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2007-08-31 Europe

Muhammad cartoon: Sweden 'sorry for hurt feelings'

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Posted by mrp 2007-08-31 06:01|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The protest concerned a cartoon by artist Lars Vilks, which showed the head of Muhammad on the body of a dog.

I demand an apology to for this vile offense to dogs.

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-31 08:45|| 2007-08-31 08:45|| Front Page Top

#2 If newspapers all over the world continue to publish cartoons that insult the so-called prophet (piss be upon him), will the muslims ever get tired of seething? Or will they eventually become desensitized? Maybe just a little bit of desensitization is exactly what they need as a first little baby step toward reaching some kind of tolerance and accommodation with the rest of the world. So maybe these little cartoons are actually doing them a favor. They should be grateful.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-08-31 11:46|| 2007-08-31 11:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Johansson said that Friday's demonstration was peaceful, with demonstrators shouting slogans and brandishing placards.

"peaceful" yeah shuuuure. Just what slogans were being shouted? And what did those placards say?

Posted by Thinemp Whimble 2007-08-31 12:41|| 2007-08-31 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 "Regrettably, the tendency among some Europeans to mix the freedom of expression with an outright and deliberate insult to 1.3 billion Muslims in the world is on the rise," the statement said.

No "mix" about it. Free people have the absolute right to make "outright and deliberate" insults to Islam, Muslims, Mohammed and even their sacred Allah. In facteven as I type thisI am farting in Mecca's general direction.

Interesting that a senior government official of a predominantly Islamic country takes it upon himself to speak on behalf of all Muslims world-wide. No separation of mosque and state in the Caliphate, kuffr.

The sooner that we finally treat Islam as a monolithic religious body, the more coherent our dealings with it will become. Islam of nearly all stripes wants the West destroyed and we are doomed if we cannot deem that an underlying principal worthy of unilateral reprisal.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-31 17:29|| 2007-08-31 17:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Islam of nearly all stripes wants the West destroyed and we are doomed if we cannot deem that an underlying principal worthy of unilateral reprisal.

A "unilateral reprisal"? What's that?

Posted by mrp 2007-08-31 19:20|| 2007-08-31 19:20|| Front Page Top

#6 A "unilateral reprisal"? What's that?

As in, "We don't need no steenking coalitions." Every single Western country should feel free to attack and dismantle any Islamic theocracy as it sees fit. Cooperation is encouraged to save time and effort, but there should be no need for concensus or outside approval in order to act against the threat of Islam.

Posted by Black Bart Crereng4893 2007-08-31 19:30|| 2007-08-31 19:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Doh! Dratted cookie monster. Post #6 was mine.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-31 19:38|| 2007-08-31 19:38|| Front Page Top

#8 "Attack and dismantle" Islamic theocratic states? Sounds like something more than a "reprisal" to me. And once the theocratic governments are dismantled (assuming there's a Congress or Parliament willing to sign on for such a mission), who replaces the theocrats?

The Bush Doctrine already declares that the US holds the state sponsors of terrorism responsible for their actions. As Afghanistan and Iraq have profoundly demonstrated, that's a bloody tall order as is.

Posted by mrp 2007-08-31 20:15|| 2007-08-31 20:15|| Front Page Top

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