>>>>Why would they be offended if non-Muslims depicted Muhammad?
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>>>(Probably not legally accessible from Germany)
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Arabcartoon.jpg
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>>>Make sense?
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>>Absolutely, and the newspaper has chosen the correct way to demonstrate that point.
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>>OTOH.............
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>>I would certainly boycott a newspaper here which printed A and B.
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>>I would probably boycott advertizers in that newspaper (on a side issue, I support the right to boycott 7-11, etc. for selling Playboy, Penthouse, etc.)
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>>I would not necessarily boycott products from a county where a newspaper printed A and B unless such an attitude represented official (or predominant) views from that country.
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>>I "Might" picket the embassy, but I WOULD NOT BURN DOWN THE EMBASSY OF THE COUNTRY WHICH PRINTED SUCH A CARTOON.
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>You have expressed my opinion exactly. Right on the nose. I am glad I saw your message before posting a nearly identical one of my own.
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>As you know, the protesters want a boycott of the EEU, extending their objection to the work of one Dutch cartoonist to the entire European continent. I just have one question: HOW DUMB CAN YOU GET?! Here is what nobody seems willing to say in our (Americans') ongoing state of fear and paranoia since 9/11, wanting to be "respectful" of Islam. We don't want to offend, gosh, no. Well, guess what? The militant face of Islam, the virulently anti-Western part, consists of a smattering of intelligent leaders like Osama bin Ladin -- I'll give him that, that bastard, he had a plan and he's made his mark -- and exponentially more who are dumb, poorly educated cannon fodder. They go to school, if they go to school at all, at Islamically controlled learning centers that are long on indoctrination and short on education. "Woo, woo, woo!" the alums shout to the cameras, their heads back, open mouthed like monkeys. We should be scared?
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>They consider this a holy war. Bring 'em on, then. If these ignorant brainwashed zealots want to bring their anxieties and accumulated anger, their reluctance to leave the Middle Ages, to our shores, hit them back so hard they won't know what hit them. May they commune with the sand. In a way I regret what would happen to the essentially innocent foot soldiers but if we attack this beast at the head directly, as we should, they won't be back. We need to stop living in fear. We need to get back in touch with our warrior spirit.

Mike;

Bring back the draft! Attack all Arab countries as well as Iran and North Korea. Better hit China too before they get us. We will show those so and so's what we are made of!

As usual, rich kids and kids of politicians will be exempt from fighting – after all someone has to enjoy the glory!

Everyone pick up a spear and attack. (Paraphrase from Eathopian Emprorer Haile Selassie when his country was invaded by Italy)

Do not come home unless it is upon your shield. (A statement attributed to a Sparten mother to her son)

Oh, I just had my final sip of Green Tea and have become much more mellow. Anyway, I hope this works out as it is a serious problem for the entire world.

I do agree with you. I have no concept where this issue with the Islamic World will lead.

One rotten apple spoils the barrel. We have orchards of rotten apples all over the world and they are growing. It is as if Islam is not compatible with humanity.

In the 1930’s Mao Zedong (referred to as Chairman Mao) wrote a book about gorilla warfare. “As long as there is one gorilla there is war”! Exchange the word gorilla with terrorist and you have today’s picture.

Another topic related to this concerns the large concentrations of Muslims around the world as well as how fast they reproduce. Some think that the shear number of Muslims will overcome us. In a democratic process it is the majority who rules. Meanwhile, we have other Muslims who would prefer to destroy the world.

Tom