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November 4, 2005

Denmark: The Muslims, the Minister and the Haram Cartoons

The quote from Hamlet, that there is something "rotten in the state of Denmark" seems overall to be untrue, unless of course one is a Muslim. According to today's Telegraph,

Thousands of Muslims have taken to the streets in protest at the caricatures, the newspaper that published them has received death threats and two of its cartoonists have been forced into hiding. Jyllands-Posten, Denmark's leading daily, defied Islam's ban on images of the Prophet by printing cartoons by 12 different artists.

The author of the piece, Kate Connelly, is rehashing old news in the main. The protests happening on the streets do not seem to be reported elsewhere, unless one counts incidents last weekend at Viby, outside Arhus, where Muslim youths, rioting for the hell of it, mentioned they did not like Jylland-Posten's infamous artworks.

The prime minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen (pictured above), has shown remarkable forthrightness when dealing with protestations from Muslim ambassadors about the pictures. Born in 1953, he is a leader of the Venstre liberal party. He has faced controversy before, for his ardent support of George Bush and his support for the invasion/liberation of Iraq. He even had a paint-attack for his position on Iraq, in March 2003 (pic below).

We have already described the issue of Jyllands-Posten and its cartoons, one of which we featured here. Ms Connelly suggests that Prime Minister Rasmussen's position in defending the newspaper is because his centre-right coalition depends on an "anti-foreigner" party to survive. Ms Connelly seems to forget that issues of free speech in a democracy are more important than appeasing anyone, either from one's own country, or from abroad.

11 ambassadors from Muslim countries, Pakistan included, had called for a meeting with the PM, to discuss his taking "necesary steps" against the "defamation of islam", following the cartoons. These stupid ambassadors have no concept of freedom of speech in their repressive home nations, and expect westerners to bow down to their infantile whining. Rasmussen refused to meet them, and called the cartoons a "necessary provocation".

The editor of Jylland-Posten, Carsten Juste, has said he will not apologise for publishing the pictures. "To demand that we take religious feelings into consideration is irreconcilable with western democracy and freedom of expression. This doesn't mean that we want to insult any Muslims", he said. His newspaper has received death threats, as have two of the illustrators, who have been forced into hiding. Franz Fuschel said he did not intend to offend, "but I live in 2005, not 905 and I use my quill in the way that Danish law allows me".

Yesterday, according to Copenhagen Post the government of Egypt, which has done nothing to stop the Islamic outrages against the Coptic Christians in its own backyard, announced that Egypt would no longer continue a dialogue with Denmark on human rights and discrimination.

The Egyptian ambassador in Denmark has said that the case no longer rests with the embassy. It is now being treated at an international level. "As far as I have been informed by my government, the cartoon case has already been placed on the agenda for the Islamic Conference Organisation's extraordinary summit in the beginning of December,' Mahdy said.

Any excuse, it seems, for Mubarak's shabby pretence of a democracy to avoid discussing issues of human rights.

The bloggers Fjordman and Viking Observer seem to be among the few outlets where the truth of the news on Denmark and Scandinavia is being revealed honestly in the English language. The Telegraph prides itself on its conservative values, but Connelly's article suggests Denmark should give in to Islamofascists just because they call themselves "ambassadors". An enemy of free speech is an enemy of free speech, whatever the person's politics, nationality, or religion.

Viking Observer yesterday announced that the Islamofascist leader of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be visiting Denmark on 14 November, in connection with a NATO parliamentary assembly. Erdogan has whined abut how his repressive regime wishes to become part of Europe, and Anders Foch Rasmussen has said he will raise the issue of free speech with Erdogan. He will not intervene in the negotiations for Turkey to join the EU, but he has said he will be discussing the protests about the cartoons. Regarding the Muslim ambassador's request that he "do something" about the issue of Jyllands-Posten, he stated "I dont think it was smart of the 11 ambassadors to send that letter."

There may be a few disgruntled Muslims who disagree with the awful and disgusting freedom of speech that western nations have strived for centuries to achieve, but as far as I can see, Shakespeare was wrong. There is nothing rotten in the State of Denmark. But there is something rotten with the current state of Islam.

Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 4, 2005 8:17 AM

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