Your Danish Cartoons Hangover Update

As noted here yesterday, the trial of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana saw two of three charges end in conviction, one of three in acquittal. That the trial coverage has been focused on his potential role aiding and abetted confessed terrorism scout David Coleman Headly in activities that supported the Mumbai Massacre should be obvious in headlines like this one, which make it sound like Mr. Rana had a swell day yesterday because he avoided conviction on that charge.

The horrifying bit of news in this round of stories that I'm not sure is all the way new but at the very least didn't have an impact before now: the plot against the Jyllands-Posten newspaper that published the Danish Muhammed Cartoons back in 2005 included a plan to behead employees and toss their heads out of the newsroom window -- you know, the usual thing you wish on someone because they worked on staff of a newspaper that published cartoons to which you object.

Rana's lawyers plan to appeal.
 
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