Pakistani Cleric Announces 1 Million Dollar Bounty For Killing Cartoonist

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Is this out of control or what?

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Nine Die in Cartoon Protests in Libya
By RIAZ KHAN, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A Pakistani cleric announced a $1 million bounty for killing a cartoonist who drew the Prophet Muhammad. In Libya, a demonstration against the caricatures left the Italian consulate on fire and at least nine people dead, according to an Italian diplomat.

Denmark, where a newspaper first published the cartoons, temporarily closed its embassy in Pakistan and advised its citizens to leave the country.

An Italian consular official, Antonio Simoes-Concalves, said nine protesters had been killed in the demonstration in the Libyan city of Bengazi as armed police fired bullets and tear gas on a crowd of more than 1,000 demonstrators.

Libyan security officials said 11 people had been killed or wounded, but gave no breakdown.

"They are still continually firing," Simoes-Concalves said late Friday, speaking by telephone from inside the consulate where he was holed up. "They haven't managed to block them."

The Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the first floor of the consulate had been set on fire after the crowd charged into the grounds late Friday.

Libyan state television showed firefighters trying to put out the fire, ambulances taking casualties away from the scene and five cars that were severely damaged in the riot.

Security officials said the demonstrators hurled stones and bottles at the consulate, and later entered the grounds and set fire to the building and a consular car.

Police fired shots to try to disperse the crowd, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the press.

No Italians were injured, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.

In Pakistan, Mohammed Yousaf Qureshi announced the bounty for killing a cartoonist to about 1,000 people outside the historic Mohabat Khan mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

He said the mosque and the religious school he leads would give a $25,000 reward and a car for killing the cartoonist who drew the caricatures — considered blasphemous by Muslims. He said a local jewelers' association would also give $1 million, but no representative of the association was available to confirm the offer.

"Whoever has done this despicable and shameful act, he has challenged the honor of Muslims. Whoever will kill this cursed man, he will get $1 million dollars from the association of the jewelers bazaar, one million rupees ($16,700) from Masjid Mohabat Khan and 500,000 rupees ($8,350) and a car from Jamia Ashrafia as a reward," Qureshi said.

"This is a unanimous decision of by all imams of Islam that whoever insults the prophets deserves to be killed and whoever will take this insulting man to his end, will get this prize," he said.
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[BMF Bronco]

****ing insane

[watermock]

Killing, rioting, raping, looting, arson, beheading, kidnapping, sexual abuse, polygamy, hijacking, IED's, declaring war on Christians and Jews, knocking down the WTC and Pentagon all OK.

Cartoon of the False Prophet...Blasphemy.

I bet Bang could really get them stirred up...

Mohammed the Prophet:

[Breck Bronc]

My guess is that noted bounty hunter Todd Bertuzzi will collect on this just like he did on Brad May's.

[Taco John]

Those guys are in for it now...

[dbfan4life]

Some people just can't take a joke.

[Hogan11]

Somewhere, a cartoonist is trying to reach S. Rushdie on hideout advice

[watermock]

Those people look like zombies out of a 50's B Sci Fi movie.

Are those the cartoonists? I'd be splitting town like Butch Cassidy...these fanatics will take them out if they can...

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by Taco John

Those guys are in for it now...

This is probably enough money now to send every strict religious male Muslim from the age of 12 to 60 looking for the "evil" cartooners.

[watermock]

Now that we have seen the faces of evil we must act. We hit them in the buffet line while they are getting their shrimp cocktail...

Sorry, but is that a transvestite in front, and WTF are the other two wearing? And they look like zombies.

[Victor]

This whole ordeal is like a bad SNL skit. It reminds me of the line from Woody Allen's "Hannah and her Sister's", when Max Von Sydow's character says something to the tune of:

"if Jesus could return to Earth and see all the killing that's been done in his name he'd be sick"

I'm guessing that Mohammed would do the same.

[yavoon]

Islam out of control? surely u jest!

[yavoon]

Originally Posted by EWangsness

This whole ordeal is like a bad SNL skit. It reminds me of the line from Woody Allen's "Hannah and her Sister's", when Max Von Sydow's character says something to the tune of:

"if Jesus could return to Earth and see all the killing that's been done in his name he'd be sick"

I'm guessing that Mohammed would do the same.

i seem to remember mohammad controlling armies.

[Victor]

Originally Posted by yavoon

i seem to remember mohammad controlling armies.

You may be right, frankly I don't know. My point is that all the killing in the name of religion, or spirituality seems a bit ironic, don't you think?

[Taco John]

Thou shalt not mock DOG!

[watermock]

Originally Posted by EWangsness

This whole ordeal is like a bad SNL skit. It reminds me of the line from Woody Allen's "Hannah and her Sister's", when Max Von Sydow's character says something to the tune of:

"if Jesus could return to Earth and see all the killing that's been done in his name he'd be sick"

I'm guessing that Mohammed would do the same.

Considering he was a murdering thief...I doubt it.

[watermock]

Originally Posted by EWangsness

You may be right, frankly I don't know. My point is that all the killing in the name of religion, or spirituality seems a bit ironic, don't you think?

Killing infedels is permitted. Religious intolarance is encouraged. I have been telling you people this for years. It's not illegal to kill infidels...it's a duty...of course...young girls can be taken for pleasure or hostage if there is anyone in the family still alive...after they are deflowered.

[Victor]

Originally Posted by watermock

Considering he was a murdering thief...I doubt it.

Are you a cartoonist on the side?

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by Taco John

Thou shalt not mock DOG!

Has there been some DOG mocking?? say it isn't so!!

[DomCasual]

This whole thing has turned into one of the most bizarre situations I have ever seen. Think about this:

1) Can you imagine this kind of outburst everytime someone makes fun of Jesus? Different cultures, obviously - but still, there would be non-stop rioting. God bless free speech, and all that, I guess.

2) I can't believe this has never come up before. Are you telling me that this is the first time anyone has ever made a cartoon about Muhammed?

I have since seen cartoons & Photoshops that depict Muhammed in all sorts of degrading positings, like having sex with animals and eating plates of poop. Are those people on the death list now, too?

It reminds me of this scene from the movie Stripes:

Psycho: The name's Francis Sawyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.

Leon: Ooooooh.

Psycho: You just made the list, buddy. Also, I don't like no one touching my stuff. So just keep your meathooks off. If I catch any of you guys in my stuff, I'll kill you. And I don't like nobody touching me. Any of you homos touch me, and I'll kill you.

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by watermock

Killing infedels is permitted. Religious intolarance is encouraged. I have been telling you people this for years. It's not illegal to kill infidels...it's a duty...of course...young girls can be taken for pleasure or hostage if there is anyone in the family still alive...after they are deflowered.

So what about the collateral damage with these roadside bombs? they are killing muslims in their mighty crusade. i wonder if allah has a pad of murder passes he hands out? Ahhhhhhhh crap! i bet i just made alist with that comment.

[yavoon]

Originally Posted by EWangsness

You may be right, frankly I don't know. My point is that all the killing in the name of religion, or spirituality seems a bit ironic, don't you think?

killing in the name of buddhism might be a tad ironic. the rest, not so much. as long as of course ur killing the bad guys.

[RMT]

who said Muslims were part of a "peaceful religion"? ... was that Bush?

[DomCasual]

Originally Posted by yavoon

killing in the name of buddhism might be a tad ironic. the rest, not so much. as long as of course ur killing the bad guys.

No offense, but that's just not true. Sure, you can point to numerous examples of people throughout history that have killed in the name of religion. But that doesn't mean their killing was sponsored by the religion itself. People make bad decisions, and justify their bad decisions with whatever justification they can.

[yavoon]

Originally Posted by DomCasual

No offense, but that's just not true. Sure, you can point to numerous examples of people throughout history that have killed in the name of religion. But that doesn't mean their killing was sponsored by the religion itself. People make bad decisions, and justify their bad decisions with whatever justification they can.

they sure seem to quote it a lot whilst killing. hey here's a thought, when something gruesome happens in the OT or the koran, maybe the psychos AREN'T misinterpreting it!

I'm totally down with ppl taking whatever religious text they believe and ignoring everything that doesn't conform to modern western liberal thought. I think thats a good idea, but that doesn't mean i believe that modern western liberal thought existed 1300, 2000, whatever years ago. afterall it was what? 1800 YEARS after jesus that america freed the slaves.