Muslim Cartoon: BOYCOTT THE BOYCOTT! Denmark needs our SUPPORT

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Cartoon Clashes Provide Smokescreen for Other Muslim, Arab Issues

UPDATE: Swedish newspaper Expressen reports here from the funeral of a 17-year-old Lebanese boy who died during the attack on the Danish consulate in Beirut:

Family and friends were there - as well as many of the rioters who together with Khoudor [the dead boy] attacked the Danish consulate the day before yesterday. None of them want to appear with their last name, since they know that they are wanted by the Lebanese authorities.

'If the army only had let us burn down the consulate without resistance this would not have had to happen. We wanted to get to the consulate, but the army tried to stop us' says Tala, only 14 years old.
/.../
Just a few kilometres outside Barja is the village of Saida - with a Palestinian refugee camp, Ain al-Houlwa. At the time of the funeral a rally took place:

'Every muslim must kill a Dane, a Frenchman or another Westerner' chanted the crowd." hat tip Expat Swede

Violent rioting continues to spread and intensify across the world.

WE MUST FIGHT THIS, FIGHT BACK

Cartoon bans hit Danish firmsCNN.com A boycott of Danish goods called by Muslim leaders over the publishing of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed is dealing a blow to the nation's businesses.

PLEASE BOYCOTT THE BOYCOTT!

BUY DANISH

From Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, “We must show our opposition to Islam.” More here. Condoleeza Rice and her clique of Arabists  at State could learn a thing or two from the Queen.

Bush should speak out strongly against this repression of free speech.

Please sign this freedom of speech petition

As for  Denmark, I have enormous respect for that country and their people. It's one of the great untold stories of World War II: In 1943, in German-occupied Denmark, the Danish people find out that all 7,500 Danish Jews are about to be rounded up and deported to German concentration camps. Danish citizens spontaneously make their own decision: it's not going to happen. And it didn't. Risking their own lives, the Danes quickly rallied round to save their fellow citizens, and almost all of the country's Jews were able to escape the clutches of the Nazis and find refuge in neutral Sweden.More here

Protests over Mohammed cartoons intensify in Iran with the regime halting trade with Denmark and demonstrators smashing the facade of Austria's embassy in Tehran. Iran has cut all trade ties with Denmark . Commerce Minister Masoud Mir-Kazemi announced a ban on Danish imports as well as any other business dealings with the country "until further notice," and added that Danish-registered ships entering Iranian ports would also be charged "very heavy" fees.

Crowds set fire to Danish and Norwegian missions in Damascus and storm the Danish Embassy in Beirut. Gunmen seize European offices in the Gaza Strip. Violent protests are spreading after European newspapers published cartoons depicting Muhammad that were considered blasphemous by many Muslims. Nordic embassies have been attacked in the Middle East and in Indonesia, and some protesters have reportedly died in Afghanistan. A group of approximately 500 people demonsrated yesterday in the Turkish city of Halkali over A clash of cultures is growing more intense, as tensions rise in both western and Islamic countries.

Alienated Danish Muslims Sought Help from Arabs hat tip Ed, FLA

TO ALL MY GREAT READERS, PLEASE BUY DANISH PRODUCTS. END THE BOYCOTT HERE. It is hurting Denmark

Danish companies losing money due to Muslim boycott
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Danish businesses say they're losing more than one million dollars a day because of a boycott in response to cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Gulf Muslims Step Up Danish Boycott Over Cartoons
Arab News EDDAH, 7 February 2006 — People in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries intensified their boycott of Danish goods as the uproar over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) raged unabated yesterday.

Chicago food distributor SUSPENDS all Business with Denmark-based Arla Foods iyad Brothers Importing, one of the largest distributors of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food products, announced today it SUSPENDED all business with Denmark-based Arla Foods.

Nemer Ziyad, vice president of Ziyad Brothers Importing, said the decision is in response to the insulting and offensive caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed published by Denmark's leading newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, and the growing controversy.

"I am furious with what the newspaper did. I am disappointed with the hesitation of the Government of Denmark to speak out against this. I support free speech, but I believe that we must speak out when free speech crosses the line and incites hatred, as the publication of these extremely offensive cartoons have done," Ziyad said.

"We have enjoyed a relationship with Arla Foods, acting as the exclusive distributor of three of its most popular products here in the United States. We are encouraged that this issue may be resolved, but until it is properly resolved, we must take this action" Hat tip Tom via Rantburg

Do I have any readers out there is the food biz to pick up the slack and carry ARLA, the Danish food products line?

UPDATE to ARLA: Fellow Infidel Bloggers Alliance contributor, DS, says Arla foods has asked the government to apologize. He says we shouldn't suppport Arla. NO APOLOGIES ARLA!

WE WILL NOT SUPPORT DHIMMIS!  BUY DANISH; ARLA CAN LANQUISH!

A LIST OF DANISH PRODUCTS

Food:
Arla Foods is Europe's second-largest dairy company and the leading Danish exporter to Saudi Arabia, where it sells an estimated 328 million dollars worth of products every year
Brands

Rosenborg

Lurpak

Dofino

Denmark's Finest

Mediterra

Danish Crown (meat)
Lurmaerket Butter
Danish Bacon
Thor Fish
Danisco Food

Candy:
Toms (chocolate)
LAgermann
Galle & Jessen
Ingeborgs Chocolate

Beverages:
Tuborg Beer
Carlsberg Beer
Aalborg Aquavit (snaps)
Gevalia (Coffees, Teas)

Medicine:
Novo

Audio Equipment/Home Theater
(Theatre for those across the Pond):
B&O (Bang & Olufsen)
Cilo
Eltax
Tangent

Cigarettes:
Prince (Do not start smoking because of this fire!)

Clothings:
H2O
Hummel
Per Reumert

Shoes:
Ecco (USA Site)
Jaco

Toys:
Brio (toys)
Lego (toys)

Danish Design:
B & G Porcelain
Georg Jensen
HTH- kitchen
Morsoe (Fireplaces)
PH-lamps
Pipes
Raadvad (knives etc.)
Royal Copenhagen
Royal Danish Porcelain
Skagen (Watches)
Stelton
Trip Trap
Vesta (Windmills)

Other:
Watco Danish Furniture Oil
Danish Yarn

Go over to Mental Flush here, he sooooo gets it and gives it good here. And Mary  at Exit Zero has a most excellent here.

UPDATE: I've been invited to join the Infidel Bloggers Alliance, and so I have here . Check it out, it is my little Dar al-Harb.

UPDATE February 7: Protests over cartoons widen
Muslims demonstrate across Asia, Middle East; 4 killed in Afghanistan Demonstrations against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by European newspapers spread across Asia and the Middle East Monday, turning violent in Afghanistan, where at least four protesters were killed. Hundreds in Iran Protest Muhammad Drawings by Pelting Danish Embassy With Rocks, Firebombs

More from Paul Zanetti, Mike Lester, and John Deering -above Ali toon Hachfeld) over at Cagle here hat tip Tom

Michelle Malkin "We are all in this together" here

UPDATE: Lesssons in Dhimmitude:

SWEDISH PUBLISHER WITHDRAWS TEXTBOOK HERE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPI) -- A Swedish publishing company Monday withdrew a religious textbook because it contains two images of the Muslim prophet Mohammed.

The book published by Liber was aimed at intermediate-level high school students, The Local reported.

The pictures were taken from a 14th century Persian manuscript and a 13th century Iraqi manuscript. The book was published in 1993.

The actions coincide with a series of demonstrations around the world protesting newspaper cartoons depicting Mohammed as a terrorist. A statement published by Liber on its Web site made no mention of the controversy. Hat tip: Night rider

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Dear Pamela

Thank you for placing your order with the Danish Food Shop.

Your credit card payment of GBP67.29 has now been processed by WorldPay (TransactionID is 1XXXXXX3) and provided all the details are found to be in order, your order will be processed as soon as possible.

You chose priority delivery (CarryOn), which means that delivery to European destinations normally is within 4 to 6 days, US and other destinations take around three weeks and on occasions even longer.

We are very pleased with all the emails of support for the Danish cause, and the level of extra business we are getting as a result of the "Buy Danish" campaigns. We are just a small business, but every order has a positive impact on the Danish balance of trade, which is good news both for Danmark and for us.

At the moment we are getting more than 20 times our normal trade, so please have patience with us. We are working hard to send out all the food parcels as quickly as we can.

Please check the order details carefully and contact us immediately if there are any problems.

.

Comments

[NY Nana]

Denmark is paying a high price for its decency.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=9680a438-652a-4a32-9c9c-da2dc99d851a&k=96804

Boycott costing Danish companies $1M daily

[Michael Combs]

Pamela - We should all get in the game. You´ve done more than enough by publishing the cartoons, now we need to get all newspapers and magazines, TV networks, etc. to publish the cartoons. As brave Scandanavians wore Stars of David when the Nazis demanded this of the Jews, so now we must stand together on this Islam idiocy.

[denmark55]

Ok, as a person living in Denmark, where there is a HOT discussion about these drawings...
This site is stupid...
I'm not a muslim, and I'm not danish.

And the queen actually said "modspil" and it does not mean opposition,
she meant the danish government/people should meet them half way there...
She has been quoted wrongly!

[lowandslow]

denmark55,

From the article Pamela linked.

She said: "We are being challenged by Islam these years - globally as well as locally. It is a challenge we have to take seriously. We have let this issue float about for too long because we are tolerant and lazy.

We have to show our opposition to Islam and we have to, at times, run the risk of having unflattering labels placed on us because there are some things for which we should display no tolerance."

How do you get "meet them half way" out of that quote? Did it get that messed up in translation? I doubt it.

[raymondb.voteswagon.com]

This type of behavior appears more racist than rseponsible. How does attacking American embassies resolve anything. America is not even involved in the cartoon issue. I think this just shows how irrational, and racist, these individuals are. There are many good Muslims, these ones perpetraing violence are not. I also wonder why more moderate Muslims have not condemmed the violence, I sure hope they don't condone this racist behavior.
Raymond B
www.voteswagon.com

[lowandslow]

raymondb.

Before I rip you a new a**hole again, I have to ask. You are older than fourteen aren't you?

[pastorius]

Denmark55,
That's the spirit. People tell you they want to kill you for exercising your right to free speech, and they want to end Democracy, and you want to meet them halfway.

What an idiot you are.

[pastorius]

Pamela,
Fellow Infidel Bloggers Alliance contributor, DS, says Arla foods has asked the government to apologize. He says we shouldn't suppport Arla.

[pastorius]

Pamela,
Fellow Infidel Bloggers Alliance contributor, DS, says Arla foods has asked the government to apologize. He says we shouldn't suppport Arla.

[Thomas Carney]

raymondb wrote, "I also wonder why more moderate Muslims have not condemmed the violence, I sure hope they don't condone this racist behavior."

You have to understand: there is NO SUCH THING AS moderate Muslims. Muslims are very, very reluctant to criticize their clergy or other Muslims. To do so would be to have your status as a Muslim removed by a fatwa.

Now, I have to applaud the European newspapers that did stand up for FREE SPEECH and what it entails... and I have to admit with a heavy heart that I am ASHAMED of our government for kowtowing to the Muslims.

Free speech is supposed to be a cornerstone of our Constitution. The present administration has pulled the rug out from under it.

[Thomas Carney]

My next vacation will be in Denmark. I will gladly spend $$$$ there.

[Kim Priestap]

Sorry about the triple trackback!

[Jodo]

Atlas says:

"Bush should speak out strongly against this repression of free speech."

Perhaps Bush is concerned, given the reliable leftist rejection of anything he says, that his vocal support of Denmark might actually backfire as an attempt to build support for Denmark. (at least in terms of support from the left) Two of the basic principles of liberal ideology are:

1. Hate George Bush and denounce anything he says.
2. Protect freedom of speech. (ESPECIALLY when it comes to freedom of the press)

Well, in the case of the cartoon jihad, these two principles run in direct contradiction to each other. It is time for the liberals to admit that they have been wrong.

[ajh1492]

Ziyad Brothers Importing
5400 W. 35th St. Cicero, IL 60804
Tel 708-222-8330
Fax 708-222-1442

Might want to consider not buying any of their products. Feelings can be mutual. If they don't believe in freedom of speech, we can show them the power of market forces.

[Rod]

The cartoons were published 6 months ago! Why did we not have all the violence and killings in Sep or Oct? Why in Feb 06? Do you think it may relate to the Muslims getting "their" A bomb?

[wxjames]

How many Danish Muslims are working in companies that export products ? In a few weeks, it would be fun to blow up the Danish unemployment lines. Hundreds of innocent Danish Muslims would perish. Such a sinister twist of fate, eh ?
I really appreciate what's going on. The Muslim lunatics are showing the world how peaceful and tolerant they are. Also trustworthy, friendly, empathetic, considerate, civil, educated, kind.......

[machsplanck]

Kids, don't forget to watch al-Jazeera's pre-Olympic special, Wide World of Wahhabic Sports!

[jj]

You can also emnail Ziyadi Brothers at info@ziyad.com. Flood their website.

[gus3]

I picked up a set of teak coasters from my local Danish import store today. I made sure to tell the owner and his cashier (both Danes) exactly why I was in there.

[Will]

Here's one of the better examples of silliness in this cartoon mess:

From the BBC:

"Danish aid group has suspended operations in war-torn Chechnya after the Russian-backed administration there banned all Danish organisations.

The Danish Refugee Council, which provides food to tens of thousands in Chechnya, said it hoped the suspension would be temporary."

So Chechyna children will starve while kind-hearted Danish aid workers are threatened.

[MarcH]

Well, I've been kind of busy lately but I'm trying to do my part. I picked up a case of Carlsberg from our local liquor store. I then emailed the Danish embassy to advise them that I plan to toast their Queen, armed forces in Iraq and cartoonists.

We're planing to serve the Danish beer with Aussie and Israeli wines (some great vintages are produced up on the Golan Heights). Perhaps we'll also serve Polish perogies to recognize their contribution to the Allied Forces.

[lowandslow]

I guess Michelle Malkin pulled a fast one on Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes tonight and showed a poster with the twelve cartoons. They quickly turned the cameras away.
I'm downloading it now from expose the left.com.

[RingotheGringo]

Is it possible to win a war by driving your enemy completely insane?

[Thomas Carney]

Ringo: it sure is. Read "The Art of War," by Sun Tzu. There are several translations out there....

I'm buying a case of Carlsburg, and I am ordering a new shortwave radio from Denmark.