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how about thousands of rioting muslims?
This is off topic, so I'll stay brief- but it does appear inconsistent to air the photos of abu grhaib and not the muslim cartoons. Both can be discussed without seeing them- and in fact, as Mr. Shaprio himself said, the overexposure can be desensitizing.
Listen, I think a bunch of cartoons is a silly thing to riot over. I think the cartoons are pretty unsophisticated, as far as political cartoons go. However, we can easily just sit here and say "those cartoons are stupid and people who riot because of them are stupid" or we can try to understand how a bunch of stupid cartoons became the latest flashpoint in a trumped up clash of civilizations, how those in the West and those in the middle East are continuing to be led down a path of conflict by our leaders and powerful personalities.
Back on the photos- it is offensive and saddening to hear the same defense against their release rehashed- that it would ignite anger towards the West at a sensitive time. What other information could be withheld on this rationale?!
We are on autopilot, and we have already entered the storm. It is time to wake up.
