Bombing Embassies

[Raven]

What the heck is the matter with these people? They have taken this to a level of stupidity I've never seen! Denmark has ordered its citizens out of Lebanon and Syria.

But why has it taken them so long to get riled up over a few stupid cartoons? Those cartoons were published in SEPTEMBER!

Of course the US embassies are under fire now too.





The behaviour of some Muslim protesters demonstrating in London over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad was "completely unacceptable", Downing Street has said.



There have been calls for arrests after placards glorifying the 7 July bombings and calls for the enemies of Islam to be killed featured in Friday's demo.

A statement from the prime minister's office said police would have "our full support" in any actions they took.

Scotland Yard has received more than 100 complaints about the protest.

No protesters at the demonstration outside the Danish embassy - over the cartoons first printed in a Danish newspaper - were arrested on Friday, but specialist police officers were understood to have taken film and photographic evidence.

The police have our full support in any actions they wish to take where there have been breaches of the law





Downing Street spokesman







Protest slogans condemned







Prime minister Tony Blair's official spokesman said they understood the offence caused by the cartoons and regretted this had happened, but it did not justify violence seen over the weekend in Syria and Lebanon.

Refering to the demonstrations in London, he said: "We believe some of it was unacceptable but it's up to the police to decide whether to prosecute.

"The police have our full support in any actions they wish to take where there have been breaches of the law - but we should understand the difficult situations they have to manage."

He added: "We welcome the statement here from Muslim leaders condemning the violence."

'Punished and executed'

One protester, who dressed as a suicide bomber, has said he made "no apologies".

Speaking to the Daily Express newspaper, Omar Khayam, 22, from Bedford, said he wanted to highlight "double standards".

Radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed told Radio 4's Today programme that in Islam, whoever insulted a prophet must be "punished and executed".

"We are not saying ourselves to go there and start to look to him and kill him, we are not talking about that. We are talking about Islamic rules. If anybody insults the prophet, he will have to take a punishment," he said.

Many Muslims do not believe the protesters are representative





Shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve has questioned why no-one was arrested at Friday's protest, while shadow home secretary David Davis called on police to take a "no tolerance" approach.

Former Conservative chancellor Kenneth Clarke said it was going to do great damage to community relations and to Islam in this country "if they are allowed to behave with impunity".

'Incendiary' placards

Labour MP Shahid Malik, who is on the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, has called on Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair to make prosecutions.

Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, said there would be "no sympathy" among Muslims for those who waved "incendiary" placards or banners.

"Those extremists who were inciting violence were trying to hijack genuine feelings amongst Muslims for a more violent agenda," he said.

But Lord Harris, a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said officers were putting public safety first.

"You have got to look at what is the best way of handling a demonstration to make sure it doesn't escalate into serious violence or get out of hand," he said.

A Met Police spokeswoman said: "We have stated that arrests if necessary will be made at the most appropriate time."

Elsewhere, on Monday two people were killed and three reportedly wounded when hundreds clashed with police and soldiers during a demonstration in Afghanistan.

Over the weekend mobs in Syria and Lebanon torched the Danish embassies in Damascus and Beirut. Among the cartoons which have sparked outcry among Muslims is one of Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban on his head. Newspapers in Spain, Italy, Germany and France reprinted the material.





Why dont you ever see us burning the heck out of their embassies? Where in the world do these people think they are?? This is BRITAIN!! NOT an Islamic country YET!

These people are amongst the most ancient on earth. It is said that civilisation as we know it, started from the fertile crescent.

If this is where we're heading, then let me off now!

[Accountable]

It's tough to be tolerant of the violently intolerant.

[greydeadhead]

These huge displays of violent religious angst are just damaging an already shakey image of Muslims around the globe anyway.. and they wonder why they are so closely scrutinized when they go thru an airport or bus terminal....

[greydeadhead]

But Far.. these aren't just the extremists that are protesting and burning down embassies.. that is a very very scary thought.. the everyday man taking such a violent stand..

[Raven]

I agree. These are NOT just radicals. These are the NORM! And just look at what they want to do to you!! EXECUTE you for a cartoon??

[Raven]

Like a moab.

[Raven]

Like my marine son said......just turn the whole area to glass, pave it then build a wal-mart. Problem solved.