CoupeMad said:Word to describe muslim reaction to the cartoon:-
Pathetic
Moronic
Thoughtless
Overkill
Pointless
This whole thing has got me EXTREMLELY angry.
Totally agree, also let me add
ITS A ******* CARTOON.
CoupeMad said:Word to describe muslim reaction to the cartoon:-
Pathetic
Moronic
Thoughtless
Overkill
Pointless
This whole thing has got me EXTREMLELY angry.
VIRII said:I haven't seen those, got a linky ?
Syrians have set fire to the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Damascus to protest at the publication of newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Protesters stormed the Danish site amid chants of "God is great", before moving on to attack the Norwegian mission.
Police fired tear gas to try to disperse crowds at the second site, but protesters broke in and set it ablaze.
The cartoons have sparked Muslim outrage across the world, following their publication in a Danish paper.
One of the cartoons depicts Muhammad as a terrorist. Any images of the Prophet are banned under Islamic tradition.
However, several European papers have reprinted the cartoons, citing free speech.
The caricatures have prompted diplomatic sanctions, boycotts and death threats in some Arab nations, while some newspapers have defended publication of the images in the name of press freedom.
In other developments:
* Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank, as other demonstrators gather at the Danish embassy in London
* A Jordanian editor sacked after publishing the cartoons is arrested
* Iran says it should consider abandoning commercial and trade deals with countries where the cartoons have appeared
* The Vatican says the right to freedom of expression does not imply the right to offend religious beliefs.
'We defend you'
Syrians have been staging sit-ins outside the Danish embassy since the row intensified earlier this week, when Damascus recalled its ambassador.
On Saturday, hundreds hurled stones and stormed the Danish site, before moving to the Norwegian embassy.
"With our blood and souls we defend you, O Prophet of God," they chanted outside the Danish building, which also houses the Swedish and Chilean missions.
Some removed the Danish flag and replaced it with another reading: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God."
The embassy was closed, but it was not immediately clear if it was empty when the protests started.
Thick, black smoke rose from the building as firefighters struggled to put out the flames.
Ambulances rushed to the scene and dozens of policemen stood guard.
Danish 'distress'
In Copenhagen, the government called on its nationals to leave Syria at once.
On Friday, the Danish prime minister made a new bid to calm anger, by explaining his position over the publication to Muslim ambassadors.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he could never apologise for a newspaper's actions, but said he was "distressed" at offence caused.
The cartoons originated in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten paper and have been reprinted in newspapers in France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands and Spain - who say they were exercising their right to free speech.
Jyllands-Posten has apologised for causing offence to Muslims, although it maintains it was legal under Danish law to print the cartoons.
Burning an embassy is, technically, an act of war.
This is escalating quickly. A true test of the EU and its ability to act as a common voice - or lack thereof.
gib786 said:the violent protestors dont represent the majority of peacefull muslims in the uk, a lot of the muslims I have spoken to are appaled by the violence caused by the so called "muslims", its against islam
Chronos-X said:
dirtydog said:Are those people supposed to be British because I'm afraid I don't consider them such.
jamesrw said:Yeah - where's the "inciting racial hatred" charges now eh
Akira said:Exactly. Racism and religious hatred are one-way streets, it seems.
Chronos-X said:There's no one way streets, liberal pinkoness or leftwing peace loving hippie actions here: get this straight, to engage in tit for tat with a few people holding signs which in turn was in response to something else, regardless of whether you agreed with them, would be a public relations nightmare, so put away your BNP leaflet for 2 seconds and think about it in practical terms.