Quote:
"The caricatures amounted to a "conspiracy by Zionists who were angry because of the victory of Hamas," he said, referring to the Palestinian militant group that won a surprise landslide victory in last month's elections." From "Iran Leader Denounces Prophet Cartoons"
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060207/ap/d8fk8db80.html
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This one is extra funny because the cartoons were printed in September, Egypt reprinted them in October without any riots, and the elections happened FOUR MONTHS LATER in December.
Anyway, there is evidence this entire thing was provoked by the Danish Imams.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004505.htm
So, okay, if you argue that the cartoons offense is specifically religious, and the reaction is merely political, that's fine....but how can one say it's misleading to claim this is non-representative of Muslims, when for a fact, that IS the
representation for the majority of Islam. I don't think it's a question, obviously the majority of Muslims are opposed to this, but does their representation reflect their feelings, and has moderate Islam stopped it? There are plenty of poverty stricken, oppressed people in the world who are peacefull. Why is it these things are only happening to this extent, in one specific culture? If it's not the "result of Islam" then okay, who is it a result of ?