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February 04, 2006
Deliberate Provocation
Finally, a word from the Prime Minister.
Describing the publication of the caricatures of the Prophet as a "deplorable act", Pak Lah said it showed "a blatant disregard for Islamic sensitivities":
It is even more regrettable that newspapers and journals in some other countries such as Norway, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain had seen fit to reproduce the offending caricatures despite worldwide protests against the publication of those images.This is a deliberate act of provocation.
They should cease and desist from doing so.
He also called on Muslim Malaysians to "remain calm and rational":
Let the perpetrators of the insult see the gravity of their own mistakes which only they themselves can and should correct.
Fine words, but I don't think the perpetrators see it as a mistake.
Posted by aisehman at February 4, 2006 10:53 PM
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