Muslims all over the world know when they must make a stand. When the Prophet (SAW) is made the subject of ridicule and caricature in some newspapers in Europe, millions all over the world rose up to protest. Except in Malaysia that is.
Being a group of exemplary moderates that we are, the Muslims here (or should I say the Malays) tsk..tsk..around and announced that we must 'remain calm'. While neighbouring Indonesians shouted their lungs out at the Danish Embassy we Malaysians waited for our leaders to come out with some statement of protest or something. As usual none was forthcoming from any of our Muslim ministers.
The West talk about 'freedom to exercise free speech' when asked why the papers published the provocative anti-Islamic cartoons. What a load of bull! Would these same people make fun of the Jewish Holocaust or even suggest that they doubt its claims publicly? I don't think so. Why? Because in most Western countries publicly challenging Jewish 'Holocaust' claims will lead you to a prison sentence.
You don't believe this? Just ask Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of France's National Front Party who challenged Jacques Chirac for the French Presidency in 2002. Le Pen was fined twice (among other punishment) to the total amount of US$250,000 for saying that Hitler's 'gas chambers' was a 'minor point' in the history of the Second World War. That's what you get for treading on Jewish toes in Europe.
Not satisfied? Ask David Irving, the British war historian who is sitting in prison in Austria accused of denying the Holocaust. And there are many others.
The point is this is not about freedom of speech or freedom of the press as the Danish Prime Minister Russmussen claims. Should he be talking about freedom when the Danish government has got more than 500 troops occupying Iraq together with Bush's butchers? There seem to be a bigger agenda here.
Christopher Bollyn of American Free Press thinks the whole thing has a more sinister motive of advancing the 'clash of civilizations' among Europeans. His article can be read here. The indications are he is spot on. The aim seems to be to increase European polarization and hostility towards Islam. The only winner to emerge out of a clash between Western and Muslim sides would be the Jewish Zionists. In other words Israel will be stronger just as the September 11 event has shown.
At this moment, for Muslims the wisest way to respond is to take a leaf from the Jewish book. Through the pocketbook. Get the Denmark goods off the store shelves. Notice how quickly the Danish government reacted when some of their international firms complained of the drastic drop in sales in Muslim countries. In the West Big Business dictates to the government. You don't believe me? Just look at the U.S. The Jewish Businessmen have got Bush by the balls.