Just what we need: the UN is stoking the Muslim hysteria over the cartoons of Muhammad that appeared in a Danish newspaper. "The UN is Appeasing Muslims - Again," from Fjordman:
My translation of this article in the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende, via Antipsykopatisk Senter:FN bekymret over profet-tegninger
UN Concerned over Prophet Cartoons
by Ole DamkjærThe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights understands the concern in Muslim countries over the 12 cartoons of the prophet Muhammad and expects UN experts on racism to deal with the matter. At the same time as Islamic countries in a meeting in Mecca are going to discuss joint action against Denmark, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has involved herself in the discussion.
The leader of the UN's work on human rights is saying in plain words that she is concerned over the drawings that Jyllands-Posten printed in September, expressing "apologies" for statements and actions demonstrating a lack of respect for the religion of other people. In a letter to the 56 member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), she states: "I understand your concerns and would like to emphasize that I regret any statement or act that could express a lack of respect for the religion of others". In a complaint to the High Commissioner, the 56 Islamic governments have asked Louise Arbour to raise the matter with the Danish government "to help contain this encroachment on Islam, so the situation won't get out of control." Two UN experts, on religous freedom and on racism and xenophobia, are said to be working on the case. The Islamic governments have expressed satisfaction with the reply from Louise Arbour.
Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who has stated that he neither can nor wants to interfere in the freedom of speech of Danish media, has confirmed that he is aware of the letter to the UN High Commissioner, but has got no comment to it.
Read it all.
For the people who respect and value and are ready to defend the freedoms of the West there is only one adequate response:
All the ones who know how to draw, Unite!
Let's make a million cartoons of that "prophet" (who unlike Elijah or Isaiah never prophesied anything).
Let's swamp them with cartoons!
What controversy? It's a cartoon. It's not real. It's pretend, like Muhammad's imaginary friend....Allah
Slightly OT - we discussed Alain Finkielkraut yesterday. Good news - Sarkozy backs him.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/654370.html
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Sarkozy said: "Monsieur Finkielkraut is an intellectual who brings honor and pride to French wisdom ... If there is so much criticism of him, it might be because he says things that are correct."
Via http://peaktalk.com/ (Dec 6th posting)
We should not take this lightly because if somehow Denmark is forced to submit to this by the UN then the U.S.A. could be next.
Free speech is a primary right of what it is to be an American. America should never submit to such a decision by the UN, even if the European nations do.
Cartoons drawn and published in Denmark are an "encroachment on Islam"?
Funny, I thought Denmark was still officially part of the Dar ul-Harb.
Another example of just why we need Bolton there.
from the article: "At the same time as Islamic countries in a meeting in Mecca are going to discuss joint action against Denmark"
hmm. I realize that NATO is not entirely functional, but the North Atlantic Treaty, to which Denmark is a signatory, says:
"Article 4
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened."
Time again to do some consultations, I reckon.
Anybody recall whether the UN intervened after the Christ piss-cross art exhibit?
SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT SWT
While as an American I once considered it impossible, I am beginning to believe that free speech could disappear from Western democracies.
It's already been curtailed. Between Islam and the ACLU and political correctitude and concentration of MSM ownership, the unfettered right could very well be on its way out totally.
Certainly, after we achieve World Sharia free speech will be gone, but now I'm thinking before that, as an agent of bringing Sharia to fruition.
What actions can I expect from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Islam's lack of respect toward Christianity or other non-Muslim cultures?
Who the hell cares about cartoon drawings of Muhammed? I don't. Until the UN addresses the brutal acts (kidnappings, beheadings, forced conversions and the destruction of non-muslim places of worship) committed by muslims against non-muslims, they shouldn't be taken seriously.
"..to help contain this encroachment on Islam,.."
Excuse me, but who is encroaching on who?
Since United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is Canadian, may I take this opportunity from a fellow Canadian to invite Ms. Arbour to kiss my butt.
Here is another one that caused a little fuss
http://www.fomi.nu/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=15646&highlight=#15646
Can any-body rember the Buddahs in Afgan
The UN is truly a poisonous organization.
John Bolton, don't bother with the reforms. Lets just take our 22% of the budget and go home.
treehugger
We are home. It is the UN that is needs to be punted to its fitting domicile and era:
The Arabian Peninsula, 600 AD.
"the 56 Islamic governments have asked Louise Arbour to raise the matter with the Danish government "to help contain this encroachment on Islam, so the situation won't get out of control"
..as usual, when muslim outfits or groups make statements..look for the thinly veiled threat
therein.."..so the situation won't get out of control"..i.e." so we don't have to burn all your automobiles.."
Here we go again...
Muslims blow up building un says
What is terrorism anyway?
Muslims slam aircraft into buildings killing 3000 us citizens UN says
We need a dialog to understand the muslim terrorists...
Muslims blow up trains UN says we need to give them more voice..
Muslims Blow up busses UN says you need to stop angering them
Muslims Blow up , shoot at, knife, stab , rocket, bomb jews on a daily basis and the UN says
You need to give them more
Land
Houses
Jobs
Money
Health CARE
and dont retaliate..
But the moment somneone draws a picture of the Mass butcher terrorist child molesting Mohammed...
Well then the ENTIRE UN is Mobilized..
BOATS are launched
Un is screaming for A racism convention..
Pardon me...
While i draw a picture of Mohammed in a urinal and PBOH..
I DONT CARE!!!
Another instance of the muslims wanting to take away our freedom of speech, for their own gain. Away with the muslims, away with islam! When are we going to learn that all they want is to take away our culture, freedoms, peace, and security? They are not human. We should treat muslims with the same intolerance and disdain that they treat us. Muslims don't deserve any rights, or any respect. And they won't get any from me. To me, muslims are worse than animals, because that's they way they act, the way they think. God bless all those who stand up and fight against the evil islam.
So, does the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights accept the view that human beings have a right to free speech and freedom of conscience only on the condition that their speech and conscience stay within the bounds of 'respecting religion', i.e. Islam?
That implies I do not have the right to say the following: "Islam is a destructive, morally repulsive belief system." That implies that supposed negative rights of Muslims 'not to be offended' supercedes my positive right to say and think things critical of Islam as a religion.
A totalitarian horror story.
If we can't get of the rid of the UN as a whole, how about just getting rid of the human rights commission. This outfit hates human rights.
Anyway, if they don't like insults against a religion, when are we going to hear the HR commission take up the hate agitation against Jews and Judaism in Arab print and electronic media, schools, etc. How about the HR of Copts in Egypt, etc. etc.??
Wow. Somehow the 7th century despot has got the U.N. working for him!
I thought the cartoons were pretty tame. After all, not one of the cartoons showed the following, all described in the Koran, Hadith, and Sira:
1.Mohammad raping a 9-year-old girl (Ayesha).
2. Ayesha cleaning the dried semen off of Mohammad's clothes.
3. Mohammad attending prayers with said semen spots still visible on his clothes.
4. Mohammad striking his young bride Ayesha across the chest.
5. Mohammad ordering and overseeing the beheading of 600-900 Jewish men.
6. Mohammad ordering the assassinations and executions of critics, satirical poets, and singers.
7. Mohammad determing which of his assassins deserved credit for a successful kill (all of them ran their swords into their victim, but the man with the sword that had traces of digestive tract material on it was deemed the "winner").
8. Mohammad raping his new 17-year-old Jewish bride the same day he and his jihadists slaughtered her family and village.
9. Mohammad getting a revelation from Allah that forgives him of all past and future sins.
10. Mohammad revealing the wife-beating verse (4:34).
11. Mohammad boasting that he has been made victorious with terror.
12. Mohammad torturing the highway robbers, cutting off their limbs, thrusting nails into their eyes, and leaving them to bleed to death/dehydrate in the hot sun.
Is it just possible that the UN will somehow turn into 'the BEAST' mentioned in the Book of Revelations?
When I see stories like this about it, I begin to wonder.
I was wondering whether we could have a contest to draw cartoons on the life of Mohmmed and have them published on the web??????
otterfisher wrote
"..as usual, when muslim outfits or groups make statements..look for the thinly veiled threat therein.."..so the situation won't get out of control"..i.e." so we don't have to burn all your automobiles.."
You are right, certainly, but perhaps they are also just a tiny bit worried about that other kind of 'loss of control', where free people begin to speak freely about islam, question it, study and quote it's hateful manifestoes, and ultimately oppose it forcefully.
Pythagoras..check this out..kinda fun..
http://www.revelation13.net/war.html
Folks,
Here is some contact information. I'm not sure if you can use this to express your opinions on about the cartoon controversy, but worth a try.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Ms. Louise Arbour
Mailing Address
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
8-14 ave de la Paix
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 3456
Fax: +41 22 917 0213
Press Relations: +41 22 917 3309
External Relations: 41 22 917 3965
In case of emergency: Fax +41 22 917 0092
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
Ms. Riita Rita Reddy
Chief, Activities and Programmes Branch
Tel: +41 22 917 3357
Fax: +41 22 917 0092
Mr. Jose Louis Diaz
Head of Media, Press or Public Relations
Tel: +41 22 917 3309
Fax: +41 22 917 0286
E-mail: jdiaz.hchr@unog.ch
Website: http:// www.unhchr.ch/
faqi writes:
"I was wondering whether we could have a contest to draw cartoons on the life of Mohmmed and have them published on the web??????"
That's a good idea. You want to do something which allows people to retain anonymity though, since most people don't want to live under a mohammadan death threat.
Archimedes, you have a lot of good ideas!
Archi,
Thanks for the contact info.
I believe I'll send Ms. Arbour a polite email concerning the misguided notion that this issue is not about racism, but is rather about the Western notion of freedom of expression.
I'll include this link to the Islamic Comic Book site:
http://islamcomicbook.com/comics/english/index.htm
Others may wish to provide her with Shiva's links, so that she can better understand Islamic intolerance.
Saudi money!
We pay them ridiculous amounts for the oil, they finance the worldwide Jihad and buy the MSM to spread Islamic propaganda.
If we could only prove that more than 70 % of UN officials are on the take! If the inept and incompetent FBI/CIA were able to tap the UN-phones and investigate which way the money flows to the secret bank-accounts of these treacherous vultures, that would be some scoop....
Bolton by himself has an almost impossible task. He will not be able to fight the corruption in the UN, all he can do is threaten them that the US pulls out if they refuse to come to raison.
But even for a pull- out he would need the backing of the US- administration, which he hasn't got. The lame follow the blind, as usual...
First it is spelled reason not raison.
Secondly,stop making excuses for Bolton or Bush.
They support and tolerate this behavior because of their own agenda, which is not necessarily yours or what you think it is.
Apologia and apologetics suck, (ala Duranty), if one needs to apologize and make excuses, then one is screwed up and an idiot (my team) ideologue.
No slack Jack, not for anyone.
I especially like the cartoon with the caption
"Relax folks it's just a sketch made by a Dane from South West Denmark"
I think the guy knew what would happen but did he guess that the UN would get involved. I wonder...
I am impressed that the UN leaves the minority tribes in Burma and the blacks in Sudan to genocide while can't "relax it's just a sketch."
I think I shall commission some cartoons to ridicle the predictable response of these intolerant freaks.
I am going to die one day (and spend longer dead than I do alive) so it might as well be before I live under sharia.
Perhaps we need some cartoons to help us vote on the best dying words of a cartoonist such as "kill me - after all the myth allah can't do it because he doesn't exist." or "Blow us both up because you'll need 72 Virgins so they won't understand how small your penis is."
I also need a cartoon having the church leaders insisting it is not right to provoke such tolerant, aimable, peace loving and generally civilised people. I await the archbishop's dhimmi response any day now.
Not having been into a shop at all I only realised Xmas was close when at a friend's and the TV had some documentatry about the "new truth" about Jesus not being Jesus. Time for the UN to chastise the BBC for such is not freedom of speech but offense to Christians.
There is a comic book exposing the absurdities of Islam www.islamcomicbook.com (don't forget to turn your sound on!)
The idea of using satire against such a dour religion has merit. As Ali sina says: "Combat stupidity with humiliation."
I am so sick of hearing bleating noises coming from complaining muslims on their stupid cult.. when you have all forms of so-called with against the Catholic religion in NYC several years ago. l think they had elephant dung over a picture of Mary, was portrayed as art.. you never heard Catholics going to the stupid UN... l will write, fax and email Louise Arbour... and tell her to read Robert's book as well!!! get some educations.. she can also looking into how non-muslims are being killed by muslims. she can look at the saudi's treatment of the bible if they find one in their kingdom! then she can see how much a cartoon is worth the trouble!!
I've never heard of the UN getting involved in something so trivial and none of their damned business! Amazing that they could find the time, since they are usually absorbed in embezzelment scams and other assorted criminal schemes to enrich themselves at the expense of the U.S. and their favorite patrons, the "poor."
Where are the UN Human Rights advocates when churches are burned in Egypt; when Christians are persecuted in Saudi Arabia; when Christianity is insulted by obscene "art" exhibits? Where are they when muslim savages massacre hundreds of thousands of Africans, both Christian and muslim?
When barbaric Palestinian animals brutally slaughter Jewish babies and women?
This is typical UN hypocrisy and proves once again that the UN agenda and the Islamic agenda are identical. The United States should have abandoned this farcical and corrupt establishment years ago but instead, our President and government continue to cede our sovereignty to this America-hating, behemoth den of thieves,criminals, and Islamic tyrants.
We Americans must stop complaining about the U.N. and start imploring our government to severe our ties to it. There are far more than sufficient reasons for doing so, as well documented in Dore Gold's book. Having it housed on our soil provides the opportunity for terrorists such as the Iranian thug-in-chief to come to our country and thumb his nose at us. Enough!
Charles Martel:
Would you settle for "Sudanese refugee camp" circa 2005????
On November 29, 2005, the United Nations held their annual “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.” Featured at this event, attended by Kofi Annan, was a prominent display with the Palestinian flag on one side, the UN flag on the other, and a large map of “Palestine”
******on which the UN member state of Israel did not appear*****.
Eye on the UN has photos to prove it. Photos - November 29, 2005 UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. (Hat tip: RTLM.)
Disgusting. Can the United Nations possibly sink any lower?
"Wow. Somehow the 7th century despot has got the U.N. working for him!"
Archimedes, that's a keeper, very well said!
Hello once again!
While I was waiting at the Docotors office the other day i realised that sitting next to me was a muslim man waiting to do "something". I knew he was muslim by that all too familiar "dull and vacant" look in his eyes and his smell. As I generally try to pass the time in these situations by striking up a good conversation I engaged this sage of the ages. I will state now that he was the stupidest person alive or at least the stupidest person sitting next to me. What followed was the most absurd conversation I have ever had!!!
He first and foremost commended me on my luck at being from Lebanon a nice MUSLIM country in the Middle East. At which point i nearly gutted him like a pig but I played along as I was on a mission of discovery. Lucky for me that I did since he proceeded to, not only recite the America bashing he heard at his mosque, but he lay out the most confounded conspiracy theory ever!!
The biggest conspiracy, and the least known of course, ever perpetrated but unknown to everyone else except muslims according to this idiot was that the late Pope John Paul was a CIA mole in the Vatican. AAHHH I thought the meaning of life has been answered!!!
Now, I am not a born and bred American but I knew at that point I had to let this man know that he was spouting to the wrong man. BUT, Rather than pummel him to the point that he saw Mohamed I reminded him that this country gave him an his dozens of kin a second chance at a real life(literally)and that 99% per cent of the comforts he now bogarts off legitimate taxpayers HE WOULD NEVER EVER GET in his native pakistan. I then told him that his belief in Islam had made him stupid and really unfit for society. At which point, for some unknown reason the conversation ended.
Now, my point is simply this. That man is a stellar example of how 95% of the muslim population of THE WORLD thinks. As an uneducated horde they wait for reasons and signals from their governments to riot and march. So why should we entertain their whims!?!? The Danish governemnt simply has to defer indefinitely Ms. Arbour's trip to Denmark...using the often used excuse of "security concerns". Once the Danish government shows that it is not backing down the spineless weak and corrupt UN will in turn back down. Then, as there is no kindling for the fire the Organization of the Islamic Conference will have little to discuss at their "meeting" since the matter will be at an end. With no pretext to incite riots, placard waving protests by hijab wearing women decrying the injustices being metted out against islam, or million muslim marches they will have to stew/roast/sweat to find another way of insipidly undermining western society and its norms.
Its just my opinion...
Shame on Louise Arbour.
This is a free speech issue, and, as ever, the muslim dominated U.N. is on the wrong side.
I would love to paste a few of those cartoons on fences and light posts in my city. Where can i get a decent 'original' ?
Oh wow, the UN is going to get involved. Being condemned by the UN is a fate equivalent to being pelted by marshmallows. I worked for the UN for over a year (UNESCO) back in the 1980s, and can confirm that it is one of the most corrupt organizations ever to exist. The only things that may rival the UN in corruption and incompetence are some of the public school systems in the United States. So let the UN take up the issue because they and the Islamists deserve each other.
Goody! Goody!
When the UN arrives in Denmark, I'm sure they'll defend the historical name of Jodekager, Demark's Jewish cookies!
I just know they will!
Shmucks.
Good to see the U.N. finally focusing on the big issues.
This article is like a cartoon about a cartoon.
I had always thought it would be something vast and tragic (not that there is any shortage of events fitting that bill) to convince me. How irreconcilable; the values of the West and the Muslim world.
I am sure those offended by this cartoon are offended also by my breathing. Death before dhimmitude.
Since the muslims are complaining to the UN about
people telling the truth about the evil nature of islam.
Since they are screaming rascism...
I have an idea..
Let All the VICTIMS of Islamic Terrorism
File complaints to the UN headquaters..
It is very easy to prove since we have.
Video of islamic be-headings
Video of islamic terrorist attacks
Video of islamic shootings
Video of islamic chemical weapons tests using dogs. Hey were is PETA when you need them?
Video of islamic honour killings
Video of islamic rapes
Video of islamic suicide bombings
Audio / news print of calls for Genocide against jews.. (If that isnt racism then it is impossible to define racism)
news print of islamic plans to take over the entire world.
Radio / audio of messages in mosques telling the islamic drones to kill, rape maim and destroy all infidels and their countries until the
Demonic BLACK flag of islam flies over the smoking ruins...
Sheesh
the real crime of islam is..
They didnt draw me correctly in their infidel of the month.
And i DEMAND COMPENSATION for this horrible crime.
I cannot believe that the UN is getting involved in some silly Cartoons? How important is that?. Has anyone being killed or tortured by the cartoons? Then what??
How about the UN getting involved in the daily killings and harassment of NON-MUSLIMS in Islamic countries???
Whats the problem? Is the UN too dimmified already? No one dare talk about Islam and its horrific atrocities that are committed daily all over the globe. What is the use of a World body that does not have the guts to stand up to real injustice in Muslim majority countries - the abuse of humans in every shape and form?
Its time the Western countries withdrew its support of the UN and asked them to move out of the US. The UN contributes zero to western nations, its money just down the drain which could be utilized for better purposes by the West, the UN does not support democracy and justice in this world. In any case most of the Muslim nations are theocratic, cruel, inhuman dictatorships. We did not see a huge hue & cry by the UN members when the savage who is now in control of Iran expressed his desire to wipe out Israel off the map. So how could a body like this be an asset to humanity?
We need mo cartoons. We need mo Islamic comic-books.
We need no mo-bots, we don't need mosques and we need no 'clerics' or madrassahs.
We need no hijabs, jilbabs, bilbabs, burkhas, 'portable seclusion,' but we need more upstanding citizens who exercise our freedom, to protect us from the Islamo-swine who are undermining our society, our values!
Mohammedans destroy our welfare system and are but parasites who came to poison the host.
Mass deportations NOW!