I still haven't seen anything that leads me to believe that JP did not intend the cartoons to be a pure and simple provocation of the people who are now closing down the EU's offices in Gaza at gunpoint.
I agree the governments of muslim countries have no reason to expect state action against these newspapers, but Anders Fogh Rasmussen had every reason to expect that refusing to even meet 11 ambassadors was going to lead to a diplomatic mess. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
To Muslim leaders in Denmark like Akkari and fellow imam Abu Laban, the images provided evidence of an Islamophobia that they believe permeates Danish society. Worse yet, they felt their protests against racism had been ignored. Newspapers failed to publish their letters to the editor and politicians seemed unwilling to listen. "As a group in society, we've simply been ignored," Akkari told the Aarhus-based daily Stiftstidende earlier this month.
Let's just agree to disagree here. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
