New cartoon scandal brewing - danes does it again (MERGED)

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Originally Posted by Arabnews.com

Danish Video Sparks Fresh Outrage
Saeed Al-Abyad, Arab News
JEDDAH, 8 October 2006 — The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday said it will demand an explanation from the Danish government for the state TV’s broadcasting of a video mocking the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

Danish state TV on Friday aired amateur video footage showing a number of members of the anti-immigrant Danish Peoples’ Party (DPP) at a summer camp in August drinking, singing and engaging in a competition to draw humiliating images of the Prophet.

A source at the 57-member OIC said the group will try to “find out the reasons behind the repeated ridiculing of the Prophet in Denmark” and warned that the incident would have dangerous repercussions.

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Cor blimey! I wonder if it is some sort of national personality disorder that makes us do that. Like the wet paint syndrome. Or "Do not press this button"-button pressing compulsive disorder. Sort of like Dexter's big sister Dee Dee of international politics.

The thing is that the DPP is a xenophobic as you can get. They aren't overtly racist, but they view islam as a threat to Denmark. The video in question was taken at a political summer camp for young people. Which means it was, unlike the cartoons, not meant for public consumption. someone decided that it should be sent to a news station and thus it became public.

I don't know how it is in other countries but around here youth party organizations are always where the most radical people are. No matter if they are lefties or righties. And this is no excuse.

Me, I hope this one just blows over silently. The fickle arabs have hopefully figured out that throwing hissyfits and storming embassies gets then no where fast.

I wonder if they (DPP) are brave, in their just right or just really stupid.