Tensions rise in Mideast over Cartoons

[#juan]

This seems a little late to me, but better late than never I suppose.
World Muslim body condemns embassy burnings
05 Feb 2006 13:52:46 GMT
Source: Reuters
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The world's leading Islamic body condemned on Sunday the burning of the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus by Muslims angry over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

"Overreactions surpassing the limits of peaceful democratic acts ... are dangerous and detrimental to the efforts to defend the legitimate case of the Muslim world," the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) said in a statement.

OIC Secretary General Ekmelettin Ihsanoglu "expresses his disapproval over these regrettable and deplorable incidents," the Saudi-based body said.

Syrians set fire to the Danish and Norwegian embassies on Saturday in Damascus as the row over the cartoons took a violent turn.

A Danish paper first published the cartoons, which included one of the Prophet with a turban resembling a bomb, in September. A Norwegian publication reproduced them, followed by newspapers in several other European countries in recent days.

Newspapers have insisted on their right to print the cartoons on the grounds of freedom of speech. Muslims believe depictions of the Prophet Mohammad are blasphemous.

 

[I think not]

I find it "odd" that Muslims take to the streets burning down embassies when a cartoon was published outside of the Middle East over 4 months ago just when Iran is referred to the UN Security Council.

 

[DasFX]

These crack head Muslims are nothing but hypocrites!

4 and half years ago, the rest of the non-terrorist world was told not to judge an entire faith, race and group of people based on the actions of 10+ people that killed over 3000+ people. Now because of one cartoonist and newspaper editor in Denmark, an entire nation of 5.5 million is vilified. They’ve taken away Danish products, stormed and vandalized embassies and burned their flag. Worse, they’ve lumped all of Scandinavia together into this one small insignificant incident.

Second point of hypocrisy is the actual act. Do you know how many cartoons originating from Muslim media can be found which ridicules Jesus Christ, Jews, Lord Krishna, Buddha, and so on?

I saw the cartoons, big deal! All those terrorist claim to be acting in the name of Allah and Mohammed so if someone draw a picture of this dude with a bomb in his turban, it really isn’t that far off.

The biggest joke though is the worldwide apathy towards these protests. You know if a bunch of Caucasians went around protesting Arab terrorist and burned the Saudi, Iraqi, Iranian, Jordanian, Afghani, or Pakistani flags, there would be hell to pay and people would be labeled racists.

Where are these moderate Muslims who claim Islam isn’t about violence, and it is actually a very fair and peaceful faith? I’m tired; I won’t have any more sympathy for these crack head Muslim racist terrorists!

If I were a Dane, I’d be so angry right now, but then again folks in Scandinavia are too civilized which is a good thing.

 

[s_lone]

Many prophecies lead to a bloody attack on Europe by the Muslims from outside and from within.

Being paranoid here but it's food for thought...

 

[Toro]

Just got a mail from a friend, looked like this:


Where was the worldwide Muslim outrage on this day?

I'm sorry, my sympathy meter must be broken.

There was dancing in the streets if I recall correctly.

Though, to be fair, it was condemned by most Arab governments. Heck, Yassar even donated blood to send it to the victims. He was looking shocked when he did so. Probably knew his corrupt gravy train was coming to an end.

 

[Virtual Burlesque]

So, when faced with two divergently reprehensible acts, the only option you can see is to align yourself with one of the reprehensible actors.

No middle ground — just for'm or agin’em.

And another Bush-beggared intellect bites the dust.

 

[I think not]

So, when faced with two divergently reprehensible acts, the only option you can see is to align yourself with one of the reprehensible actors.

No middle ground — just for'm or agin’em.

And another Bush-beggared intellect bites the dust.

You're equating a cartoon with September 11th as equal reprehensible acts?

 

[Jo Canadian]

 

[FiveParadox]

The fact remains that the cartoon was not a parody of a person; but rather, an infringement of and assault on a religion.

 

[Jo Canadian]

 

[Durgan]

Just got a mail from a friend, looked like this:


Where was the worldwide Muslim outrage on this day?

I'm sorry, my sympathy meter must be broken.

There was dancing in the streets if I recall correctly.

Though, to be fair, it was condemned by most Arab governments. Heck, Yassar even donated blood to send it to the victims. He was looking shocked when he did so. Probably knew his corrupt gravy train was coming to an end.

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Well done. Lets see some photos of the Hotel these same thugs blew up in Jordon? It would be a way of refreshing their Muslim memory.

Durgan.

 

[Freethinker]

Now for some truth in the debate...

The real story of what made this an international mess:

Nothing happened until this Muslim "Scholar" made his own book of the original 12 and an assortment of the worse amateur ones he could find and flew around the middle east distributing them.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv....wxcartooncleric08/BNStory/International/home


For his booklet contained not only the 12 depictions of the Prophet Mohammed that had appeared in the newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September. He also filled it with hideous, amateur images of the Prophet as a pig, a dog, a woman and a child-sodomizing madman.

Flipping through the book yesterday, he explained that these images had been items of hate mail sent to his colleagues by right-wing extremists who disapproved of their activism. These images, he insistently demonstrated, were separated from the newspaper cartoons by several pages of letters. "How could anyone mistake these for the newspaper images?" he asked. "It cannot be that anyone would make this mistake."

But protesters in Lebanon and elsewhere have cited these images in their actions. So have the organizers of a worldwide boycott campaign against Danish products, which is costing the country's economy.

 

[Durgan]

Re: Now for some truth in the debate...

The real story of what made this an international mess:

Nothing happened until this Muslim "Scholar" made his own book of the original 12 and an assortment of the worse amateur ones he could find and flew around the middle east distributing them.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv....wxcartooncleric08/BNStory/International/home


For his booklet contained not only the 12 depictions of the Prophet Mohammed that had appeared in the newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September. He also filled it with hideous, amateur images of the Prophet as a pig, a dog, a woman and a child-sodomizing madman.

Flipping through the book yesterday, he explained that these images had been items of hate mail sent to his colleagues by right-wing extremists who disapproved of their activism. These images, he insistently demonstrated, were separated from the newspaper cartoons by several pages of letters. "How could anyone mistake these for the newspaper images?" he asked. "It cannot be that anyone would make this mistake."

But protesters in Lebanon and elsewhere have cited these images in their actions. So have the organizers of a worldwide boycott campaign against Danish products, which is costing the country's economy.

It appears the 12 innocous cartoons all the politically correct people are hum humming about are not the cartoons at issue. Apparently it is cartoons nobody has seen except the Danish traitor who showed them to some Muslim religious leaders.

The rioting people don't even know what pictures they are rioting about. Offended at words passed on by the Muslim religious leadership seems to be the issue..

It appears a bit like treason to me. Da scholar didn't do the Islam cause any favours in the eyes of many if not most people in the West. Many have a poor view of Islam to start with, and this issue doesn't help improving that preception.

Durgan.

 

[darkbeaver]

Just got a mail from a friend, looked like this:


Where was the worldwide Muslim outrage on this day?

I'm sorry, my sympathy meter must be broken.

There was dancing in the streets if I recall correctly.

Though, to be fair, it was condemned by most Arab governments. Heck, Yassar even donated blood to send it to the victims. He was looking shocked when he did so. Probably knew his corrupt gravy train was coming to an end.

In terms of American militaryspeak this is routinely described as collateral damage.

 

[Doryman]

Just got a mail from a friend, looked like this:


Where was the worldwide Muslim outrage on this day?

I'm sorry, my sympathy meter must be broken.

There was dancing in the streets if I recall correctly.

Though, to be fair, it was condemned by most Arab governments. Heck, Yassar even donated blood to send it to the victims. He was looking shocked when he did so. Probably knew his corrupt gravy train was coming to an end.

In terms of American militaryspeak this is routinely described as collateral damage.

Sorry, nope. You don't know your military terminology. "Collateral Damage" is when civilians are killed in the pursuit of a military oor combatant target.

The Sept 11 attackers targeted no military or combatants, it targed civilians only. Therefore it is not collateral damage.

 

[Doryman]

Re: RE: Tensions rise in Mideast over Cartoons

The fact remains that the cartoon was not a parody of a person; but rather, an infringement of and assault on a religion.

The fact also remains that an assault on a religion is not a reason to kill civilians.

 

[Jo Canadian]

 

[MMMike]

Great cartoon, Jo!!!! :thumbleft:

 

[DasFX]

Re: RE: Tensions rise in Mideast over Cartoons

The fact remains that the cartoon was not a parody of a person; but rather, an infringement of and assault on a religion.

What a load of hypocritical crap. These fools know how to give it, but they certainly can't take it.

On a daily basis these buggers infringe and assault people around the world with much more force than I hand drawn caricature.

I have no sympathies for them. The have cast hate to all Scandinavians, who are some of the most peaceful and morally conscious people on Earth.

They burn flags symbolizing millions of people, they call for physical harm when no physical harm was committed against them, they vandalize foreign property and disrespect those who try to help them. 4.5 years ago they told us 19 crazy bastards didn't represent all Muslims, but now one bold Danish cartoonist represents all Danes, all Scandinavians, all Europeans and all non-Muslims.

I saw the cartoon; I saw no big deal. It was a Arab dude with a cartoonish bomb lit under his turban. I thought it was kind of funny to tell you the truth. Was it in poor taste, to Muslims it was, but cartoons in newspapers are always taking shots at people, they are support to provoke.

Do you know how many offensive cartoons and pieces of propaganda come out of the Muslim world?

I know it isn't right to judge, but when you see these kinds of images day after day, continent after continent, it makes it real hard. Say what you want about the media being biased, but there are a lot of crazy Muslims out there.

 

[Jo Canadian]

You know, the cartoonists are having a Heyday with all of this. there's no end to it. The Cagle Cartoon Website is keeping daily updates on the situation with cartoonists from around the world, you can see the updates here: