Regarding the Mohammed cartoons, the U.S. State Department chose appeasement today.
"These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in answer to a question. "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."
I wonder if that is a legal requirement - freedom of the press must be coupled with press responsibility. Sounds like a recipe for repression to me, but I'm a First Amendment absolutist.

Michelle Malkin has posted some pictures from a demonstration in London today. Here is what some of the protester's signs say:

Freedom Go to Hell
Be Prepared for the Real Holocaust
Europe You Will Pay. Your 9/11 is on its Way!!
Behead Those Who Insult Islam
Slay Those Who Insult Islam
Butcher Those Who Mock Islam
Exterminate Those Who Slander Islam
Annihilate Those Who Insult Islam!!

So, is it time to get prepared for the real Holocaust?
- posted by Christoph Roggenkamp @ 2/03/2006 03:29:00 PM