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Which star is Denmark again?
Motoons Rage Update. "Pakistani cartoon protesters burn Danish, US flags," from Agence France Presse via the Khaleej Times (hence the "pbuh"):
KARACHI - Hundreds of angry Muslim youths rallied in major cities in Pakistan on Friday and torched Danish flags to protest against the recent republication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
Witnesses said about 150 supporters of fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami gathered outside a mosque in the port city of Karachi, flying banners demanding Pakistan sever diplomatic ties with Denmark.
“We don’t need to have diplomatic relations with a country that hurts our religious sentiments,” the banners read, as demonstrators burned Danish and US flags and chanted: “Death to the cartoonist.”
In the capital Islamabad, cries of “Say no to Denmark” rang out as about 300 students from colleges and Islamic schools crowded outside the city’s biggest mosque, witnesses said.
They burned an effigy of the Danish cartoonist amid chants of ”Crush Denmark” and “We love our Prophet.”
Up to 200 religious studies students held similar rallies in the central city of Multan.
Protest leaders vowed to continue their demonstrations.
“We are observing this protest across the country today and we would not avoid sacrificing our lives for this sacred cause,” said Syed Riaz Hussain Shah, one of the demonstrators.
To Muslims, such drawings are blasphemous since Islam prohibits any images of the prophet.
Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the Danish envoy in Islamabad to lodge a “strong protest” over republication of the cartoons in Denmark.
Posted by Marisol at February 23, 2008 10:34 AM
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Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the Danish envoy in Islamabad to lodge a “strong protest” over republication of the cartoons in Denmark.
Man, that must have been a fun meeting. You'd have to have some serious diplomatic skills to keep a straight face during that harangue.
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at February 23, 2008 10:40 AM
UmHmm, monitoring this, Egypt?
Thought not.
at February 23, 2008 10:43 AM
Oh, and "death to America".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS4v_kj9rw4
at February 23, 2008 10:52 AM
Mohammad worship. What would muslims do without it?
Posted by: duh_swami at February 23, 2008 11:09 AM
“Death to the cartoonist.”
”Crush Denmark”
The "sacred values" of Islam on full display.
The "religious sentiments" that no one must hurt!
p.s. Whose flag were they burning anyway? No American flag ever looked like that. In the early days of the republic new states had new stripes as well as new stars.
Posted by: PMK at February 23, 2008 11:37 AM
Y'know People, we joke around, but events such as this are the forshadowings of WW3, which will be West v Islam.
I read that Nostradamus predicted WW3 will occur in 2010.
After a few moments of considering that prophecy, and considering Mohammedan world events since September 11, 2001, I have to say I believe this.
Two years away.
732 / 1683 / 2010 --it makes sense, doesn't it?
Bush should have retaliated immediately after 9/11. If the dhimmi had, we wouldn't be seeing events such as Motoon Rage and there would be no need for Jihad Watch. I don't like saying this, but Bush was a traitor to the U.S. by not immediately retaliating. Because of his egregious failure in this regard, look at all the Mohammedan c*** we are dealing with, both in Western Europe and here in America.
Posted by: darcy at February 23, 2008 11:42 AM
In the background, on the right, there is a Danish flag ready to burn. But you are right - no protest against any Western (read White, from their POV) country would be complete without the burning of Old Glory - regardless of whether or not Uncle Sam is involved.
Pakistan murdabad! Islam murdabad! Mussalman murdabad!
Posted by: Infidel Pride at February 23, 2008 11:49 AM
PMK is right - there seems to be just 12 - maybe 16 stars on that flag. I'd think New England, Denmark,...
Oh well, since when was either history or geography the strong point of the ummah?
Posted by: Infidel Pride at February 23, 2008 11:50 AM
Hundreds of angry Muslim youths rallied in major cities in Pakistan on Friday and torched Danish flags to protest
I wonder, given the reverence for a woman having sons, could it be that the real reason they're protesting is because they can't get a girlfriend or do as the youth gangs in Denmark are doing sexually attacking infidel women in Denmark
Posted by: doglover at February 23, 2008 11:57 AM
The editor of the original printing of the cartoons stands firm and says it all:
"This is about standing for fundamental values that have been the (foundation) for the development of Western democracies over several hundred years, and we are now in a situation where those values are being challenged," he said.
"I think some of the Muslims who have reacted very strongly to these cartoons are being driven by totalitarian and authoritarian impulses, and the nature of these impulses is that if you give in once they will just put forward new requirements."
Rose refuses to apologize. "We do not apologise for printing the cartoons. It was our right to do so."
Posted by: Briars at February 23, 2008 12:01 PM
Picking up on other comments, the U.S. flag has NEVER had twelve stars, as appears to be the case from the pic, but rather thirteen as its fewest, and arranged in a circle. See the so-called "Betsy Ross" Revolutionary War era version found here
Speaking of adding insult to injury, these jihadi performance artists can't even get flag burning right!
Posted by: Lex at February 23, 2008 12:07 PM
They burned an effigy of the Danish cartoonist amid chants of ”Crush Denmark” and “We love our Prophet".
Just like the paedophile loved his child bride.
“We don’t need to have diplomatic relations with a country that hurts our religious sentiments,”
Precisely.
“Death to the cartoonist.”
Death to Islam.
To Muslims, such drawings are blasphemous since Islam prohibits any images of the prophet.
Because he was one ugly sonofabitch
Hundreds of angry Muslim youths rallied in major cities in Pakistan on Friday and torched Danish flags to protest against the recent republication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
Shortly after this the EU announced that it was going to pay for councelling sessions for all the protesters to ameliorate the hurt and distress caused.
at February 23, 2008 12:12 PM
One has come to expect this type of behavior out of Pakistan. What about Denmark?
Posted by: flowerknife_us at February 23, 2008 12:19 PM
Relax everyone. This isn't really a protest. It's just Muslim behavior in reaction to unusually warm weather. Not many cars worth burning there so they have to settle for a few flags.
Posted by: Rick at February 23, 2008 12:27 PM
Come to think of it, if the "death to infidels" crowd had any marketing wits -and wasn't constrained by the prohibition against making images- it could make a patch of the cartoon of Mohammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb with a lit fuse, and sew it onto the shrouds of suicide bombers. Of course, I wouldn't expect them to ask the artist's permission to do this, or to pay any kind of royalties.
Posted by: Lex at February 23, 2008 12:28 PM
Speaking of adding insult to injury, these jihadi performance artists can't even get flag burning right! posted by LEX
From the way the press has been acting lately, it is probable that one of the journalists had his staffers whip up a flag in a hurry.
Or maybe that's the number we end up with after a bunch declare themselves Islamic countries. trying to LOL
Posted by: Aunt Bea at February 23, 2008 12:48 PM
Darcy,
I don't disagree that Bush should have retaliated right after 9/11 but against whom?
Should he have bombed Germany, where most members of the cell were located?
Should he have bombed Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the countries of the hijackers and two supposed allies of the US? Riyadh or Mecca? Cairo?
There's an interview on NRO with a professor who sees Europe committing slow-motion suicide. He sees bright spots in the Danes who are resisting Islamic attempts to quash their freedom of speech and in ordinary Europeans who are doing the same, regardless of what their leaders do. One suggestion is that the US withdraw from NATO, forcing Europe either to defend itself or to surrender to Islamic aggression.
http://www.nationalreview.com/redirect/amazon.p?j=1594032068
at February 23, 2008 1:00 PM
Part of the flag is out of the frame; it could have sixteen stars. No US flag ever had sixteen stars either. The flag had 13 in 1777, 15 in 1795 and 20 in 1818.
I am neither insulted nor injured by someone burning a fake flag. Furthermore, flag burning is not about actually desecrating a flag; it is about demonstrating ones anger and irritating the faux patriot.
People seem to be upset over the burning of a flag that never existed. It is the symbolism that makes the point. It may be a reasonable facsimilie, but it is not a US flag. Therefore, in the US, it could not be a crime.
Posted by: Pelayo at February 23, 2008 1:02 PM
Aunt Bea, I feared that this might happen. It appears that the spirit of Chucky is back, and he don't need no stinking fatwa before he strikes!
P.S. Say "Hi" to Andy for me, will ya?
Posted by: Lex at February 23, 2008 1:04 PM
I'm afraid my prophet cartoon deflated; must have been a "work accident".
Hell, Islam IS a cartoon - no wonder everyone's so upset, they're just jealous.
at February 23, 2008 1:19 PM
"Which star is Denmark again? "
-from the caption
They were a little off granted...but it did look like they had the Danish flag on fire too
Whoever draws the anger from the Mohammadans they'll be condemned, and always is the default policy to include US and/or Israel in the fun for good measure.
How much of the American taxpayer dollars goes to these folk? Is there ever an explanation why it does? Does anyone even ask anyone responsible something like this?
I can't wait till March !
Posted by: Sneakyzionistcrusader at February 23, 2008 1:23 PM
Agence France Presse (pbuh) said
Hundreds of angry Muslim youths rallied in major cities in Pakistan on Friday and torched Danish flags to protest against the recent republication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
Time to send another boatload of money and weapons to our good friends and strong allies the Pakistanis, to thank them for their excellent work in combating "global terrorism", and to win over their hearts and minds.
Posted by: special_guest at February 23, 2008 1:25 PM
“We are observing this protest across the country today and we would not avoid sacrificing our lives for this sacred cause,”
Uh....sacred cause? Protesting cartoons? Wow...
They need very little to become enraged eh?
Islam... The "religion" of perpetual anger.
Posted by: Alaskan at February 23, 2008 1:42 PM
off topic slightly (apoligies, not sure where to send links to stories of potential interests).....here is a story on the mayor of Sderot almost begging for a Hudna with Hamas because he loves life.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203605156038&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Posted by: Sneakyzionistcrusader at February 23, 2008 1:46 PM
The photo reminded me of a short story from the Tanakh (just replace "Baal" and "your gods" with Allah):
1 Kings 18:
25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
29And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
There is no Allah. That's why they act like that.
Posted by: Concerned Citizen at February 23, 2008 2:26 PM
'Oh well, since when was either history or geography the strong point of the ummah?'
And that's about to get worse, in Pakistan at least, infidel pride:
'ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Religious parties in the National Assembly were on Wednesday up in arms against teaching Pakistan’s pre-Islamic history in schools...
But the authors of the notice seemed unimpressed despite some interjections from the chair to justify the teaching of pre-Islamic history for the sake of knowledge and described the changes as part of what they saw as a government attempt to secularise the educational curricula.
“That may be your history, (but) ... our history (starts) from Makkah and Medina,” MMA member Farid Ahmad Piracha shouted as he led his alliance’s walkout...'
http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/22/top2.htm
Posted by: Vee at February 23, 2008 2:46 PM
16 stars, huh. Perfect. Further proof that they don't pay attention to facts -- only fiction.
Islam = religion for fictitious fools.
at February 23, 2008 2:58 PM
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html
All they needed was one more row of stars and they would have had the flag that existed in 1818, for all of one year.
They think they're insulting us but they do an awfully poor job of it. Everyone laughs at them.
Posted by: PMK at February 23, 2008 3:19 PM
"'We don’t need to have diplomatic relations with a country that hurts our religious sentiments,' the banners read"
It's the first time I agree with a statement from these insane Muslim protesters. Cut all diplomatic ties with Pakistan, and various other Islamic countries.
Now.
Everyone will be better off.
Posted by: Martin at February 23, 2008 3:32 PM
On the other hand the numbers are refreshing, 200 here, 300 there. Hardly a popular uprising then.
Which hopefully goes to show that if the masses can rise up and exterminate these mad gits, then half the problem will be solved.
Stopping Americans voting in half-wits will be more difficult.
But then again the Left(democrats) have been wittering on about equality for ages. Now IQ is no barrier to leading the world's most powerful nation. They're still not happy, it's what they all wanted, isn't it?
at February 23, 2008 4:56 PM
"They burned an effigy of the Danish cartoonist amid chants of ”Crush Denmark” and “We love our Prophet.”! - JW
Aint these Pakiscrewlosejobs following some perverse logic? How can anyone preach so much hate-love beats me? Either you learn to love, or you learn to hate. How can they love - so called prophet.. that is another story, a 53 years old pervert, nothing less is their prophet?
These folks are totally f...ed-up big time. One or two nukes could put an end to all of this nonsense, forever and to so much misery in f...upStan.
Posted by: MusHuntCowboy at February 23, 2008 5:20 PM
The key thing is that when you're enraged, you burn something. A western something. I don't notice anyone burning televisions, air conditioners, or refrigerators. Oh, that's right, Moslems invented those things.............
*note for our Radical Jihadist Islamofacists readers - sarcasm alert!
Posted by: tanstaafl at February 23, 2008 5:42 PM
"Which star is Denmark again?"
The brightest in Europe.
Posted by: USBeast at February 23, 2008 6:08 PM
tanstaafl, I'm reminded of WVU football games of the 70's, when a victory meant that the students would start a bonfire in the middle of the main street in Sunnyside (the slumlike section of Morgantown, WV, where many students live) I don't recall seeing any appliances getting tossed in to the bonfire, or even effigies and state flags, but couches were always popular burn items.
Posted by: Lex at February 23, 2008 9:48 PM
My Granny used to tell me, if I played with fire, I'd wet my bed...
Posted by: Abscedere at February 23, 2008 10:10 PM
Lex
Couches might have been invented by Muslims................
Posted by: tanstaafl at February 23, 2008 10:28 PM
tanstaafl, well, the Muslims might claim to have invented baseball, but I know for a fact that it was the Russians.
Posted by: Lex at February 23, 2008 11:38 PM
Goddamnit... what do they have, a fuckin' Saudi owned, Dubai operated flag manufacturing business?
Where the fuck do they get these flags?
They probably make 'em just to burn 'em.
Blue
Posted by: Blue at February 24, 2008 12:37 AM
Feminists the world over should be burning effigies of the Master Misogynist, Mohammad, daily.
If they had any brains, that is.
Instead, we have pinheads of the pedophile "prophet" threatening "Death to the Cartoonist!"
The best lack all conviction while the worst are full of passionate intensity...
Posted by: profitsbeard at February 24, 2008 12:40 AM
And they will no doubt stop accepting Danish foreign aid.. :-)
Posted by: Allah Schmallah at February 24, 2008 12:40 AM
Sorry for the double post.
Infidel Pride -
Are you Indian or South Asian?
at February 24, 2008 12:47 AM
Mohammad worship. What would muslims do without it?
Posted by: duh_swami
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Work. Like the rest of us.
Posted by: Allah Schmallah at February 24, 2008 12:54 AM
Are you Indian or South Asian? Posted by: BlueHindu.
Originally from Left Bengal. Now settled in the Left coast of the US. Somehow, can't avoid Socialist peoples. Such is my life!
Posted by: Infidel Pride at February 24, 2008 2:24 AM
A great return on investment for giving them $30 billion in aid, don't ya think?
Posted by: Spirit Of 1683 at February 24, 2008 4:35 AM
and we would not avoid sacrificing our lives for this sacred cause,” said Syed Riaz Hussain Shah, one of the demonstrators.And the Pope criticized Islam...so kill yourself. Ayaan Hirshi Ali wrote a book that criticized Islam...so kill yourself. Islamo-Fascism week is coming soon...so kill your pathetic self. Please. Posted by: Xero G
at February 24, 2008 5:06 AM
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