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Danish, Western Websites Under Attack

Posted by Zonk on from the daily-show-is-real-news-now dept.

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. Re:Really offensive... by Threni · · Score: 5, Informative

    For a reasonable time-line of this issue, check out Wikipedia:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muham mad_cartoons_controversy

  2. Cartoons were previously published in Egypt, no pr by putko · · Score: 5, Informative

    The cartoons were published in Egypt, and there was no problem:

    http://egyptiansandmonkey.blogspot.com/2006/02/boy cott-egypt.html

    Anyone heard about this? Looks like there is a double-standard.

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  3. Re:Cartoons by CaymanIslandCarpedie · · Score: 5, Informative

    If there's anything that this is proving, it's that the crazies are not in the minority here. 500,000 people chanting "death to america, death to israel?"

    You are very misinformed (which is admittedly not your fault as the US news it trying to make it sound exactly like the way you are taking it). This "demonstration against the cartoons" is actually just an annaul holy event. You go there next year, you'll see roughly the same number of people marching there. Its just that some of the Islamic radical leaders are getting up in front of this crowd and railing against the cartoons and shouting things like "death to America".

    Of course a headline saying "1/2 Million Muslims attend demonstration chanting 'death to America'" sounds much more exciting than "Annual Shia religious event draws 1/2 million where a few radical leaders condem America". I'll let you guess which one American news organizations (I use that term loosely) will lead the evening news with.

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  4. Re:Cartoons by Minwee · · Score: 5, Informative
    "One wonders where to find the Muslim mobs shouting "Down with Al-Qaeda! Down with terrorism! Stop killing innocent people in the name of Islam, because YOU are profaning the very name of Islam. Stop ridiculing the name of the Prophet in the eyes of the world by claiming that murder is part of Islam!""

    Um... They're here. And here. And here and here and here and here and here and even here and, oh, there are a few hundred more here.

    Muslim leaders around the world have issued fatwa after fatwa condemning terrorism and calling for an end to suicide bombings, car bombings, bus bombs, subway bombs, and every other bombing short of another Uwe Boll film. Just because Bill O'Reilly doesn't tell you about it doesn't mean that is never happened.

  5. Re:Name one by gowen · · Score: 5, Informative
    Name one scripture in the Bible that would give an adherent cause to kill a non-believer.
    How about Leviticus 24:16
    "And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death."
    So, anyone who speaks out against God, or in favour of a different God -- stone the bastard.
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