Danish Cartoons: Pathetic US Editors Cower in Fear! Of This:

Editors of large US publications have, for the most part, failed miserably in their responsibility to defend press freedom in light of the worldwide assault on those freedoms by violent Muslim rioters. These US Editors, who are usually very “brave” when it comes to controversial material involving any other religion or political persuasion, were quick to cower in fear, precisely at the moment when their steadfastness was needed most. The cartoons in question are ridiculously mild by Western standards (published on this and thousands of other web-sites) and readers have every right to see what all the anti-Western rioting is all about, and make up their own minds. Apparently, in the name of "responsible journalism" most Editors feel the need to censor and make that decision for you the reader. Fortunately, these folks no longer have the monopoly on the distribution of information that they once had, and the information is freely available all over the World Wide Web. It is however highly telling, and a dramatic reflection on the weak thought-process of many folks running these newspapers. It is no wonder that they are rapidly hemorrhaging readership, as well as credibility.

Speaking by phone, AP executive editor Kathleen Carroll told The Chronicle, "The cartoons didn't meet our long-held standards for not moving offensive content. The AP is not just an indiscriminate warehouse for information. We put a lot of care into what we put on the wire." Really! Wow!
Hat tip to Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post

* SIDENOTE: The Neocon contacted the Editors of its two largest local publications. One of the Editors claimed that he can’t run the cartoons because of “copyright issues.” I offered to pay for and obtain the copyrights if necessary for the paper…I never heard back. The other Editor (who suffers from arrogance-syndrome) refused to even respond to the issue.

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