News of the insane

Our old friend Omar Bakri Mohammed called for the cartoonists to be executed. Apparently he has learned something from having his ass kicked out of UK, because he underlined that individual Muslims should not kill the cartoonists - they should be put on real trial according to Sharia law and then killed, and that a country that would refuse to do so would face the consequences. In short, he demanded that Denmark instutute Sharia law. Don't hold your breath, dude. On the second thought, do hold your breath - if you hold it long enough there will be one moron less in the world.

Chechnya banned Danish aid organizations. I am sure all of Denmark is crying.

In Tehran a crowd of people stoned firebombed the Austrian embassy. Why Austrian? Beats me. I guess it's the thought that counts. Afterwards they attacked the Danish embassy too.

Iran's president has cut trade ties with Denmark, and is threatening to cut ties with any country that republished the cartoons. Hey, man, don't forget all the countries whose citizens have republished the cartoons or spoke in defense of cartoonists on the net! Cutting trade ties with everyone is so much more fun than having a trade embargo imposed on you.

Iran's biggest-selling newspaper is holding a Holocaust cartoon contest. When I heard about that I was deeply offended and immediately ran to set fire to Iran's embassy, but then figured that it was too damn cold, and the subway was not running anymore, and decided to stay home and watch Buffy instead. Besides, I don't own any matches or a lighter or any other firemaking device, and wouldn't know where to get one in the middle of the night.

Still, inquiring minds want to know: will the title of the competition be "Holocaust: too good to be true", and will Jewish cartoonists be allowed to participate? I think the poetic justice would be served if Jewish cartoonists won the competition, bought booze with all the reward money, and shared that booze with Danish cartoonists. After that all the Iranian embassies would probably set fire to themselves out of sheer frustration.