government asking british newspapers not to print anything to upset muslim fundamentalist

they are perfectly free to print exactly what they like - there is no law about this... yet

well that's not the same thing

Meanwhile Muslim clerics can issue fatwahs with rewards for killing people.

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/07/242343.html

It's time that the British peopole stood up to all this crap surrounding this one religion.  The **** footing around it has to  stop.  Every other religious group or non religious groups don't get the same protection from the media and other organisations, etc.  The PC brigade have to be told to get to fook once and for all.

Malik was his name  - wake up UK  they only have their interests at heart.

Well I for one hope Paul Dacre makes a stand on this and prints a picture of the prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) being fked up the @rse by a camel on the front page of the Mail tomorrow.  If the islamists do kill him at least he will be able to say I did what I thought was right.  Would be good if Richard Littlejohn did the same.

If they do print nothing, it won't make any difference.

What does racial hatred have to with Comment about Islam. MisterBadger seems very confused.

Easy to forget there are western soldiers occupying arab lands all over the place. How many western bombs dropped in Afghanistan? Iraq? Pakistan? Somalia? The West is hardly innocent. Highly sensitive time, and you lot think the sensible course of action would be for the media to inflame the situation by insulting the religion (rob, you are a fecking moron)? This would only push the muslims closer together as they are alienated by the public and perhaps ignite the more volatile persons to snap or feel compelled to defend themselves.

Not inflaming the situation, is basic common sense FFS.

How many western bombs dropped in Afghanistan?

Don't know actually. Please tell us. Whilst you are there at the stats research please let us know how many Islamist bombs, shootings, and massacres and general intimidation of the local populace have occurred.

thanks.

Newsnight now

No.  But Dacre could.  He is loaded just pay for some top notch security.  Anyway these islamists dont mess about, they would want Dacre as he is the editor.  Not the receptionist.

Burton , I hope the non Muslim people of the west have had enough and start voting for the far right, at least the mainstream weak self serving politicians WILL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, TO STOP THERE OWN GRAVY TRAIN HITTING THE BUFFERS...

Iraq war was biggest military FCUK up in history

Don't forget that this is the country which gave the world The Life Of Brian, which had Dave Allen on TV for decades and quite strong religious satire for some time even before that. If you can't take your religion being laughed at then perhaps this isn't the country for you. Besides we are often assured that the vast majority of muslims are moderate. So a few cartoons or jokes won't hurt will they?

Absolutely nothing to suggest there in army in the tens of thousands. But yes, it would be scary. Life of Brian was a long time ago, hardly a justification. Values change. Yours was also a country who a while back enforced the death penalty and engaged in agressive colonisation of much of the world. But values changed in regards to these matters. I would suggest using Life of Brian as a justification for insulting islam through the press is not only a value that needs to be left behind, but is also just plainly stupid. Adapt and evolve.

Have read nothing here to detract from the blindly fecking obvious point that now is a time for restraint and common sense, and images of Allah getting butt fecked on page one is not in the national interest.

adapt and evolve into what? an islamic state? freedom of speech is indivisable you cowardly appeaser

My point is Rhino that the Islamist movement whilst having difficulty containing some of its elements is playing the long game. Over the next few decades if enough muslims can be brought into the west then the rules of the game could change radically. Who controls the heart of Islam is the question here? You're right we used to burn witches and lots of other things. The point is that right now up and down the land there are comedians and lay people who are not afraid to point out the inherent contradictions and occasional foolishness in most organised religions using satire and outright mockery to make their point. If moderate Islam is in the ascendancy then as a group it should also be capable of withstanding something similar as we increasingly move into a secular future. If they cannot then that sends a clear and unambiguous signal that Islam is very different from most other religions at this point in time and perhaps for the foreseeable future.

What we would do with that information I'm not sure. What I am quite sure of is that we need to test this hypothesis which has been presented to us as fact that most muslims are indeed moderate in their religious views as are most christians or people of other faiths.

Adapt and evolve your values to keep with the times, as you have done all through history. Who mentioned islamic state? 'Freedom of speech' is indivisable? Do you really believe this? Are you not familiar with legal concepts like slander, where your freedom of speech has already been limited?

And when did I say your freedom of speech should be taken away anyway? Simply saying at a time of fear and outrage, hatred and alienation aren't going to get you very far and it would be common sense to chill on the muslim hating. Get your head out your arse and wake the feck up. It will only bring them closer to together and widen the gap between them and everyone else.