Flemming Rose stuff

Jyllands-Posten editor Flemming Rose has an interview with Reason Magazine in which he talks about reactions to the Motoons crisis.

He covers many angles, including the case’s uniqueness (“Never before in modern times, on such a scale, have Muslims insisted upon applying Islamic law to what non-Muslims are doing in non-Muslim country”), his disappointment at the reactions of most European leaders (Tony Blair and Jack Straw “behaved disastrously”, only EC Presidend Manuel Barraso came out clear), the latest Modog furore (almost all Danish newspapers published the Vilks cartoon), and the current welfare of the 12 cartoonists (all okay, but still under police surveillance).

Random quote (there are many good ones):

Those people who say, “you offended one billion people,” or “you offended a weak minority,” they lack the understanding of the raw power game that was at play here. This had very little to do with insulting religious sensibilities, though it was being used by influential groups and regimes in the Middle East to stir up emotions. It was a very well planned and executed operation. It was not spontaneous in any way.

Also, on his blog, he talks about his reaction to the news that one of the four defendants in the Odense terror case allegedly planned to drive a remote-controlled car bomb into his house.

The defendant – a Danish-born convert to Islam – is claiming that he was only joking. Flemming Rose’s wife is apparently not amused.

(Hat tip B&W and The Comics Reporter)


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