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| Iraqi conference in Denmark condemns Prophet Muhammad cartoon |
| 2008-02-22 |
| Iraqi religious and political leaders meeting in Denmark on Thursday condemned Danish newspapers for reprinting a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. "It is an offense to all Muslims," according to a declaration issued by delegates at the Iraq conference in Copenhagen. The drawing, which shows Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban, was one of 12 cartoons that sparked major protests in Muslim countries in 2006. Danish newspapers reprinted it last week in a gesture for free speech after three men were arrested in an alleged plot to kill the cartoonist who created the drawing. "We condemn this irresponsible behavior from some Danish media institutions under the cover of freedom of expression," the declaration said. It also said the re-emergence of the cartoon had created an "atmosphere of hatred." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 A good response to this is sneering. That is, when they announce their outrage, shout right back at them that they are acting like ignorant peasants who should go home and live in dirt and filth, not in a civilized nation. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-22 20:53 |
| #6 Seems the Turks drew some funny cartoon of mo man about 500 years ago, why don't you start there. The Great Danes should just keep printing the cartoons, every day, for a month. Then another month. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-22 12:36 |
| #5 However, we don't burn buildings or people over it. Exactly |
| Posted by: Jan 2008-02-22 12:29 |
| #4 Come on guys, we condemn the Jesus in a Urine Bottle too. However, we don't burn buildings or people over it. We just engage in ostracism and make sure our representatives become really uncomfortable, if not retired, with the use of public funds that made it happen. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-22 12:06 |
| #3 just what i was thinking Jan |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-22 08:38 |
| #2 I suppose they could always go back to Iraq for their meetings. To escape the "atmosphere of hatred", ya know... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-22 08:20 |
| #1 How very sad for them to be so ignorant, and BS that this is the f***ing mindset that we are facing. That they give more importance to a cartoon over life. I'm still blown away knowing that they get their panties in a twist over these cartoons. Don't read the funny papers then, geez stuck on stupid. |
| Posted by: Jan 2008-02-22 00:34 |