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Finnish magazine editor fired for new cartoons
2006-02-24
The editor of a small Finnish culture magazine was fired on Friday for publishing new Prophet Muhammad cartoons satirising the global row over the caricatures, said the magazine. Jussi Vilkuna, the editor-in-chief of Kaltio, was sacked after he refused to remove the cartoons from the publication's website as
Posted by:Fred

#6  so maybe I didn't FUBAR my link the other day???


Nahhhh.... I did
Posted by: Frank G   2006-02-24 23:41  

#5  It was a bad post. The server gagged, which is why it cuts off in the middle of a sentence. I didn't realize it made it through -- the real one's up for tomorrow.
Posted by: Fred   2006-02-24 22:53  

#4  link doesnt work
Posted by: Omavith Gleatle8151   2006-02-24 22:41  

#3  Well, they're Finnished.

Heh.™

Reminds me of when I was six years old in Germany at a port city (Sassnitz?). My family was pointing out the flags of various ships, and every time someone pointed out a Finnish flag I heard "finish" flag, and wondered if the ship was ready for the scrap yard. I forget who finally clued me in to the awful truth.
Posted by: xbalanke   2006-02-24 22:13  

#2  Well, they're Finnished.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-02-24 21:59  

#1  Any chance of getting the cartoons? Or the rrrrrrest of the story?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-02-24 21:20  

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