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February 11, 2006
France: Government Apologizes for Muhammad Cartoons
"Bonjour, ye cheese eating surrender monkeys"... this refers to the government, not the people. The French people are starting to see the light: France apologizes for publishing Prophet Mohammad cartoons
DAMASCUS, Feb. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- France has apologized for the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in some French newspapers, the official SANA news agency reported on Tuesday."We in France understand that these publications are raising Muslims' anger and that attacking any people's faith lacks any feelings of responsibility," said French ambassador to Syria Jean-Francios Girault in a meeting with Syrian Minister of Religious Trusts Ziyad al-Ayoubi.
"We therefore call for reason to prevail and to decrease tension against what happened," he added.
For his part, Ayoubi said that it was the people's right to protest over what insults their religious belief in a peaceful way, but that it was not the right to violate the laws, religions and ethics.
He also called for cooperation in issuing an international law prohibiting offenses against religious symbols of all religions.[...]
"Freedom of speech? We don't need no stinkin' freedom of speech!"
Posted by Ruy Diaz at February 11, 2006 12:33 PM
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