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2006-02-04 Britain

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-02-04 00:58|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Dear US State Department

Kindly STFU and keep your nose out of our media.

Best regards

Wholuse Javise5389

Posted by Wholuse Javise5389 2006-02-04 01:08|| 2006-02-04 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 YJCMTSU

Posted by Flimble Jitle8716 2006-02-04 02:24|| 2006-02-04 02:24|| Front Page Top

#3 There is so much irony in the cartoon protest. The eye rolling, the threats of "Dire Revenge(TM)", the chest beating, all the typical Lions of Islam crap being done worldwide. The Muslim response is itself a cartoon. Its as if someone cast this as a bad stereotype play, a caricature of their society. But no, they are doing it themselves. And then they expect the western world to take them seriously. I have to laugh.

Posted by remoteman 2006-02-04 03:25|| 2006-02-04 03:25|| Front Page Top

#4 should have had the RAF put a few cluster bombs on that cluster fck crowd of wannabe Jihadis. Some lovely signs on display during the protest too such as 'Behead the non beleivers' and 'Kill those who mock Alan' . I want to hire a small plane with one of those big banners hanging off the back of it that says 'The Prophet Muhammad Was A Peodophile' and fly all over the UK especially London dropping cartoon leaflets of anti Alan cartoons.

Posted by Shep UK 2006-02-04 06:10|| 2006-02-04 06:10|| Front Page Top

#5 I will repeat a modest request found in these pages. Each day, the MSM should publish a choice cartoon from the pages of the Arab media.

Posted by Perfessor 2006-02-04 10:15|| 2006-02-04 10:15|| Front Page Top

#6 with BBC offices a target for their wrath.

*snicker* so much for their appeasing ways. If you don't stand up, they make you bow down.

Posted by 2b 2006-02-04 12:13|| 2006-02-04 12:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Jack Straw, apologist extraordinaire, is rumoured to wish to quit within the next couple of months (at the next reshuffle). Good riddance.

Posted by Jake-the-Peg 2006-02-04 12:39|| 2006-02-04 12:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Found this on Belmont's fallback page and thought it quite intriguing:

"...For America an open antipathy between the West and Islam would destroy its carefully crafted attempt to ally itself with the Muslim street. It would place Washington in the intolerable position of having to choose between its old European allies and its newfound friends in the Middle East and Central Asia. For Europe the consequences would be no less disastrous because in following the policy of Appeasement its leaders have risked falling so far behind their publics that they now find themselves unable to steer the course of popular events..."

Posted by Jules 2006-02-04 12:41|| 2006-02-04 12:41|| Front Page Top

#9 disappointing to see the french and danes show more spine than the US and UK:

Jack Straw grovelled to the Muslims as has the US State Department, supporting religious nuts over freedom of speech.

really sad.

even french ministers came out in defence of the right of editors to print the cartoons which weren't offensive.

Posted by anon1 2006-02-04 12:53|| 2006-02-04 12:53|| Front Page Top

#10 " . . . as politicians in Washington seek to repair their reputation in the Islamic world by criticising Western governments that back the showing of the cartoons."

They were really stupd, ineffectual cartoons anyway. Can't believe the admin is cowtowing. In some ways not surprising, though. The whole thing on tort reform is an attack on the jury system. What's next?

Posted by ex-lib 2006-02-04 13:18|| 2006-02-04 13:18|| Front Page Top

#11 Surrender now to Sharia or you die! A little pushy wouldn't you say? Even with the lilly section of the UK.

Posted by Captain America 2006-02-04 13:25|| 2006-02-04 13:25|| Front Page Top

#12 State Dept. comments were fence straddling, not a full apology / criticsm of the cartoons. But in any case, given the French foreign minister's harsh words about the protests, and given recent coordintion between DC and Paris, this might be a good cop - bad cop routine.

Or it might be the usual from State.

Posted by lotp 2006-02-04 13:57|| 2006-02-04 13:57|| Front Page Top

#13 gotta keep that Soddy pension account open...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-02-04 14:42|| 2006-02-04 14:42|| Front Page Top

#14 Cartoon protests reach UK

Like a tsunami of sh*t, Cartoon Madness slams against the shores of Old Blighty.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-02-04 14:53|| 2006-02-04 14:53|| Front Page Top

#15 Fuck em

Posted by Ding Dangalang 2006-02-04 14:56|| 2006-02-04 14:56|| Front Page Top

#16 what he said

Posted by Thens Glineck8416 2006-02-04 18:19|| 2006-02-04 18:19|| Front Page Top

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