November 25, 2006
News.com.au:A YEMENI court has sentenced a journalist to a year in jail for reprinting Danish satirical caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed which provoked outrage among Muslims around the world earlier this year. The court convicted Kamal al-Aalafi, editor-in-chief of the al-Rai al-Aam, of offending Prophet Mohammed and also ordered the independent weekly to close for six months, his lawyer Khaled al-Ansi said.Heh, I wonder what a deliberate inslult would get you? Like maybe this one or these deliberate insults here. Or how about pointing out the top ten problems with Sharia? Or maybe even that Islam is a fascist ideology that is spread by violence and oppression?The cartoons, one of which depicted the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban, first appeared in a Danish daily in September 2005, sparking protests early in 2006 in which more than 50 people were killed in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The editors of two other Yemeni publications, the Yemen Observer and al-Hurriya, are facing similar charges though President Ali Abdallah Saleh has promised to scrap jail terms for journalists convicted of violations in publishing.
Aalafi says that he reprinted the cartoons, seen by many Muslims as blasphemous, to raise awareness among Yemenis about what had appeared in the Danish press, not to insult Muslims.
Fatwa?
Yeah, Yeah, we know, "Death to America!" Stick a sock in it bub.
Hat Tip: Big White Infidel.
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(updated by Howie: I dunno about that link be careful, people telling me there is no virus and thread that is being spapped makes me suspious. Use your own judgement.)
Posted by: DemocracyRules at November 25, 2006 10:30 PM (+WNUd)
Posted by: Scrapiron at November 25, 2006 10:49 PM (L5LRS)
Posted by: John Ryan at November 26, 2006 12:17 AM (TcoRJ)
Aren't you glad you live in a country where you still have some freedom of speech?
Posted by: PuddleDuck at November 26, 2006 06:59 AM (3uJnp)
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at November 26, 2006 12:50 PM (8e/V4)
Well JC, it certainly wasn't due to lack of effort on their part.
See, PD, we're supposed to be GLAD America under Bush and Cheney isnt' like Cambodia under Pol Pot or the Soviet Union under Stalin. Of course that's like being GLAD someone poked out only one of your eyes instead of blinding you, but let's not bring that up.
Posted by: Gleep! at November 26, 2006 01:48 PM (a7sMc)
have faded into the woodwork. You know the ones who spent the last 5
years screaming that democracy is dead and we are now living in a
totalitarian fascist theocracy.
Posted by: Randman at November 26, 2006 02:03 PM (Sal3J)
America bases many of its laws and traditions on the Old Testament. If you don't like it, head to Iran, or the worker's paradise in North Korea.
Christianity and Christians do not claim their religion is meant to impose all laws and dictate every aspect of your life. Only islam and Marxists do that. No wonder you worship them.
Try to exhale, retard.
Posted by: Jeff Bargholz at November 26, 2006 07:57 PM (bLPT+)
Posted by: Greyrooster at November 27, 2006 12:02 AM (aghaS)
Posted by: Greyrooster at November 27, 2006 12:04 AM (aghaS)
have faded into the woodwork. You know the ones who spent the last 5
years screaming that democracy is dead and we are now living in a
totalitarian fascist theocracy.
Posted by: Randman at November 26, 2006 02:03 PM "
As of Nov 8th, we "chicken littles" have realized that we will be able to begin to restore democracy and the rule of law, at the highest levels, to America.
The dark cloud is lifting and the sun is beginning to shine thru, again.
The restoration will begin in January.
To celebrate, we will be having roasted lame duck.
Posted by: PuddleDuck at November 27, 2006 05:31 AM (zE+DG)
Posted by: Greyrooster at November 27, 2006 12:04 AM"
When we, finally, hear President Moron's secret "plan", I'm sure that all Americans will be on board.
Oh, I forgot, President Moron's secret "plan" is now on hold, while his daddy's buddies try to figure out how to make chicken soup out of chicken shit.
Posted by: PuddleDuck at November 27, 2006 05:41 AM (TDLol)
pile up around here. Hey piddledick, wanna come to my cabin waaaaaaay
out in the woods for a BBQ?
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 27, 2006 07:45 AM (v3I+x)
Hey...if anyone would know about being a chicken shit it would be you.
Posted by: Randman at November 27, 2006 09:00 AM (Sal3J)
Posted by: sandpiper at November 27, 2006 03:46 PM (mi9uJ)
I guess all that chicke- shit soup he's been eating rotted away his last few brain cells.
Posted by: Jeff Bargholz at November 27, 2006 05:11 PM (bLPT+)
Posted by: shemales pictures at November 27, 2006 06:53 PM (yTZjP)
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