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To: sandintoes who wrote (4230)	2/18/2006 2:34:50 PM
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the London Times timesonline.co.uk ...... Bill Clinton, the former US President, added his voice, telling a conference in Qatar that he ... condemned “these totally outrageous cartoons against Islam”. ______________________________________________________ Here is the BBC : Former US President Bill Clinton calls the publication of the cartoons "a mistake". news.bbc.co.uk _______________________________________________________ Bill Clinton trashes Free Speech in Denmark See Below article by AFP ^ \| 1-31-06 \| breitbart.com AFP is a three-letter abbreviation for Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world. It is also the largest French agency and the third largest news agency in the world, behind the Associated Press and Reuters. The agency is based in Paris, with regional centres in Washington, Hong Kong, Nicosia and Montevideo and bureaux in 110 countries. It sends out news in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Russian. AFP was founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas as Agence Havas. Clinton warns of rising anti-Islamic feeling Jan 30 10:15 AM US/Eastern AFP ^ \| 1-31-06 \| Former US president Bill Clinton warned of rising anti-Islamic prejudice, comparing it to historic anti-Semitism as he condemned the publishing of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper. "So now what are we going to do? ... Replace the anti-Semitic prejudice with anti-Islamic prejudice?" he said at an economic conference in the Qatari capital of Doha. "In Europe, most of the struggles we've had in the past 50 years have been to fight prejudices against Jews, to fight against anti-Semitism," he said. Clinton described as "appalling" the 12 cartoons published in a Danish newspaper in September depicting Prophet Mohammed and causing uproar in the Muslim world. "None of us are totally free of stereotypes about people of different races, different ethnic groups, and different religions ... there was this appalling example in northern Europe, in Denmark ... these totally outrageous cartoons against Islam," he said. The cartoons, including a portrayal of the prophet wearing a time-bomb-shaped turban, were reprinted in a Norwegian magazine in January, sparking uproar in the Muslim world where images of the prophet are considered blasphemous. Clinton criticised the tendency to generalise negative news of Islamic militancy. "Because people see headlines that they don't like (they will) apply that to a whole religion, a whole faith, a whole region and a whole people?" he asked. A wide campaign to boycott Danish products has swept through Muslim countries as many governments and organisations have demanded an apology from the Danish government. Clinton said the United States should continue to push for a Middle East settlement, in light of the stunning win by the radical Islamist movement Hamas in last week's Palestinian elections. "It is important that ... we continue to be heavily involved in the resolution of the issues in the Middle East. (But) it depends in part on what Hamas says and does," he said. "When we (US) are involved, fewer people (have) died," he said. US President George W. Bush on Friday warned of cuts in US aid to the Palestinians if Hamas does not dissolve its armed wing and renounce threats against Israel. _________________________________________________________ Breaking News: Clinton endorses censorship Printing Cartoons Was a Mistake: Clinton Arab News ^ \| 18, February, 2006 \| By Azhar Masood arabnews.com ISLAMABAD, 18 February 2006 — Former US President Bill Clinton yesterday called the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) a mistake. “I strongly disagree with the creation and publication of cartoons that are considered blasphemous by Muslims around the world. I thought it was a mistake (to publish them).” Clinton, who completed two terms at the White House, was addressing a joint news conference here with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Clinton said he had no objection to Muslims staging massive demonstrations across the world as long as they were peaceful.The former president said Islam was a fast-growing religion in the United States and in Europe. “I don’t think the people of Denmark endorsed such publications.” He, however, said journalists and writers should bridge the gap between civilizations and cultures. Aziz said Clinton was a friend of Pakistan. “He is visiting Pakistan to help this country in its efforts to combat HIV. The prime minister said Clinton had played a vital role in creating inter-faith harmony. Clinton, who arrived early yesterday for a day-long trip, held talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Aziz. He signed an agreement under which the Clinton Foundation will help Pakistan with HIV/AIDS treatment, care and prevention. Musharraf thanked Clinton for the HIV/AIDS program and help extended after the October earthquake, while Clinton praised Musharraf’s efforts to promote peace and stability in South Asia, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The two leaders exchanged views on a wide range of subjects. The President (Musharraf) underscored the importance that Pakistan attaches to a broad-based, long-term sustainable relationship with the United States,” the statement said. The 7.6-magnitude quake killed nearly 74,000 people, injured as many and made an estimated 3.5 million people homeless. ____________________________________________________