Great post, See-Dubya.

BadgerHawk on September 17, 2007 at 12:59 PM

I’m of the inclination that you did that on purpose.

- The Cat

P.S.

Is the world becoming more like the West, or more like Saudi Arabia?

I think it’s more that they are making their move. The only was to hault it is with a little backlash. (no I don’t mean firebombing mosques). Just some good old old fashioned crack down on inciting violence and deportations.

I’m not sure how this could be arranged for a government to do legally, but it could be danged effective, imho. At least worth a try.

I’ve asked this question before, but it seems like a good idea to ask it again: Is the world becoming more like the West, or more like Saudi Arabia? The answer tells us how we’re doing in the war.

The Swedish media is becoming more like the West which is better than nothing.

Police tell Swedish cartoonist that he’s not safe at home.

Police tell Swedish cartoonist Swedes that he’s they’re not safe at home.

All Muslims are hostages with a death threat hanging over them.

Clearly this sort of potential for violence is very real.

However, if the Swedes point out that Baghdadi doesn’t exist and can’t pay out any rewards it could make it less likely that an erstwhile jihadi will take up arms against the cartoonist.

What matters most (to Lars Vilks especially) is that there are Islamic goons around with a historically demonstrable willingness to carry out such a murder.

He shouldn’t worry though…police will protect him…he doesn’t need a gun or anything crazy like that…the Islamogoons will obey gun control laws and cut his head off with a big knife…take solace in that Lars.

I don’t doubt that there are some really stupid Jihadists who will fall for this scam. Heck, Democrats got swindled by Norman Hsu and I hear they’re really smart.

From Ed Morrisey via Front Page Mag

In fact, they’ve become so desperate that they’ve returned to using “Abu Omar al-Baghdadi” in their audio tapes. Two months ago, “Baghdadi” got exposed as an actor, a front to have Iraqis believe that AQI was a native Iraqi organization. The fact that they’re still relying on this threadbare lie shows how desperate AQI has become, and how little opportunity they’ve had to adapt since the surge hit top speed.

I don’t mean to underplay the Swedish cartoonist’s fears, but this could be as fake as a Bin Laden video. My guess is that he (if he exists) is trying to incite a local Swede to pull a Theo Van Gogh type of attack on the infidel.

I thought that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi doesn’t exist and is just a fictional character.

Hmm, what possible religion could be so hypersensitive? Must be those Catholics. No? I’m completely confused….

Oh, wait, it’s the Jooos. Or Bush. Or both. Or maybe Rove.

(I don’t need to add the sarcastic thing, right?)

Why the world puts up with these babbling pyschotics is beyond me. Peace is only obtained through strenght. If the enemy knows you’ll inflict 1000x the damge he inflicts on you, or that you won’t tolerate any crap and immediately deal with any threat or attack … peace will bloom.

No “Behead those that Insult Islam” signs anywhere that I’ve seen. Is that a sign of some acceptance for Western values or do you think it’s something else?
Guardian on September 17, 2007 at 1:23 PM

From the BBC article in todays Headlines links: “…the Swedish government ought to apologise – otherwise al-Qaeda in Iraq would target ‘their economy and giant companies such as Ericsson, Volvo, Ikea, Scania’.” It also has a picture of “200 Muslim protesters”, but since the signs were in Ikea, I couldn’t tell if the word “behead” was there. Also, international ridicule of Islamic Rage Boy and his compatriots probably hasn’t done much to make them think that the signs do that much good. But, instead, they seemed to have decided to go straight for the big-bucks fatwah.

The West. Every Islamic “uprising” seems less energetic than the one before. The first cartoon assault was intense and a few died as a result.

Guardian on September 17, 2007 at 12:43 PM

I disagree. It took the Danish Imams MONTHS of travelling and spreading disinformation in the Arab world to gin up the demostrations.. They were not spontaneous, they were carefully instigated.

Just like this is.

OT – looking forward to how our media, and the ‘giant’ media of the world will cover this, the terms they will use, the sides they will take, their silences…

Also can’t wait for Hitchens’ article on topic.

lorien1973 on September 17, 2007 at 1:00 PM

My point was on the cartoon reaction. The old cartoon madness ain’t what it used to be.

This time we have one guy, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi who is having the jihadi vapors. Last time it was hundreds of different clerics, imams and assorted nut jobs. I see signs of progress here and there. No “Behead those that Insult Islam” signs anywhere that I’ve seen. Is that a sign of some acceptance for Western values or do you think it’s something else?

What’s Booosh?

I see the green leaves….

http://www.wtvr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7078849

Cartoon Controversy At UVA No Laughing Matter

CHARLOTTESVILLE: An ugly lesson about free speech and freedom of the press is being taught here on the beautiful and rather tony campus of the University of Virginia.

This week’s messy, food-fightlike lesson features a complex cast of characters, including a serially offensive cartoonist, a group of irate minority students and an editorial staff at the Cavalier Daily newspaper who apparently have problems with both their vision and their spines.

The cartoonist, senior biology student Grant Woolard, has survived previous attacks by those he has offended, including Christians, Asian women and Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly.

But he was kicked off the paper’s staff this week for his “Ethiopian Food Fight” cartoon. It showed light-skinned, nearly naked, alienlike black figures fighting each other with branches, stools and chairs.

Just a year ago, the Cav Daily made the national news after some Christians found two of Woolard’s cartoons offensive.

One showed Jesus crucified on a Cartesian coordinate plane and another featured Joseph confronting Mary about her bumpy rash at the nativity scene, with Mary swearing “it was immaculately transmitted.”

Woolard admits he’s an equal-opportunity offender, and a review of his body of work certainly seems to back up that claim, with past comics showing insensitivity to amputees, the homeless, the handicapped, Cambodians, Girl Scouts and even Pinocchio.

Some of his pieces have that bizarre feel popularized by Gary Larson, Dave Coverly and Gahan Wilson. Some are just plain twisted.

Two years ago, Woolard was a central figure in a controversy at UVA over his internet Facebook group, “Americans for the Increased Importation of Asian Women.” Though he claimed he and his Chinese girlfriend only started the site in reaction to another student’s Asian fetish site.

I blame this post on Bryan’s “contrariness” MO.

Allahpundit on September 17, 2007 at 12:56 PM

I blame Booosh!

I blame this post on Bryan’s “contrariness” MO.

Allahpundit on September 17, 2007 at 12:56 PM

We need a keyboard fund. *blots, swabs, wipes, cusses*

Bryan on September 17, 2007 at 12:51 PM

Allahpundit on September 17, 2007 at 12:56 PM

Hehehe!

Guilty as charged.

[crawling back into cave]

Wusses.

Are there any actual men left in the world? How about the Aussies? Are they printing cartoons?

I know somebody somewhere has the nads to stand up to these Bullies for God. Where are they?

I want to send them money. And Jessica Alba. And free t-shirts. I love those guys, whoever they are.

I hope they’ll come help us out soon.

You start attacking Ikea, Jihadis, and you’re going to make yourself a whole new army of young, hip, stylish yet thrifty enemies. And you’ll never again have anywhere to put your CDs.

Hannibal Smith on September 17, 2007 at 12:38 PM

Ha!

If IKEA finds a way to use particle board to armor Humvees, the Islamonuts are gonna be in trouble.

Guardian on September 17, 2007 at 12:43 PM

I disagree. Every time someone offends the radicals; the west makes concessions – sometimes just silent ones that don’t quite make sense – but clearly if you think the west is winning the war in its own countries (UK, France, etc) you are deluding yourself. Danmark appears to be the strongest country in Europe right now, and that says it all now, doesnt it?