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Artist defiantly draws Prophet Mohammed
CNN ^ | 10/16/2007 | Paula Newton

Posted on 10/16/2007 7:03:21 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA

HOGANAS, Sweden (CNN) -- Swedish artist Lars Vilks says all he's doing is taking a stand in the name of artistic expression. But because of that stand, on this afternoon he's lying low -- on the ground, in fact -- looking for bombs under his car.

Lars Vilks says if people don't like his artwork, then "don't look at it."

Al Qaeda has put a $100,000 price on his head and offered an extra $50,000 for anyone who murders him by slitting his throat after the eccentric artist and sculptor drew a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog.

"I don't think it should not be a problem to insult a religion, because it should be possible to insult all religions in a democratic way, " says Vilks from his home in rural Sweden.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; crushislam; infidelandproudofit; insulttodogs; islam; islamofascism; muhammadsminions; muslims; stopislamization; trop; waronislamism
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1 posted on 10/16/2007 7:03:22 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

Picture #2 on CNN: This woman told CNN she hopes to kill Vilks in the name of Allah.


2 posted on 10/16/2007 7:04:01 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Somebody needs to send Lars Vilks a DVD of the movie “Jeremiah Johnson”...


3 posted on 10/16/2007 7:05:04 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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From the article: “I can do this in the name of Allah, and I will not fail. I could slaughter him in the name of Allah,” says the woman who identified herself only as Amatullah.

She adds, “If I get the opportunity.”

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Islam, the only self-parodying religion.


4 posted on 10/16/2007 7:06:25 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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I’d put that lady on my banglist if I were Lars...


5 posted on 10/16/2007 7:07:37 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: Red in Blue PA

Don’t mess with Vikings.


6 posted on 10/16/2007 7:08:27 AM PDT by wastedyears (I don't wanna grow up, help : /)
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To: Red in Blue PA

What we need is a simple, easily reproduced such image that could be virally spread—graffiti style—around the world.

“Borf hates Muhammed”

“Muhammed is watching you”


7 posted on 10/16/2007 7:08:27 AM PDT by sinanju
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To: Red in Blue PA
This artist isn’t exactly a saint. He has also drawn explicit pictures of Jesus as a pedophile. The difference is we (Christians) don’t put a bounty on his head.
8 posted on 10/16/2007 7:12:59 AM PDT by mnehring (Ron Paul is as much of a Constitutionalist as Fred Phelps is a Christian.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Islam digusts me.


9 posted on 10/16/2007 7:13:26 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian
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To: mnehrling

I may not agree with anything he says, but I will defend his right to say it.


10 posted on 10/16/2007 7:14:48 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat, the woman -- a wife and mother -- says she is defending her religion and her prophet if she manages to kill Vilks.

11 posted on 10/16/2007 7:15:47 AM PDT by Alice in Wonderland (Hey, Rudy, remember Neponsit?)
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From the CNN article:

"Swedish police, who declined CNN's request for an interview, have advised Vilks to abandon his home."

The decline of Western Civilization continues in Sweden.

Rather than defend Vilks in his home, the faceless Swedish police advise Vilks to abandon his home.

12 posted on 10/16/2007 7:17:09 AM PDT by Bob Loblaw
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Don’t insult islam or they will kill you to prove how peaceful they are.


13 posted on 10/16/2007 7:18:43 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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I see that the pictures are not here. It seems to me that that is a victory for the ragheads. They are dictating what we can and can not see on this sight.
14 posted on 10/16/2007 7:18:57 AM PDT by oldenuff2no (My dad ldft for Europe in)
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This may scientifically explain why the lefties at CNN are not showing the picture.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911603/posts


15 posted on 10/16/2007 7:20:20 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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I notice the brave souls at CNN didn't post a picture of the cartoon portraying Allah as a dog......only a photo of the cartoonist.

Well, maybe there wouldn't be too much difference in the photos of the dog and the Jesus-as-a-pedophile cartoonist.

Arf!

Leni

16 posted on 10/16/2007 7:21:14 AM PDT by MinuteGal (Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !)
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To: Alice in Wonderland
Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat, the woman

How do we know that's a woman?

17 posted on 10/16/2007 7:22:50 AM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Alice in Wonderland

“Dressed in a black burqa from head to toe and uttering death threat after death threat” ............ Well, I guess he’ll see her coming in that outfit, and take the appropriate action.


18 posted on 10/16/2007 7:24:10 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Staying home or voting 3rd Party, Elects Hillary!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

This guy has more guts than any deversified cowardly unpatriotic Democrat.


19 posted on 10/16/2007 7:25:03 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: oldenuff2no
I believe this is the cartoon, found on wikepedia, big deal huh!


20 posted on 10/16/2007 7:25:17 AM PDT by Clovis_Skeptic
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