Danish Delight: Inclusiveness the theme of cartoons

Yo.. things are going smooth, no fresh news that really draws your attention, no not even Mr Cheney's hunting mishap... man was i relieved to see Mr Wittington (the victim of the accident) stand up and walk and talk. Now we can forget this unwanted episode and move on with some real issues that are staring this nation.

On the world front, i read an excellent column by Flemming Rose of Jyllands-Posten. Rose, the editor who commissioned the cartoons for their Danish daily, gives his REASONS for publishing those cartoons.

When i read that Washington Post column, it made sense to me, but unfortunately he may be preaching to the choi`r. The real audience who need to read his article are in the middle east, clueless what they are upto and why they are the pawns they are.

Radical Islam has no place in this world, just like Adolf Hitler had none in the earlier generation. The main reason we see these riots and kidnappings and their spin-offs are all branched from the lack of perspective that some of the middle-east governments and its citizens exhibit.

Underlining the fact that this rowdy cowards have no clue about whats going on is the fact that, the US interests and embassies getting burnt and attacked. This reeks stupidity and underscores the desperation of Muslim mullahs from the mid-east. Last i checked, these cartoons were printed in Denmark which is in Europe not North America. How this became a mid-east vs US issue is beyond me or any straight thinking induvidual.

Added to this is the forgotten fact that these cartoons were published in September 05. Why on earth this explodes in Feb 06 -- even if tempted to give credit to the fact they have a late fuse -- is not readily comprehensible. At the center of all are a pair of Imam's -- who got Danish citizenship.. but why?? -- who traveled to Mid-east and spread the cartoon.

Now, here is the discomforting fact, they have one of their own who goes about distributing -- whats technically deemed unfunny -- cartoons. And i do subscribe to the school of thought they distributed far more offenseive caricatures than that were published on the daily.

If Jyllands-Posten and its editors are under such heckling and attacks, so should the Imam's who spread the hatred.

The editor argues very well, his real intent and that was to bring to light the fact that Muslims -- the conservatives -- are bring included in the society and the society preaches the concept of maturity to handle criticism.

The funniest part of it all is the fact that those cartoons are more thought provoking than hate inducing, i have seen far more offensive material hurled against Jesus Christ and Christianity and Hinduism than what these cartoons do.

I could not believe my eyes when i was watching a news report that showed Iranian youth signing up to hurt America. Again, why exactly this is a US problem boggles me. I am certain about one thing, the religion of peace as some paint it, is far from it, that religion if anything is the factory that produces some filthy induviduals who care not for other souls and humans.

The craziest thing of all, not even a tenth of this rioting mid-easterners may have seen these cartoons, maybe if they do, they will reflect and think what all the fuss was about.. or maybe not, after all they do prefer caves than beaches and enslaving women than recognize them and corrupt the youth than let them mature.. may be the light at the end of the tunnel is too bright for them, may be like a scared beast they start running away from the light..