-18 11:49 |
| #3 Finally, a Frenchman with stones. I can almost be proud of my French ancestory. It would mean more though, if he publicly proposed a boycott. Backup words with actions and carry a concealed weapon. |
| Posted by: Delphi2005 2006-08-18 11:13 |
| #2 At a time when violence and war should lead everyone towards a willingness for dialogue, appeasement and tolerance, such a step serves, on the contrary, motivations dominated by hatred,” It's hard blaming the Muzzies for thinking their time (for world domination) has come. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-08-18 06:32 |
| #1 Careful, Bertrand. You might set off muslim seething and rioting in the streets again! |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-08-18 02:13 |