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Bomb threats made against Danish paper over Mohammed cartoons
Radical representatives aka thugs of the so-called “religion of peace” have issued bomb threats against a Danish newspaper for printing cartoons some in the Muslim community determined were outrageous and ‘unfair’. Via the UK Independent:
A Danish newspaper suffered bomb scares a day after apologising for cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed which prompted protests from Muslims and a boycott of Danish products in a dozen nations.
The offices of Jyllands-Posten in Copenhagen and Arhus were evacuated as the storm continued over its publication last September of a series of 12 satirical cartoons regarded by many Muslims as blasphemous.
In Gaza, demonstrators burnt Danish flags, chanting “War on Denmark, Death to Denmark” while a boycott of Danish goods spread from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to states throughout the Middle East and north Africa. Saudi Arabia has already recalled its ambassador from Copenhagen and Libya has closed its embassy. Sudan is the latest nation to join the boycott of Danish goods which has forced the Danish-based dairy Arla Foods to close its plant in Riyadh. The EU has intervened, warning Saudi Arabia that, if it encourages the boycott, it will be in breach of its obligations in the World Trade Organisation.
The cartoons included one that showed Mohamed wearing a bomb in place of a turban. Any visual depiction of the Prophet is considered to be blasphemy, according to the teachings of Islam.
Isn’t it mildly ironic that the very images that these Muslims are so outraged about are actually playing themselves out in real life via the bomb threats? Amazing.
In the meantime, a French editor has been fired for allowing the cartoons to be printed in the paper France Soir. Now, if this has been a series of cartoons depicting Christians in a negative light, you wouldn’t see near the foaming-at-the-mouth outrage …. and certainly not the bomb threats. You’d see everyday ordinary Christians protesting it peacefully – and it’s doubtful any editors would get fired over the printing of such cartoons.
Two words: BUY DANISH! 
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Others blogging about this: Captain Ed, Mark in Mexico, All Things Beautiful, AJ Strata, Decision ’08, Anchoress
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I knew it! I knew the French would cave and retreat!
And the Danes! Jeepers! Apologize? You back up any against the Islamotards and they just attack harder!
Fools!
Eurabia is here, it just hasn’t killed the wheezing body of Europe yet.
Oh wow Muslims are finally upset about something and what has got their boxers in a bunch? Well it wasn’t beheading school teachers or killing school children or the fact that in every conflict in the world Muslims are involved. No they are not upset at the killing of innocent people in the name of Islam they are upset at a damn cartoon of Mohamed! And one of the cartoons depicts Mohamed with a bomb on his head instead of a turban (Towel) how ironic is that? They are demanding their host country bow down to them and the people of that country adhere to “Their Religious Beliefs”! Do you think that these Muslim countries would be as bold as they are if it weren’t for the oil they produce? What else do these countries have to offer the world, what else do these Muslim countries produce other than oil? When these Muslims practicing the Peaceful Religion of Islam have a disagreement or conflict with others over their beliefs they threaten with violence and death to the infidels. They need to get over them selves; the rest of the world is not going to start practicing Islam because they threaten us with death!
Jim and Benning are absolutely correct. If you appease Islam, Islam creates a new thing to complain about. It’s textbook Hitler.
If anyone knows of Danish products/companies that will be hardest hit by a boycott, please post a list. We are going shopping tonight, and buying Danish seems like the least we can do for a country that stands with us. All I know of is cheese (and ham, but I doubt they will suffer much from an Islamic boycott
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Just to add to blogagog the Danish people have celebrated our 4th of July for years to show their gratitude for the U.S. liberating them from the Nazi’s. It is the least we can do to show our solidarity and help these people that have been allies with the United States. As far as the French go just google “Wars Won by France” I think that will say it all.
I love Danish! Anyone know if there’s such a thing as Watermelon Danish?
Everybody is wrong on this issue. Peace
Well steve try giving something more contructive as in WHY this would lead you to your conclusions instead of just trolling and saying, everyone is wrong, I am right!
Sanity, steve agrees with people who want to kill him, and disagrees with people who want to stop the killers. Is there such a thing as pre-emptive Stockholm Syndrome?
Skubina, you have it exactly opposite of reality. What you and yours do is make it more dangerous by killing others as your solution. My way saves everybody even you. Peace
Steve do you know the difference between ignorant and stupid? To save you the time I’ll tell you a person that is ignorant can be taught, a person that is stupid can not be taught you my friend fall into the latter. If brains were dynamite you would not have enough to blow your nose!
Gonna have to agree with Mr. Skubinna here. The military is doing such a good job that people like Steve (Donahue? not Skubinna) don’t feel threatened.
That’s both good and bad, as we can see by Steve’s comments. If bombs started dropping over the states, I doubt Steve would be offering helpful ideas, but at the least he would remain silent, and let the rest of the Americans repulse the attack.
After we won though, I’d expect a “blah blah blah… peace” statement
The Financial Times is reporting that more newspapers across Europe are printing the cartoons, and the jihadists are protesting about it.
I say let us boycot muslims. How can they proclaim their religion as the “Religion Of Peace” when all they do is support violence? If the majority of muslims were really into peace then what is a minority showing the world that they are really in command?
Do something about the few giving your religion a bad name.I support freedom of speech, period! Danish people, do not dispair. The rest of the decent world is on your side a 100%! Need hands to defend from those turban infidels? Call me and I shall fight on your side.
You guys don’t get the point, these cartoons were a provocation. This is the same as publishing a cartoon showing jesus having sex with little children at the church. Am sure you right wingers would be up in arms.
Maybe so, KJ, but when the result was violence and murder, the emphasis quickly switched from inappropriate cartoons to an attack on freedom. A picture such as you describe would provoke anger and possibly boycotts, but if it provoked attempted censorship, I would switch sides to that of the ‘artist’.
“This is the same as publishing a cartoon showing jesus having sex with little children at the church. Am sure you right wingers would be up in arms.”
No need to worry. That wouldn’t happen here. The danish newspaper refuses to publish jesus cartoons.
hello every body
(iam sorry because my english is week)
my name is mohamed , iam muslim from egypt
i want to tell u that u dont know us well
we dont heat u , we have achristian friends in the medil east , but we heat the terrorism , bush maked binladen , we were verey sad because 11/9 , and u dont know abut the islam ,
((((They are demanding their host country bow down to them and the people of that country adhere to “Their Religious Beliefs”))))
this is not tru , do u know that mohamed’s neighbor was judaism ,and he maked aseveral agreement whit they
finaly u must dont heat us ??
because we dont heat u
we are frinds
Dont worry, you have about 10 years left of oil and then…well, we really wont care if you hate us or not…and about the whole cartoon mess when they say freedom of speech has to respect sensitivities of islam what they are really asking for is submission. I cant wait for the time when we’ll be cruising on hydrogen.
OK mohamed.
I hope you are happy for the 50 million Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq gaining their independence from oppressive regimes and the women of the countries being able to participate in education and voting.
Islam is not the enemy. Islamofacists are. These are people who have been at work giving Islam a bad name, threatening democracies all around the world in order to acheive thier goals and “targeting” civilians, women, children, people in office buildings, cafes, batmitzvah’s, train stations, for death in the name of Allah. If you know anyone like this fight with us against these people in one of the following ways:
1) Try to convinve them that this is not what Allah wants
2) Try to convince them that we have the right to exist as a democracy
3) Try to convince them that countries are better off liberated than oppressed and it is better for people to choose Islam than be threatened by it or having to submit to it.
4) Try to convince them that dialog is the way to work with us.
For us the lesson of 9/11 is that we cannot sit and wait for terrorists to plot/plan/attack us again. We need to route them out wherever they are before they get a change to blow up millions of innnocent people.
Are we off here in our thinking (even though we have seen the threats of annihilation by terrorists on video)? And the chants of death to America and Israel by the protestors in Iran, Syria, Palestine?
well
all your writings show that how you guys think and in which direction u are heading which is unfortunately not very impressive. well before seeing this sight I thought that westerners are members of a civilised society, that they care for human rights, that they avoid hurting other people’s feeling, that they are the champions of human rights on this earth. Sorry I was totally wrong. ur blogs show that u people think u are the only humans existing on the planet earth. all others are lowly, small creatures who because not so wealthy and strong as u r have no right to exist. Because they have a different skin color, because they do not have those resources which ur countries have, because they follow a different set of values, because they have a different culture they should be hanged. before going any further please once read the book of Micheal Moore who is not a muslim.
Its really sad to see so much hatred… you cannot respect , that which you do not understand… because Islam is actually a religion about peace and equality for all…and for all the issues with Islam…you cannot dispute that the fact Muslims have never disrespected other religions.
I am from South Africa, and being from Africa it makes me even sadder to see that the wealthy nations of the world would rather spend billions on war, when they could use that money to feed the millions of starving children in Africa and other poor nations, and it is the west who reaps all the rewards in the billions from the platinum and diamonds of Africa, rich hunters come from all over the world to kill Africa’s wildlife … Why don’t they help the children of Palestine who are dying by the hundreds, surely the children are innocent … Why don’t they have a war on poverty…because nobody gets rich from that…
You look at Islam and all you see is the few terrorists, that’s like looking at a sheet of silk and only seeing the stain…
faizel wrote, “you cannot dispute that the fact Muslims have never disrespected other religions
OK then. Christians have never disrespected other religions either… /end sarcasm
You and I both know that there are a lot of Muslims, Christians, atheists and all sorts who are not perfect and do disrespect other religions. It’d be nice to see some realistic statements based on truth coming from you.
faizel continued on without a reality basis by saying, “when they could use that money to feed the millions of starving children in Africa and other poor nations,
I’m sorry to be so blunt. BUT, the United States givces more aid with dollars and food to Africa and other nations than all of the other countries combined. It’d be nice to see some recognition of the reality again other than attacks and accusations that aren’t based in reality.
BTW, You disputed your earlier claim about Muslims with this statement, “You look at Islam and all you see is the few terrorists
The monotheistic sons of Abraham (Judaism, Islam and Christianity) have been killing each other in the name of their one god for over 20 centuries now. One does not see the Jains, Hindus, Wiccans, and other pagan spiritualities resorting to this level of idiocy. Anyone for a good old fashioned fertility celebration where having fun, laughing and existience itself does not depend on assuming superiority over the rest of the planet and its inhabitants. Personally I am sick of the killing and don’t care if there is one god or ten thousand gods and goddesses. Isn’t it time for the crusades and the witch hunts to end!
JJ Islam has only been around since the 6th century AD, so you are abit off. Also although the Jews did kill Christians in the begining, but it was mostly pagens that killed Christians for the 1st 3 centuries. The Crusades were much much later. Although I agree with your sentiment, your logic is a bit off. After all it was only a year or so after Mother Theresa died that Hindus started killing Christians also. Then there is the whole idea of fertility celebrations, the children of those celebrations were usually sacrificed the whatever god was being celebrated. So No Thank you – Lorica
rNyone here actually spent any time in an “Islamic” nation? ANyone here ever read any African history? Both will open your eyes. First – anf foremost – In THE “slamic” country – Saudi Arabia – It is Ilegal to dislpay any religious anything other than Islam. It is ilegal to LOOK at a female. There are different doors in restaraunts for men and “families”, etc, etc, etc.
African history is rife (About every 100 to 150 years) with Moslems rising up and killing everyone not Moslem. Peaceful? Tolerant? Civilised? You gotta be kidding!!!!
the islamic greeting translated “peace be upon you”…
I dont dispute the fact that USA give a lot to Africa, but that doesnt compare to how much they have taken from africa over the years…
And they certainly spend much more on War than anything else..and for what, no one knows… and to ‘Baklava”, maybe if you lived in Africa you would change your mind about ,just how much aid is given.
Islam is a relegion of peace, if any of you read the Quraan you will know, that it say , respect your fellow man ,love your fellow man, and doesnt say that that man has to be muslim…
why doesnt anyone call Sheron a terrorist…he has killed so many palestinian children…
faizel wrote, “I dont dispute the fact that USA give a lot to Africa, but that doesnt compare to how much they have taken from africa over the years…”
Let’s say your accusation is true (which it isn’t). How many more Billions of dollars until you can’t write your sentence? How many billions of dollars until you call it even? We’d like to know. Really. And who are you relying on for this calculation?
faizel wrote, “and to ‘Baklava”, maybe if you lived in Africa you would change your mind about ,just how much aid is given.
Hm. Let’s turn this around. I’ve lived here all my life in the U.S. and I don’t remember Africa giving aid to the U.S. but have seen the U.S. give aid to Africa. How would living in Africa change my mind when Green is green, blue is blue, yellow is yellow and purple is purple. The facts are the facts. Are you unhappy about the facts? I’m not. I’m proud that we are generous. I just wish that generoisity would be met with appreciation from people like you who make blue into yellow.
faizel weakly points out, “Islam is a relegion of peace, if any of you read the Quraan you will know, that it say , respect your fellow man ,love your fellow man, and doesnt say that that man has to be muslim…
We have educated ourselves. There are peaceful passages as well as slaying passages. Do you deny this? We are thankful for muslims who are peaceful but not safe from muslims who are extremist Islamofacists.
faizel writes, “Why doesn’t anyone call [the leader of Hamas] a terrorist.. he has killed so many children at [batmitzvah's, cafes, pizzerias, clubs, buses]
Ok. I changed what you wrote for one reason. There is killing on both sides. Do you recognize this? Have you seen the hate that is taught to Palestinian children from such a young age. What would you like Israel to do? Not exist? Negotiate with a terrorist leader? What? Is isn’t about Sharon. He’s in a coma. It’s about the fact that muslims must recognize the right of Israel to exist and stop using terror as a tactic to get negotiations. And when I say stop. I mean stop. The only way that’ll happen probably is if the leadership stop teaching hate.
faizel – If it is widely read and highly regarded, then why are there those that corrupt the teachings of it?
Why do the Moslems not condemn them?
A poll of Palestinians
Notice Question #18. Scary stuff. What do you think faizel? Is this;
a) peaceful?
b) a fake poll?
c) justified feelings by the downtrodden Palestinians?
Also what does the Quraan say about those that allow Hate, Crime and Murder to be done in the name of Allah?
The silence of Moslems who know this are also responsible for not denouncing it as not part of Islam.
But there is only silence while extremists murder and commit crimes in the name of Allah.
how can palestinian cildren not “hate”, when all they see are their parents, brothers and sisters Being murdered… and the israeli army claims that they have no choice.. what a joke, u got your facts mixed up, israel is invading palestine, so in actual “FACT” isreal need to recognise palestine’s roght to exsit.
and as far as africa goes, what the west took was not only money and minerals… but destroyed almost all the wildlife and lets not forgt about the millions of slaves… theses are facts…
Dont get me wrong i have nothing against the usa or it s people, i love them and think its an awesome place.. im just saying , that money should be used for good rather than war… we should remember the great Ghandi…
im not saying that there arent a few extremists, but how is kiiling thousands of inocent people going to help… and if these so called fighters against terrorism and opression, are infact what they say they are, tell me.. where were they when the massacre went on in Rwanda…
faizel,
I asked, “How many billions of dollars until you call it even? We’d like to know. Really. And who are you relying on for this calculation?
You did not answer.
faizel there isnt just a few as you state.
They are teaching hatred in the Mosques.
Wahibism is being taught, not Islam.
There are even cases where it has been found to being taught in the US.
I don’t see ‘a few’ malcontents burning embassies, setting fire to innocent people, kidnapping people, cutting off thier heads, ransoming them and killing them, stoning people to death, cutting off little school girls heads, murdering thier wives and children, blowing up buildings, blowing up women and children.
These are not ‘a few’ malcontents. This is being TAUGHT to them in the Mosques to HATE all that is not Moslem, to HATE all that is not a believer in Islam. And even those that beleive and are Moslem, if they die while trying to kill an infidel, they have died in a worthy cause is thier thoughts. This is what is being taught to them.
When thier normal daily chant is DEATH TO AMERICA, DEATH TO ISRAEL, DEATH DEATH DEATH…that is what is being taught to them in the Mosques. That does not show me this is the religon of peace. Thier actions show me the opposite, it shows me it is the reilgon of terror, the religon of murder, the religon of killing.
This may seem offensive, and i am not trying to be. What I am saying is that as an outsider to Islam, if seeing how a Moslem teahces, and what they show to the outside world of thier religon is hatred, murder and terror…..what does that show me of the religon itself?
As a Christian, one thing we try to do is live our life as an outward showing of what we believe and how we worship.
How we live our lives should reflect on our beliefs.
I HAVENT BEEN TO A SINGLE MOSQUE, IN AFRICA OR IN THE USA WHERE “HATE” IS BEING TAUGHT… AND DONT BE SO BLINDED BY THE MEDIA, WHO PUT THEIR OWM SPIN ON THE TRUTH. ISLAM IS THE ONE OF THE LARGEST RELEGIONS IN THE WORLD, BUT INSTEAD OF SHOWING THE BILLIONS OF PEACEFULL MUSLIMS, THEY WILL FIND A FOOTAGE OF A FEW INDIVIDUALS BREAKING THE LAW, AND HEY KEEP ON REPLAYING IT, UNTIL THEY HAVE EVERY ONE BELIEVING THAT THATS WHAT MUSLIMS DO…
Please do not post in all caps. –ST
faizel, I asked, “faizel,
I asked, “How many billions of dollars until you call it even? We’d like to know. Really. And who are you relying on for this calculation?
You did not answer.
Also, Within a day or two of 9/11 the media stopped playing the footage of the planes hitting the WTC buildings in NY.
Also, the “few” who are chanting “death to America” (in countries all over the world) are in contrast to Americans who do not have protests burning flags and saying, “Death to [insert name of Country here]. Sure it is a small percentage as you suggest. Let’s just all concede that it isn’t 10% as some experts say the percentage is that are extremist Islamofacists (not the peace loving muslims). It isn’t 10%, it’s .1% That would be 10 million (which would be 3% of a United States Population). You don’t even see .1% of a United States population out in the streets saying, “death to [insert name of counrtry here].
I understand your will to defend Islam. Islam probably isn’t the problem and you faizel do not need to defend it. The problem is people who are distoring/using/hijacking Islam, funding terrorism, planning terrorism, targeting civilians, saying openly that they will kill millions of Americans. The bin Laden tapes mention millions.
We take these threats seriously. We will try to defend ourselves as well as shut down financing of terrorism and surveille communications and detain folks who are enemies in this war.
I would like an answer to when you would ever say Africa and the U.S. is “even” as it is illuminating to me to know how people of you think or may never be satisfied and/or always think you are owed something by somebody else or whatever your mindset is.
Also, I do contend that the violence is more wide-spread than you suggest.
This is a link to a graphic of the world with all of the protests with violence and deaths associated.
There has been art with feces and urine on Jesus and or the Virgin Mary and you do not see Christians turning violent.
firstly i agree with you that people are just using islam in this war, i feel that both sides are using it… not only the extremists. and i cant believe that people actually fall for the bin ladin tapes…and tell me how many countries have you actually been to where you have physically seen muslims protesting violently… or are you trusting the media about that also…and you tell me , why is the condition of Iraq worst of now than before…why are the people more unhappy now, than before…how many nuclear weapons did they actually find… and if it was ablout weapons of mass destruction, why arent they invading north korea…who openly stated that they are producing nuclear weapons…
seecondly my point about wasnt only about africa, it was about all the poor nations of the world.. and my point was not that they are owed anything, but wouldnt it make more sense feeding the hungry instead of mudering the innocent,,, but i dont blame you for “your” mindset, because we grew up in different worlds, i have seen the effect of exteme poverty on a daily basis…and i dont expect you to relate or sympathize…
“for those who believe no explination is neccesary, for those who do not, none ill surfice “….
I guess it’s a matter of who you believe faizel. The sources I’m reading do not have Iraq as “worst than before” as you put it. And the polls I see from Iraq do not have Iraqi people “more unhappy now than before” as you put it.
I’m sorry you believe all this dooom and gloom and don’t think America or Israel has the right to defend themselves. It seems you just have quite a different viewpoint than mine.
You asked, “why arent they invading north korea…who openly stated that they are producing nuclear weapons…
We are in no position to “invade” NK. We haven’t been through 12 years of U.N. resolutions and trying to get NK’s leader to comply. We are at the diplomatic stage with NK. I’m not thinking you are as informed as you think you are.
faizel wrote, “seecondly my point about wasnt only about africa, it was about all the poor nations of the world
Yes. Again. We give more aid to all of the other nations of the world than all other nations give combined. It seems you don’t like prosperity. I empathize with you. But you can’t build prosperity by tearing down prosperity. Prosperity doesn’t come by pillaging in the U.S. Prosperity isn’t chosen by some government entity. Prosperity is made through hard work, good ideas, risks and people choosing your goods and services. If you penalize hard work, and success, less people will do anything more than be dependant on government services. And where do government services come from? From taxpayers. So it is impossible to help by penalizing people who work with higher tax rates. This prosperity has grown through the years to the point that we have GIVEN way more than some people might have stolen a century or so ago. I’m sorry you think otherwise and haven’t answered the question but I believe no matter what people like you say (with no appreciation) we will continue to be generous. You can continue your attitude or change it but we will continue our prosperity and generosity.
i hope oneday you will have the chance to visit africa and then maybe you will really see what “hard work” is all about. and maybe you’ll change the way you think… please answer me one queation, on what does the us spend more money, WAR or POVERTY?
The reason I said I empathize with you is that I couldn’t imagine being or seeing such poverty. I’d probably never see the point of view of someone who lives in a prosperous nation. America’s “poor” are better off than Europe’s “average”
But there ARE nations who have more income per capita than Americans. There is a formula for having a successful and prosperous nation. It would be wise for middle east and African nations to try to emulate one of these nations as opposed to something else.
lets just pray that oneday we can all live together, not as, christians, muslims, jews or hindus but as human beings….
I know what “hard work” is about faizel. You don’t know me. I’ve done all sorts. From landscaping jobs to fencing to being a dishwasher and as a cook. I’ve done tiling , electrical, woodworking, digging, whatever you name it.
You Question was funny. YOu asked, “On what does the U.S spend more money, WAR or POVERTY”
The simple easy answer is POVERTY! I believe your mindset and knowledgebase is causing your distress. You might want to change where you are being educated and/or read other sources of information. It is pointless to try to appeal to someone who has been brainwashed but I am forever an optimist. Maybe one day you’ll come around.
its a shame how misinformed you are…and i pray that open your eyes, and see whats really going on in the world… Its sad that you think your government is concerned with poverty…more than oil and war.
so you do know what hard work is, now can you imagine getting paid less that a dollar a day for that hard work….
Prove faizel that I am misinformed. Prove to me that the U.S. spends more on WAR than POVERTY. I answered your question. You didn’t ever answer mine. You change the topic constantly. Why do you do that.
Can I imagine getting paid less than a dollar a day for hard work?
No. How is that the fault of the U.S. though? And if a dollar buys more in another country than the U.S. (let’s say 20-40 times more – which is the case for some countries) than I have earned the equivalent for years.
In America you can overcome that condition (unless you stay dependant on the government – but then you don’t have to work and you are cared for).
Let’s cut to the chase here. Economically speaking what do you think is the “solution” for all of the problems you see. Identifying the fact that poverty exists and the U.S. is prosperous, and how much is spent where is pointless as you don’t believe me and it is black and white facts and figures. So what would you see as a solution?
As with most people Baklava, they expect anyone poorer than the US needs to have the US to take care of them.
The US needs to increase the BILLIONS it spends on Poverty…that is just the US government, not the additional money that comes from charity organizations.
But even though the US gives more than all other nations combined, it is not enough, it never is.
Why? Cause as they say the US is prosperous, we should give MORE.
Whew.
I’m now sanitized! I was having a moment of in-sanity after seeing the NEW claim that the U.S. spends more on war than poverty.