French Strike Deal to Quell Anti-Cartoon Riots
Direct from the newsdesk of Scott Ott:
(2006-02-03) – The French newspaper that set off Muslim riots this week by republishing Danish editorial cartoons implying a connection between Islam’s founder and modern acts of terror, announced today it had reached a negotiated settlement with a leading Islamic group to end the controversy which has sparked boycotts, violence, gunfire and hostage-takings.
“We should not have portrayed this peaceful religion, or its Prophet (peace be upon him), as angry, violent, or reactionary,” said an unnamed editor of the French daily from his bunker in an undisclosed location. “Starting tomorrow, we will atone for our insults to Mohammed (peace be upon him), and demonstrate that we are fair and balanced.”
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February 3rd, 2006 at 9:43 am
Yes, I suppose we should all be grateful that those in that religion of peace talked out their problem with the cartoons, and no one in that religion would ever think of beheadings (the ultimate torture), or sentencing a criminal to losing a (any) part of his/her body as punishment for a crime, or stone a woman because she was accused by her “husband” of adultery, or …
And that’s just in this 6-year old century!
February 3rd, 2006 at 1:22 pm
What I am wondering about cartoons and freedom of speech is this: would any of these european newspapers publish cartoons of jews that depicts them with big noses and money hungry? Would they publish cartoons that deny holocaust? It’s crime in these countries. The editor or cartoonist would go to jail. Hypocrisy? Apparently freedom of speech has limits to them.
I want to see this question raised and explained