Jyllands-Posten Denies Apology
Yes, I know, we’ve been here before, but I just think this is something that needs to be stressed. From Politiken today, excerpts from an interview with Carsten Juste, Editor-in-Chief of J-P:
I simply do not know of any ads in Arab papers. This is not something sponsored by Jyllands-Posten
It is not the official text from Jyllands-Posten that’s been used. It sounds more like a butched AFP translation of a text that appeared in the Libyan La Tribune. The text we have authored is available in several languages at our web site.
The Reuters report attributes this to Carsten Juste:
Allow me in the name of Jyllands-Posten to apologize for what happened and declare my strong condemnation of any step that attacks specific religions, ethnic groups and peoples. I hope that with this I have removed the misunderstanding.
The only place the word apologize appears in the official text is here:
In our opinion, the 12 drawings were sober. They were not intended to be offensive, nor were they at variance with Danish law, but they have indisputably offended many Muslims for which we apologize.
(aka "We’re sorry you can’t take a joke, fuckheads)
Couple of links to blogs that stille don’t carry the correct version of events:
They do not deserve an apology after all the violence and deaths. You can view the cartoons at http://www.obber.com. Also, check out the documentary. Powerful.
Comment by Curtis Stone — February 20, 2006 @ 2:46 pm
Apology No 2 - No Backdown
UPDATE: The above linked news release and the ad in question is a hoax. Hat Tip: Agora. This is ironic. Before posting this, I actually went to the English website of JP and tried to find the apology, and couldn’t find it. Yet I still posted this. I …
Trackback by Manny Is Here — February 21, 2006 @ 11:17 am