I’ll comment later, for now here are a few interesting articles on the evolving Cartoon Chaos, as well as one about Japan’s push for reducing energy use.
Anatomy of the Cartoon Protest Movement
Japanese Putting All Their Energy Into Saving Fuel
Oh, and a neo-fascist footballer? ugh…
BBC NEWS | Europe | Nazi deportees speak to Di Canio
EDIT: More on the cartoons:
AMMAN, Jordan, Feb. 21 — In a direct challenge to the international uproar over cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad, the Jordanian journalist Jihad Momani wrote: “What brings more prejudice against Islam, these caricatures or pictures of a hostage-taker slashing the throat of his victim in front of the cameras, or a suicide bomber who blows himself up during a wedding ceremony?”
“read on…”:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/22/international/middleeast/22cartoons.html?ex=1298264400&en=0a6ce95b90f39acf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
From web.amnesty.org, on the newspaper that stoked the outrage over Danish cartoons:
The Rakyat Merdeka cases
Rakyat Merdeka is a daily tabloid owned by the country’s largest media group, Jawa Pos, that has gained prominence as a result of its gritty, often abrasive, style, with articles and caricatures that frequently strongly criticize the political establishment.
Two of the paper’s editors are facing legal sanctions for publishing material deemed insulting. In one case, the former editor has been tried and found guilty of defamation under Article 310 of the Criminal Code (KUHP), while the other is currently on trial and charged under Article 134 of KUHP for insulting the President, an offence punishable by up to six years in jail.
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