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Danish, Western Websites Under Attack

caese writes "The BBC is reporting that almost 900 Danish websites have been defaced by crackers angry about the recent controversy over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. From the article: 'What is extraordinary for this Danish case is the speed in which the community united'. Another 1600 or so Western websites have been defaced by the same group. The defacements have ranged from condemnation of the cartoons to outright calls for violence."

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  1. whats wrong with these people? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why can't they deface web pages out of boredom and bloody mindedness like normal people.

  2. Re:Cartoons by aussie_a · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is no overkill in a jihad. Only kill.

  3. joke time by Geekboy(Wizard) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Q: How do you know your religion is the wrong one?
    A: When you riot because of a one panel cartoon.

    1. Re:joke time by Digital+Vomit · · Score: 5, Funny
      Q: How do you make jokes that suck?

      A: Like this.

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  4. I want a cartoon by Omnifarious · · Score: 3, Funny

    That has the Muhammed with a bomb in his turban, a molitav cocktail in his hand and a machine gun slung over his back, with a crazed expression saying "That will teach them not to depict me and my followers as violent and intolerant.". In the backround there should be an embassy burning and lots of burning pieces of paper flying around with the words 'defaced website' on them.

    For good measure, we could have a cartoon of Jesus using thumbscrews or having sex or something too. I'd host it. I think those cartoons would make an excellent worldwide protest against this sort of idiotic behavior.

  5. Re:Cartoons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Conclusion: Overkill?

    Christains hate "The Life of Brian" ...and the Jerry Springer Musical because it shows Jesus as a nappy wearing gay-bow.

    The world has gone mad. Perhaps religion is the problem.

  6. Re:Here we go again... by carlvlad · · Score: 1, Funny

    may i recommend that FSM followers attack Italy?

  7. Re:Cartoons by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

    Attack: Cartoon
    Defense: Death threats, burn down buildings, deface websites, protests, and the list goes on.


    If those defenses worked, Cathy would have been off the comic pages years ago.

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  8. Re:Cartoons by corbettw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Beware those who are devoid of tolerance.

    No kidding! I can't stand assholes like that!

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  9. The Prophet Smith Insulted by FidelCatsro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Salt Lake city, Utah USA, Feb. 6 -- Mormon anger over Belgian cartoons that satirized the Prophet Joseph Smith continued to swell across the American East and elsewhere in the State of Utah on Monday, turning silly in Salt lake city, where at least five protesters Cried and more than a dozen police officers and protesters were Bored.

    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed alarm about the riots and urged restraint. But Biscuit giant Utah, which is reviewing trade ties with countries that published the cartoons, vowed to respond to "an anti-Mormon and Mormophobic Meanies ."

    Some of the cartoons depict Smith as a Saxophonist. One image depicts the prophet wearing a Stetson shaped as a boob with an erect nipple.The other image Displays The Prophet wearing special Mormon Magic Diapers

    Ministers from 17 Mormon cities on Tuesday urged Belgium's government to punish the newspaper for what they described as an "offence to Mormon".
    Reporters Without Borders said the reaction in the Mormon world "betrays a lack of understanding" of press freedom as "an essential accomplishment of piss taking."

    It is OK for Mormon Newspapers to depict Cartoons of Belgians eating Polish Sausage , but when a Belgian draws an Image about Joseph Smith It becomes an international crisis :Said Director of Freedom to draw stuff , Tobias Bunfun

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  10. sorry, has to be done by Fishstick · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) Draw cartoon, publish
    2) Angry mobs burn take to streets burning stuff
    3) ???
    4) Prophet!!!

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  11. Re:Cartoons by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny
    There is no overkill in a jihad. Only kill.

    You mean Chuck Norris is a muslim?

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  12. Meanwhile in Copenhagen... by o'reor · · Score: 3, Funny
    [This is the kind of news we are unlikely to see, at least until pigs learn to fly carpets.]

    Angry Mobs of Cartoonists Set Syrian And Arabian Embassies Ablaze

    COPENHAGEN, DENMARK -- Today, several demonstrations led by angry cartoonists turned into violent riots in downtown Copenhagen. The police forces proved incapable of preventing the rioters from attacking the embassies of the countries where the cartoons pbulished in "Jyllands Posten" were considered offensive. The embassies of Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia were ransacked by mobs on the rampage before being set on fire in the name of freedom of expression.

    "We are absolutely outraged that those people took offense at our artwork", said one of the leading rioters. "We demand sanctions from their governments to punish such disrespect !".

    The local authorities have declined to comment on the apparent idleness of the police forces towards the rioters. Denmark, which is considered a rogue state by the Middle-East countries, is accused of inciting those riots as a retaliation to the Mid-Eastern embargo on Danish Blue that started last week, following the publication of the cartoons.

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  13. Re:Cartoons by Antifuse · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Jihad" is Arabic for "roundhouse kick" isn't it?

  14. I'm pretty sure it was all of you by BitterAndDrunk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't trust anyone who borders on China, if you ask me.

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  15. Re:Cartoons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only Chuck Noris can declare jihad on Chuck Noris.

  16. Re:Cartoons by rbochan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, because Christianity and it's extremists are so tolerant of what it may consider blasphemy and heresy.

    Every religion has it's assholes that do damage to the entirety of it, and they're usually the loudest.

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  17. This is /. by overshoot · · Score: 3, Funny
    In other words, it's like when you fight with your wife over the dishes.

    Wife? This is /. you insensitive clod!

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  18. Re:Cartoons by compass46 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "whereas the Bible comes through intermediaries."

    Depends on your branch of Christianity. Some sects interpret it figuratively while others do so literally. Half the fun of being Roman Catholic is being able to point at Southern Baptists and saying, "Well, we're not as crazy as them." ;)

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  19. Why don't these "crazies" learn from the USA? by gosand · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only reason that these kooks are rioting over this is because they don't have sports teams that win championships.

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  20. Re:Cartoons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Chuck Norris converted to radical Islam. Twice.

  21. Terrorists? Never! by danpsmith · · Score: 2, Funny

    What a great way to prove the cartoon wrong!

    "Hunny, this cartoon is saying that all Muslims are terrorists!"

    "How dare they say that, we are not all terrorists, how insensitive of them! Now let's go light the neighbors on fire, that'll show em!"

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  22. How does this stuff last more than one day? by telstar · · Score: 2, Funny

    I swear, I just don't get it. First off ... I'd never be out in the streets rioting over anything ... but what I don't understand is how the heck somebody can riot ... go home at the end of the day ... watch some TV, eat some dinner, go to sleep ... wake up the next day ... then decide it's time to burn some more shit. Like, how do you slot that into your day when you're thinking about your schedule? How the heck do you get yourself all pumped up after sleeping it off for the night?

  23. Re:Cartoons by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny
    How many WASPs would say the same thing about, say, burning the US flag? They even tried to make a law against it.

    Wouldn't it be simpler to just make fireproof flags ?
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