Your Danish Cartoons Hangover Update

* Ajmal Kasab was convicted for his role in the 2008 attacks on Mumbai. The group that organized the attacks is believed to have used one if not two Americans to assist with their advance scouting, bringing them in with promised help in seeking revenge on Danish Cartoons Controversy principals as an inducement.

* the controversy is weird enough that when you want a rational response to the entire matter you can find one on FOXNews.com. His view is roughly equivalent to my view in that it's informed by personal Christian belief, although I don't give a crap about Piss Christ other than to remember how silly it was and that at the time I remember thinking I wish I had thought of it first as a band name. I would also recommend a cleaner break between Stone/Parker and Rose/Westergaard. In the case of South Park I think those guys are satirists and making satirical statements is what they do -- it's not to my eye the stunt-work that was the original cartoons, nor does Comedy Central despite its unsupportive douchebaggery carry the same troubling implications as a cultural and political signpost within any Muslim's real-world community. It's troubling that people have forgotten that part of the initial cartoons reaction.

* Ayaan Hirsi Ali won a freedom of expression award from Jyllands-Posten, the Danish cartoons paper.

* Plantu has won a $1500 prize from the World Press Freedom Award people in their 10th annual editorial cartooning competition, this time on a topic of how cartoonists should enjoy freedom of speech while respecting world religions and traditions.

* the secretary-general of the Council of Europe remains concerned about the Danish Cartoons physical-threat fallout. I have no idea who that is.

* I feel bad for Molly Norris, but the way to avoid unwanted attention is to avoid all attention.

* the Shebab group in Somali praises the guy who broke into Kurt Westergaard's to have a knives-and-axe type discussion with him. I have no idea why they're doing this now and to what effect, but it's pretty loathsome to endorse something like this.

* the Telegraph informs its readers why the depiction of Muhammad is a big deal for certain believers. It's also disappointed in America for not rising up in defense of the South Park guys. I think that one's a bit misguided, but okay.

* really, this is the last straw.
 
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