We had no problem demonizing the Germans and Japanese in our cartoons during WWII. And those people had honor - they met us on the battlefield.
Now, we're fighting these 8th century cowardly zealots, but we're afraid to offend them.
We know you killed 3000 of our people in one day, but PLEASE don't be mad at us!!!
Either you defend your rights or you lose them...
What idiots...
These hysterical 'slums never learned not to overly whine about anything; it just gives the antagonist even more resolve to piss em off further.
"Inserting itself into a dispute..."
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Do we have a sign on our back that says 'Kick Me'?
This is like a guy getting in the middle of a girl fight.
Really, really stupid.
It is being reported on Drudge that a painting depicting Christ on the cross is an image of OBL ... where's the outrage???????????
State Department delays action against Saudi Arabia
By: BARRY SCHWEID - Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has postponed punishing Saudi Arabia for restricting religious freedom, giving the U.S. ally six more months to show it has made progress in its treatment of religious minorities.
One year ago, the State Department declared that religious freedom was absent in the Arab kingdom. Under U.S. law, the Bush administration could have imposed sanctions such as trade restrictions -- as it has done with some other countries.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice notified Congress last week that she had authorized a 180-day waiver of action against Saudi Arabia "in order to allow additional time for the continuation of discussions leading to progress on important religious freedom issues."
"Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable."
'Unless its by the Muslim Press against Jews,' he said out of the other side of his mouth. Then we do nothing as much worse occurs on a daily basis for decades with state controlled press all over the Muslim world.
I can think of a few items.
Havarti cheese.
Carlsberg does own breweries in most European countries.
The latest on the Cartoon War ( plus tons about The Alleged Religion of Peace [ TARP ] ) is here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1052520/posts?page=479#479
They might fly planes into our buildings and murder innocent people.
State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said ...
"We all fully recognize and respect freedom of the press and expression but it must be coupled with press responsibility. Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable."
WTF???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is not for President Bush or SoS Rice or Kurtis Cooper to determine the extent of "acceptable" press freedom, nor can they enforce the coupling of "expression" with "responsibility".
And, why would anybody in the Federal government -- GWB included -- get upset about some foreigner offending Muslim sensibilities when the National Endowment of the Arts subsidizes blasphemy?
The State Department works for Condoleezza Rice.
She works for the President.
This fellow has stated that the US supports the Muslims.
Either he was talking out of turn, in which case there will be a public correction and he will be said to have been in error, or there will not be a public correction.
If there is not a public correction, then this is, in fact, the policy of President George Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the United States Government, and it is dishonest to slough off such an utterly gutless position on some underling flunky.
If there is no retraction, the buck stops with Bush.
This is hardly a surprise. We're negotiating all sorts of things with Islamic countries. What do folks expect the State Department to do, roll on the floor laughing at depictions of Muhammad that Muslims all over the world consider blasphemous?
I realize that many here on FR don't think there is any such thing as a decent Muslim, but I know that to be wrong.
The United States of America, under the leadership of President Bush, is not fighting a war against Islam. We are fighting a war against terrorism conducted in the name of Islam. At the same time we are doing that, we are attempting to convert two Islamic countries to a democratic form of government.
It is wrong to depict any religious leader or icon in a way that will be interpreted as blasphemy by those who follow that religion. There are many blasphemous images of Jesus on the web. Blasphemous images of deities or prophets is not the way to conduct affairs of state, so the State Department is correct to dissassociate itself with such images.
Short of leveling the entire Muslim part of the world, we must deal with Islam. We're obviously not going to do the former, so we must do the latter.
We even have a few million Muslim citizens of this country. They are citizens of the United States of America, the country that champions freedom of religion. The government of this nation will never engage in blasphemous portrayals of any religion. We are above that sort of nonsense.
President Bush is right. The State Department is right. We are not at war with Islam. We are trying to help Islamic countries become nations of democracy. If we are going to abandon that effort, then let's bring our troops home. If we're going to keep them there, then we are continuing to respect Islam as a religion.
I personally wouldn't offend somebody else's religious beliefs. But freedom of speech in Denmark is a matter for the Danes. And I admire the Danes - they're a tolerant, freedom loving people, without bigotry as far as I know.
One of twelve cartoons posted on Michelle Malkin.
Amazing! The EUroweenies are showing more backbone than we are. Well, maybe the silver lining is that the EUropeons are finally waking up to the Muslim menace.