Solidarity with Denmark (and Norway)

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The idea of cartoons causing a worldwide attack on all things Danish ought to give the world pause that this is a religion of peace. And that's actually the Norwegian embassy being attacked.

I have been hearing all over the radio how terrible those cartoons were.

The usually sensible Ralph Peters in the New York Post almost sounds as if the cartoons justified the deadly response.

First, consider the Europeans. The Danish newspaper that first published the cartoons last September was not standing up courageously for freedom of expression. The editors and cartoonists were so oblivious to any reality beyond their Copenhagen coffee bars that they just thought they were pulling an attention-getting prank.

So is there a death penalty now for cartooning oblivious to reality?

Peters adds "with freedom comes responsibility", that doesn't mean that we let a government sponsored mob in Teheran or Damascus determine the consequences with some lapse in responsibility.

Where in the unfree Muslim world was there a peaceful protest against these cartoons?
It really recalls to mind the images of fascism and anarchy to see this slideshow.

Can Europe be expected to take notice that the only difference between the situation on their streets and the streets where these attacks against are taking place is the numbers are not quite there yet, except perhaps in the slums around Paris.