From the International Herald Tribune:
Prophet cartoons protester convicted in London of incitement to murder
LONDON: A speaker at a rally protesting against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was convicted Thursday of inciting murder.
Mizanur Rahman, 24, of London, spoke at a February 2006 demonstration protesting the publication in Europe of the cartoons, first published in Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten daily.
Prosecutors showed video of Rahman speaking about British soldiers and saying, “We want to see them coming home in body bags. We want to see their blood running in the streets of Baghdad.”
Rahman also had placards calling for the beheading and annihilation of anyone who insulted Islam.
He and three others convicted of offenses at the demonstration face sentencing on July 18.
Rahman had pleaded not guilty, and said the microphone had been thrust into his hand and that he was only repeating chants from others.
From IHT
(hat tip: Abu Daoud)
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For those wishing to refresh their memory of Feb 2006’s Cartoon Crisis, Kendall has a lot of links and wrote an excellent analysis of the issue on his old blog. (If the old blog is down, here’s the Google Cache version).
A useful definition: a civilized society is one in which blasphemy is not punished.
“There is no compulsion in Islam”
“Religion of Peace”
Proven guilty by his utterances.
The evidence speaks for itself.
#3. Absolutely, the EVIDENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!!! Hello, wake up and smell the the coffee! http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/
Someone wrote on another list today that if we have children, we should take them to Europe now, as, in a few years, we won’t recognize it. I am afraid this is all too true UNLESS we in the West wake up, big time…………..
This one will REALLY curl your hair……….
http://newmediajournal.us/staff/kraft/print/10242006.htm
The Australian government minister had it right when he said that anyone who wanted to live under sharia should move to the 22 or so ‘nations’ so blessed. How much are UK taxpayers stumping up to support these worthless characters in prison? They really should be deported to KSA or wherever so they can enjoy sharia as they wish.
Thanks for the hat tip! Great to be mentioned here in T19.
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–Abu Daoud
“Rahman…said the microphone had been thrust into his hand and that he was only repeating chants from others.”
Yes, your honor, I did shout, “Give us Barabbas!” and “Let him be crucified!” But I was only repeating chants from others.