Danish Cartoonists c./ Free Speech
am 09.01.2006 von Law & Justice
The never ending story about the 12 Muhammad-cartoons c./ free speech continues. Read the whole thing. A real must-read!
Even Franco Frattini, the vice-President of the European Commission, got involved and called the publication of the twelve cartoons “thoughtless and inappropriate” in a time when animosity towards Islam is on the rise. According to Frattini, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom, and Security, the cartoons foment hostility against Islam and foreigners:
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