Osama bin Laden reacts to Muhammad cartoons
In an audio broadcast, Osama bin Laden has warned Europeans to expect a "severe" reaction in response to the publication of cartoons and drawings insulting to the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
On Feb. 13, Danish newspapers republished a cartoon showing Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban to show their commitment to freedom of speech after police said they had uncovered a plot to kill the artist.
Danish intelligence service said the reprinting of the cartoon had brought "negative attention" to Denmark and may have increased the risk to Danes at home and abroad.
The original 12 cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper triggered major protests in Muslim countries in 2006. There have been renewed protests in the last month.
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The Western Standard also reprinted the controversial cartoons in 2006. What were we thinking? Our former publisher Ezra Levant answers that exact question:
What were we thinking?
Publisher Ezra Levant tells the inside story of why the Western Standard decided to publish the controversial cartoons–and the amazing things that happened after we did
Read the complete story here.