All time greatest
I have decided to do an all-time greatest of this blog, so in this post you’ll find the most interesting articles I have translated from Danish:
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March 12, 2006
Another Bounty on 12 Cartoonists’ Heads
It’s a dirty job being a cartoonist in Denmark(From DR.DK):
Pakistan: Bounty for killing Muhammed Cartoonists
March 12, 2006 13.28 Foreign News
The men behind the Danish Muhammed cartoons are today faced with another bounty on their heads from Pakistan.
It is the Bar Association who are calling for the murder of the 12 Jyllands-Posten cartoonists.
“I offer the reward of 10 Million Rupees (1 Million DKK, 120000US$) for anyone who kills one of the Cartoonists,” says Syes Athar Bukhari, the President of the Bar Association.
Bukhari is supported by the Jamaat-i-Islami party, the second-largest part of the Pakistani coalition government. The local leader, Rao Zafar Iqbal, says that the mebers of the party are willing to die for this sacred cause.
They just updated their report, adding:
During the demonstration in the city of Multan Danish, Norwegian, Italian, Israeli and American flag were burned, and shouts of “Death to Denmark” were heard.
Turkish mediation in prophet crisis given the brush-off
Yay! Today is a day of happy tidings. From Politiken today:
Turkish Mediation in Prophet Crisis given the Brush-off
The Turkish Foreign minister suggests to the EU that they tighten their laws against offending religious sensibilites. Both the Danish and the Dutch Foreign Minister rejects the proposal.
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