"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Three cheers for Denmark. They did nothing wrong. The people
> have no control over the newspaper than published the
> offensive cartoons, and no one but a whacked Muslim would
> even take offence.

I'm not sure about that last statement about taking offense...in the US, the
fundies have been known to take offense to anything that depicts Jesus in
anything other than their image of him.

>The crime of the Danish government was to
> refuse to intervene because it is a matter of freedom of
> speech. As a result, the Muslims are revolting ....again,
> and calling for a boycott of Danish products.

What is it that you expected the Danish government to do? I'm confused by
your statement. Were they supposed to intervene with the paper and prohibit
the cartoon from being published? Or were they supposed to intervene with
the protesters and somehow stop the boycott? Both are free speech.

Personally, I got a chuckle out of the cartoon, but I'm not Muslim. Maybe
I'd feel differently if I were.

That being said...any excuse to buy Danish Blue Cheese works for me.

Lisa Ann