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...incendiary and offend the deepest sensibilities of many Muslims who believe any illustration of Muhammad to be inappropriate, much less one that so directly equates the teaching of Islam’s greatest prophet with terrorism. Saddled not only with this disturbing implication but also with the weight of violent protest, these cartoons do less to encourage substantive debate on the conflict between free speech and sensitivity than it does to inspire knee-jerk reactions and finger pointing on all sides. And considering that the purpose of the Salient’s back page is almost always to incite controversy...
...Palestinian territories and Egypt, Rice has sworn not to soft-pedal the touchy subject of President Bush's democracy agenda during this trip. She says she is more convinced than ever that instability in the Middle East will only worsen if politics remain polarized between authoritarian governments and violent extremists, and she is determined to use her own bully pulpit to exhort the region's governments to make a space for non-violent mainstream opposition parties and candidates...
RESIGNED. ROBERTO CALDEROLI, 49, anti-immigration Italian Reforms Minister; after an incendiary TV news appearance in which he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a T shirt displaying the controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad; in Rome. Calderoli's stunt ignited violent protests in Libya. At least 10 Libyans were reportedly killed in clashes with police...
...murder of a crime witness in Brooklyn in 2002, the bill foundered when it was first submitted three years ago, but Schumer says the issue is too important to give up on. "Every day, witnesses who are willing to stand up in court and testify about a violent crime in their community put their lives on the line for the sake of justice," said Schumer. "The very least we can do is protect them...
...RESIGNED. ROBERTO CALDEROLI, 49, anti-immigration Italian Reforms Minister; after an incendiary TV news appearance in which he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a T shirt displaying the controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad; in Rome. Calderoli's stunt ignited violent protests in Libya. At least 10 Libyans were reportedly killed in clashes with police...