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| German chancellor faces Muslim wrath after praising Danish cartoonist who caricatured Prophet |
| 2010-09-09 |
| German chancellor Angela Merkel praised what she described as 'the bravery' of a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad at an award ceremony honoring his achievements for freedom of speech. In her speech praising illustrator Kurt Westergaard, 'who has had to fear for his life since the publication of the cartoons in 2005,' Merkel emphasized Wednesday that media freedom is an important element of rights in Europe. 'It does not matter if we think his cartoons are tasteful or not, if we think they are necessary and helping or not,' Merkel said at the ceremony in the city of Potsdam. The question, she said, was, 'Is he allowed to do this? Yes, he is.' |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 preparation for the Religion of Peace? a shotgun, a semi-auto, a .45 and shooting lessons |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-09-09 20:17 |
| #3 Deepak Chopra also has a death wish. He's just written a novel entitled, Muhammad with the Muzzie prophet depicted on the cover. Barnes & Noble called and asked him to reconsider that, but Deepak said no. When asked if he was worried about having a fatwa issued against him, he replied, "No, but my family is worried. I will wait to see if it happens and deal with it then". Bet he's getting that panic room installed regardless. |
| Posted by: Infidel 2010-09-09 18:01 |
| #2 Three cheers for Angie! So now we are getting schooled by the Euros on both economics AND freedom. Hang your head in shame, America. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-09-09 15:01 |
| #1 I am surprised she did it. Of course, Germany also had the 'nads to shut down one of the built, "cultural centers," because it was a spawning ground, and center for terrorist actions. How do they treat their military? Is it an evil like the demirats perceive ours? |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-09 14:32 |