Logical breach
Today, the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damaskus, Syria are burning. This is the latest result of the publishing of the Mohammed cartoon pictures. What a clever confirmation it is!
Since you published pictures of our prophet as a terrorist, we burn down your embassies! How dare you say we commit terrorist acts?! (Now that is clever...)
A Danish friend of mine here in London worked for 6 months at the Danish embassy in Damaskus. Today, he saw pictures of his former working place in flames.
Most imans don't believe that suicide bombers go to heaven where 77 (?) virgins are waiting for them as a reward. This is a way to persuade young, desperate persons to commit the terrible acts. This is the fact behind the caricature of Mohammed in front of the gates of heaven, telling the queue of suicide bombers: "Stop! We're out of virgins!"
OK, maybe the editors shouldn't have published those pictures. Although they had the right to, through the freedom of speech, doesn't necessarily mean they should have. But that is the liberty of the editor. If someone feel offended, they are of course entitled to press charges against them, after which the justice system might react. The blasphemy paragraph in the Norwegian law is a sleeping one. It has been for many years. Basically, the limit of the law about freedom of speech is the threats to commit and the commiting of violent acts. The cartoon pictures are not of that nature. The reactions ARE. The whole situation is turning into a clash between religions and civilisations. The person who said that religion is both cement and explosives was a clever person...
Since you published pictures of our prophet as a terrorist, we burn down your embassies! How dare you say we commit terrorist acts?! (Now that is clever...)
A Danish friend of mine here in London worked for 6 months at the Danish embassy in Damaskus. Today, he saw pictures of his former working place in flames.
Most imans don't believe that suicide bombers go to heaven where 77 (?) virgins are waiting for them as a reward. This is a way to persuade young, desperate persons to commit the terrible acts. This is the fact behind the caricature of Mohammed in front of the gates of heaven, telling the queue of suicide bombers: "Stop! We're out of virgins!"
OK, maybe the editors shouldn't have published those pictures. Although they had the right to, through the freedom of speech, doesn't necessarily mean they should have. But that is the liberty of the editor. If someone feel offended, they are of course entitled to press charges against them, after which the justice system might react. The blasphemy paragraph in the Norwegian law is a sleeping one. It has been for many years. Basically, the limit of the law about freedom of speech is the threats to commit and the commiting of violent acts. The cartoon pictures are not of that nature. The reactions ARE. The whole situation is turning into a clash between religions and civilisations. The person who said that religion is both cement and explosives was a clever person...
posted by Pandaen at
4.2.06
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