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To: LindyBill who wrote (401230)12/31/2010 12:55:11 PM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) of 794091
 
Why do you post this heresay crap?

The United States government, through ambassador James P. Cain, pressured the Danish government to force Jyllands-Posten not to reprint the Motoons on the first anniversary of their publication.

If this is to be believed, where is the proof? What exactly did the US ambassador do to pressure the Danish government to not reprint things that were published previously?

Do you have any idea, or are you just repeating this outrageous claim because......it suits your worldview?

The rest of this article is complete crap without some understanding of this key claim - that the US is pressuring the Danish free press.

The Danish government responded by basically telling us to buzz off, that they were not in the business of telling their newspapers what to print or not print. So the ambassador contacted the newspaper directly, and spoke to its editor-in-chief.

As it happened, the paper had already decided — independent of any American or Danish government pressure — not to reprint the cartoons. Although Ambassador Cain was pleased, he reported back to Washington on what he considered the unfortunate aspects of the affair:

On the negative side, though, this popular center-right government has hardened its views on the absolute primacy of free speech. The prime minister appeared willing to let Jyllands-Posten dictate the timing of the next Islam vs. West confrontation without question or open discussion within the government. [emphasis added]

In other words: The United States ambassador considered the “absolute primacy of free speech” to be a NEGATIVE.

The Danish government believes in freedom of the press more than our own government does.
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