> Also, don't quote me on this but I think the very first cartoon that triggered all of this was done by a guy specifically to rub it in and cause hurt--and not

> Also, don't quote me on this but I think the very first cartoon that triggered all of this was done by a guy specifically to rub it in and cause hurt--and not as an innocent comedic act. If you're referring to the bomb-in-the-turban cartoon which was published in the Danish newspaper, then that probably isn't true. I'll quote the newspaper editor who ran the cartoons: "One cartoon -- depicting the prophet with a bomb in his turban -- has drawn the harshest criticism. Angry voices claim the cartoon is saying that the prophet is a terrorist or that every Muslim is a terrorist. I read it differently: Some individuals have taken the religion of Islam hostage by committing terrorist acts in the name of the prophet. They are the ones who have given the religion a bad name. The cartoon also plays into the fairy tale about Aladdin and the orange that fell into his turban and made his fortune. This suggests that the bomb comes from the outside world and is not an inherent characteristic of the prophet." I recommend reading the full NYT editorial from which I drew that quote, called "Why I Published Those Cartoons", which can be found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021702499.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02...