Fire at French newspaper after Muhammed issue
The headquarters of a satirical French newspaper were damaged by fire on Wednesday as a controversial special edition poking fun at Islamic law in Libya and Tunisia was set to hit newsstands.
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Well knock me over with a feather!
Some nice quotes from the French:
French Prime Minister François Fillon said “Freedom of expression is an inalienable value of our democracy. No cause can justify a violent action.”
Interior Minister Claude Guéant said “Everything will be done to find those behind this attack. If some think they can impose their way of thinking on the [French] Republic, they are mistaken, they will be fought.”
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Another episode where we have an opportunity to admire the virtues and wisdom of islam and its entire spectrum of adherents.
That said the depictions of muhammed, even as charicatures, are woefully innacurate. muhammed is unable to tie a proper turban because his hands are to busy desperately trying to hide the humiliation of his impotency in the hall of imaginary deities and religious masturbatory regalia.
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