"There are strange happenings in the world of international jurisprudence that do not bode well for the future of free speech. In an unprecedented case, a Jordanian court is prosecuting 12 Europeans in an extraterritorial attempt to silence the debate on radical Islam.
The prosecutor general in Amman charged the 12 with blasphemy, demeaning Islam and Muslim feelings, and slandering and insulting the prophet Muhammad in violation of the Jordanian Penal Code. The charges are especially unusual because the alleged violations were not committed on Jordanian soil."
Jordan's attempt at criminalizing free speech beyond its own borders wouldn't be so serious if it were an isolated case. Unfortunately, it is part of a larger campaign to use the law and international forums to intimidate critics of militant Islam.
Religion of Peace? What about freedom of conscience, speech and religion? Guess that's not in Islamic teachings...so the whole world will now be force to shut up so Muslims won't have to get their "feelings hurt"? Give me a break! This is child's play and the whining Muslims causing these problems should grow up. Big people don't act this way. You can't tell others in their own country what they can and can't do. Especally when NO ONE can tell Muslims what they can or can't do. What arrogance!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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