Someone please explain something to this simple little country boy. If it is only the radicals in Islam that we need fear, then exactly who has been applying so much pressure to the Media that the Danes felt they had to make a point? Is Bin Laden EVERYWHERE? Is Islam compatible with Democracy and the Freedoms that entails? So far the answer is a resounding no. Even in Afghanistan which we just liberated Nato Troops were forced to fire upon violent protesters.

Here is a terrific interview with FLEMMING ROSE, "JYLLANDS-POSTEN" CULTURE EDITOR:

CNN.com - Transcripts:We had five, six cases in Denmark in the course of two weeks, all speaking to the problem of self censorship and freedom of speech in terms of dealing and covering Islam.

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This is exactly what this debate is about, does a religion have the right to impose its religious taboos, its religious rules on to the public domain? Should I as a non-Muslim submit myself to their taboos in the public domain?

I mean, I respect Islam. When I go to a mosque, I do behave in accordance with all their rules. I do not draw a cartoon of the prophet in a mosque. If I bring my daughter, she will be dressed in accordance with Islamic rules.

But I do think when they ask me to submit myself to their rules outside the mosque, they're not asking my respect. They are asking my submission.

Even though I do recognize that a lot of Muslims have been offended by these cartoons, and I apologize for that, I'm really sorry if people have been offended. That was not my intention. My focus was on the question of self censorship.

There was a story out there and we had to cover it. And we just chose to cover it in a different way. According to the principle, don't tell it, show it.

And I would like to say here to your viewers that, you know, even though we have maybe a tense discussion about these things, there has been no anti-Muslim riots. Not a single Muslim that I know of have left the country because of these cartoons. It's the other way around.

We have never had so many Muslims participating in public debates in Denmark on the pages of my newspaper, on television and radio shows. So I think we, in fact, have had a very good and constructive debate about this.

You know, this was not a stereotyping or demonizing of Muslims. And, in fact, that cartoon is not -- it is not saying that the prophet was a terrorist or that all Muslims are terrorists.

It is just saying that some individuals have taken the peaceful religion of Islam hostage in order to commit terrorist acts. And thereby, giving their religion a bad name.

If you make a religious cartoon, we do that with Jesus Christ, with the royal family, with public politicians. But that does not mean that you thereby denigrate their religion, you humiliate it, you make fun of them. In fact, by that you are saying, you are part of Denmark, you are treated as everybody else in our society. You are not strangers and outsiders."

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