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What we think will happen does, and what we imagine cannot happen does not. The anxiety of global terrorism remains and the Irish economy and political system remain complex and marginalized. Danny Williams, for all his ingenuity and genuineness, cannot save the world. For all its excitement and all its fanfare, Laird’s book cannot escape its own depressing complacency...
...same time, Western democracies’ support for freedom of thought and expression mean that radical theocratic attitudes like the one held by Hamas’ Jamila Al Shany—“no one can say a bad word about our prophet”— cannot be upheld. The media should continue to have the right to publish cartoons and images even if certain groups may find them offensive, as long as those images do not justify or demand violence. Jyllands-Posten’s cartoons did neither of these things. Furthermore, they were cartoons...
...that some hold radical ideas that are incompatible with fundamental values held by the West. In the face of worldwide Muslim violence, the West has an obligation to defend the freedom of speech; wariness of terrorism by Islamic groups has, quite understandably, risen since 9/11 but Western representative organizations cannot shrink from defending their values and Mr. Rasmussen and the EU must be commended for their valiant refusal...
...those in Europe, have spoken out against the Middle Eastern violence. Their support for free speech seems to go hand in hand with their religious moderation, indicating that intolerance coincides with extreme religious dogmatism. But until a majority of Middle Eastern Muslims prioritizes freedom over religious dogma, the region cannot sustain stable democratic regimes. The protesters’ reaction to these cartoons certainly demonstrates that on the international stage a drawing so offensive cannot be printed without consequence. The response has been an atrocious display of violent and misdirected protest, as Muslims in Damascus and Beirut torched embassies and stormed...
...meeting yesterday, the organizers decided that the HUDS contract renegotiation cannot be SLAM’s top priority this semester. Because the negotiations will fall late in the semester, Usmani said, SLAM would have trouble galvanizing the support that would be necessary for a major effort...