And in other news, Kofi and the UN still ball-less

**Devastatin Dave** · 09-04-2006, 06:18

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060903/D8JT3DN00.html

"Questions" the Iranian exibit? Boy, Kofi really should get some breast implants since he already resembles a vagina...

**Xiahou** · 09-04-2006, 06:52

The cartoons were submitted after the exhibit's co-sponsor, the Hamshahri newspaper, said it wanted to test the West's tolerance for drawings about the Nazi killing of 6 million Jews in World War II. The entries on display came from nations including United States, Indonesia and Turkey.

And has their been even a fraction of the outrage over these cartoons? No, I think not. Do you think Hamshahri will admit that the "West" is more tolerant of free speech now?

**Ironside** · 09-04-2006, 09:23

Didn't we already conclude that the Israelis won that contest, even before it started, thanks to thier own counter-competition?

**doc_bean** · 09-04-2006, 10:51

Meh our paper had a much better picture: Annan looking angrily at the Iraqi pres and him smiling rather sheepsihly. It was also subtitled :Annan tells whateverhisnameis that he can't deny the holocaust.

Subjective reporting much ?

on both sides people....

**Fragony** · 09-04-2006, 11:10

The UN is only dangerous because peacedoves can be sucked into jet-engines. Let's threaten them with politily asking again, that will teach those beardnecks.

**lancelot** · 09-04-2006, 12:44

I do love Iran sometimes....

'How dare you make distasteful cartoons and insult our delicate sensibilities....how should we respond?...I know...in the most typically childish way possible- by holding our own distasteful cartoon competition!!....ha ha ha...that will teach them...havent we taken the moral high ground.

**Navaros** · 09-05-2006, 11:22

Originally Posted by Xiahou

And has their been even a fraction of the outrage over these cartoons? No, I think not. Do you think Hamshahri will admit that the "West" is more tolerant of free speech now?

I think the outrage & Western hypocrisy will be a'coming. Give the story some time to pick up steam.

One cartoon by Indonesian Tony Thomdean shows the Statue of Liberty holding a book on the Holocaust in its left hand and giving a Nazi-style salute with the other.

That actually sounds like an extremely poignant cartoon and one which is not even degrading to Jews.