Author Topic: My new found respect for European News (Read 2151 times)

moot · « **Reply #60 on:** February 03, 2006, 02:29:21 PM »

Found it, thanks.

Holden, it's the firing that he says was for appeasement, not the cartoons.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #61 on:** February 03, 2006, 02:32:55 PM »

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Originally posted by moot
Found it, thanks.

Holden, it's the firing that he says was for appeasement, not the cartoons.

I understand that, but that is not what lasersailer's statement said.

[foghorn leghorn] It was a joke son, I made a funny...[/foghorn leghorn]

moot · « **Reply #62 on:** February 03, 2006, 02:39:04 PM »

that's not funny... esp. considering the 15sec I spent concluding it was worth saying so despite you obviously not being that thick.

Gunthr · « **Reply #63 on:** February 03, 2006, 03:34:18 PM »

Correction: Jordanian Newspaper publisheed cartoons, not Jordanian government...

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1138622534957&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

straffo · « **Reply #64 on:** February 03, 2006, 04:26:10 PM »

xrtoronto · « **Reply #65 on:** February 03, 2006, 05:26:06 PM »

great post straffo !!

Gunthr · « **Reply #66 on:** February 03, 2006, 05:30:20 PM »

LOL That says it all Straffo
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Thrawn · « **Reply #67 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:05:26 PM »

W...T...F??

"US sides with Muslims in cartoon dispute
Feb 3, 12:22 PM (ET)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington on Friday condemned caricatures in European newspapers of the Prophet Mohammad, siding with Muslims who are outraged that the publications put press freedom over respect for religion.

By inserting itself into a dispute that has become a lightning rod for anti-European sentiment across the Muslim world, the United States could help its own battered image among Muslims.

"These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in answer to a question. "We all fully recognize and respect freedom of the press and expression but it must be coupled with press responsibility. Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable."

"We call for tolerance and respect for all communities for their religious beliefs and practices," he added.

Major U.S. publications have not republished the cartoons, which include depictions of Mohammad as a terrorist. That is in contrast to European media, which responded to the criticism against the original Danish newspaper that printed the caricatures by republishing the offensive images themselves."

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060203/2006-02-03T172223Z_01_N03197247_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-RELIGION-CARTOONS-USA-DC.html

weaselsan · « **Reply #68 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:26:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Yeager
I haven't seen these cartoons...apparently, the US media is showing respect and tolerance by not inciting religious or ethnic hatred (or just using the opportunity to buy PR points with the muslim world).

I must admit I am impressed by the european attitude towards flexing the freedom of expression muscle in the face of religious fanaticism. I would warn the euros however, be very careful.

to late....The Brussels Journal

Yesterday (Thursday) Mullah Krekar, the alleged leader of the Islamist group Ansar al-Islam who has been living in Norway as a refugee since 1991, said that the publication of the Muhammad cartoons was a declaration of war. “The war has begun,” he told Norwegian journalists. Mr Krekar said Muslims in Norway are preparing to fight. It does not matter if the governments of Norway and Denmark apologize, the war is on.

Islamist organizations all over the world are issuing threats towards Europeans. The Islamist terrorist group Hizbollah announced that it is preparing suicide attacks in Denmark and Norway. A senior imam in Kuwait, Nazem al-Masbah, said that those who have published cartoons of Muhammad should be murdered. He also threatened all citizens of the countries where the twelve Danish cartoons have been published with death.

Saintaw · « **Reply #69 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:39:24 PM »

Brussels journal? Not refuting what you are posting... but I simply haven't heard of such a journal, and I am from Brussels. Perhaps you mean "Le soir" that's national francophone.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #70 on:** February 03, 2006, 10:06:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
W...T...F??

apparently this administration began to suspect that there was still people on this earth whom we have yet to alienate or simply don't harbor the proper degree of loathing for us and is acting quickly to rectify the situation.

Shuckins · « **Reply #71 on:** February 03, 2006, 10:19:53 PM »

Ole Slick Willy has weighed in on this controversy...rebuking the Danes and Norwegians for publishing the cartoons.

Living proof that invertebrates cannot develop into higher life forms.

Nilsen · « **Reply #72 on:** February 04, 2006, 02:51:01 AM »

Im not the least bit worried. Muslims living in Norway are pissed, but they have been domesticated and have learned to express themselves by beeing pissed and DEBATING the issue. They all reject the notion of vilolence and terror. That includes the World Islamic Mission. They are all trying to calm things down. You could even see afew falling into tears when they saw those young gentlemen in Palestine that burned our flag.

Will there be afew nutjobs that may actually do something? yes.. but THE VAST MAJORITY of muslims are just as peaceful and truly outraged at the latest evelopments as "we" are.

Oh.. Mullah Krekar has no support here among the muslims. Most of them wanted him out a long time ago.

I am worried about those norwegians living in Palsetine tho. Even if the government there has asured that there is no threat aginst them, there are all these rouge groups of angry young people that have nothing better to do than run around with black hoods and AKs

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #73 on:** February 04, 2006, 03:09:13 AM »

I love the radicalist comment:

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If insulting Mohammad is freedom of expression then I guess suicide bombing is freedom of express too.

We should nuke them to stoneage and continue our lives free of oppression and terror.

moot · « **Reply #74 on:** February 04, 2006, 03:15:57 AM »

This one is good too:

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"The Danish government needs to make a more formal apology in acknowledgment that freedom of expression does not mean people are free to insult prophets."

- A member of the Egyptian parliament

Straffo/Saw/Frenchies you didn't tape the Guignols' take on world religion markets just now, by any chance?