Quote Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane
I just learned from my newspaper this morning that the editor of the French newspaper France Soir has been fired over printing the Danish caricature drawings.
True. Jacques Lefranc has been fired yesterday afternoon by the owner of Presse Alliance (publishers of France-Soir). The owner is Egyptian-born media magnate Raymond Lakah. Lakah has issued an apology to Muslims for the printing of the caricatures, stating that the sacking of Lefranc was meant to be 'a strong sign of respect for the beliefs and personal convictions of every individual'.

Of course Lefranc's decision to publish the 12 cartoons was a much stronger sign of respect for the beliefs and personal convictions of every individual, as embodied in the right of free speech.

And it seems that the paper's staff are fighting back. This morning France-Soir carries a photo of three Muslims burning a Danish flag with the caption 'Voltaire help us, they've gone mad!'

In an editorial they write the following (my translation): 'Islam prohibits its believers to depict the Prophet in any way (..) the question that arises is the following: should all those who are not Muslims respect this prohibition? Can we imagine a society in which all the prohibitions of different cultures are added up? What would remain of the freedoms of thought, speech and even movement? We know such societies only too well. One example is the Iran of the mullahs. But only yesterday it was the France of the Inquisition, of the stakes, and of Saint Bartholomew.'

Meanwhile I have polser coming out both ears. Is it working?