Viet Nam Human Rights
When the extremists speak
14/1/15
Not only France but
also the whole world was shaken
and stunned because of tragedy occurred at noon in Paris Nicholas-Apperl Street Paris
All the tragedy occurred within 5
minutes.
It was perturbing because it can be seen as the biggest massacre inFrance since 1961, during the
war in Algeria
It was perturbing because it can be seen as the biggest massacre in
It was shocked because 12 people were killed
in this bloody attack.
Among the victims, there are at least four artists among the top
French caricaturists. They are editor and artist Stephane Charbonier - Charb pseudonym;
Jean Cabut - Cabu pseudonym; George Wolinski; Bernard Verlhac -Tignous
pseudonym.
“Signature” under this bloody work was a familiar
“author”: Al-Qaeda. More precisely, it may be Al-Qaeda branch in
Yemen Al-Qaeda Yemen
French authorities immediately
set high alert
across France
and in the capital, Paris
The first question posed that whether there is reasonable
security vulnerability in the system of
law enforcement agencies in France
And is it true that the problem is
only the security or any thing else?
This is not the first time
the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo has been attacked. In 2011, the editor Stephane Charbonier was threatened to kill, newspaper’s
editorial office was
attacked with petrol bombs when drawing the Muslims
prophet Mohammed on the cover and
called him “editor”
of this caricatural
newspaper!
But that was just a “benign” form
of Charlie Hebdo
on topics related
to Islam. If following series of cartoons
on the weekly newspaper, we could
see the topics related
to Islam sometimes expressed in the form
of extremely shocking to many people, even those
who are not Muslims.
The newspaper Charlie
Hebdo's artists do not limit their idea within Islamic topics.
It is possible for them that
there is no taboo subject and every bound could be exceeded. Both former
President and incumbent President
or both the Pope and
Jews can become
the satirical objects of Charlie
Hebdo. The artist
can paint with
shocking words to mock bitterly
and venomously about women, about the
politician of extreme right Le Pen or bad habits
of French.
But when joking
with the innocuous
topics involving only
French or even the
taboo subjects relating to Western culture, the newspaper
Charlie Hebdo was
safe, though it was once closed and renamed
in 1970s of last
century.
However the cartoons and commentary
related to other religions, particularly Islam, were the joke of death
because many Muslims
do not consider that the joking words. They consider
it blasphemy, the aggressive behavior of religion.
The artist in newspaper Charlie Hebdo as well
as a lot of supporters believe that the newspaper's operations within the framework of freedom of expression, one of the fundamental values of a civilized society.
But for some Islamists who feel to be offended by the cartoons on Charlie
Hebdo newspaper, the newspaper also represents
a radical press.
When no media to confront, the choice is violent extremism.
When no media to confront, the choice is violent extremism.
In 2011, Charlie Hebdo newspaper was just
attacked with petrol bombs so
that their editorial office was burnt.
But the attack at
the last January 7 noon to the
newspaper has caused heavy
casualties on the people and made
the international community horrified.
All terrorist acts must be condemned; perpetrators must be punished.
All terrorist acts must be condemned; perpetrators must be punished.
The attack raised a serious alarm bells,
not oonly on
the security hole but also on terrorism
which was promptly adjusted to adapt to the anti-terrorist operation on a large scale, at the global level. Now,
we do not act
according to the dictates of a certain centers, which sometimes
inspired by the behavior,
the symbol of
terrorism and therefore,
it is difficult to predict, anticipate prior to
prevent.
The attack also raises a hard question to answer, forcing people to think
that how far people can go in freedom of speech,
freedom of the press as well as thinking for
universal values while respecting the distinct
values in a changing world.
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All comments [ 10 ]
Is Spectator going to publish a Muhammad cartoon to prove that we still have a free press?
There will be acres of coverage from the MSM debating the pros and cons of free speech, as there is every time.
Alas, if no-one will reproduce the cartoons for fear of causing upset, what is the point of talking about freedom of free speech?
They have all miserably caved in to the terrorists.
Editors of today’s front pages have chosen to headline an attack on civilization as an event, and a tragedy, and have all missed a crucial opportunity to show solidarity with Charlie Hebdo by exposing the truth behind Islam, its ‘ prophet’ and its mafia style gangsterism.
as they will continue to do….leaving us all defenceless in the face of the coming horrors.
The attack is not on freedom but against biased and prejudiced reporting, that’s the real reason for the attack, not tolerance and freedom of expression.
And that’s where part of the problem of Moslem intolerance originates. The same principle of freedom of thought and speech that enables Moslems to freely practice their religion also allows Islam to be criticised. So instead of condemning Charlie Hebdo, Moslems should celebrate and defend its virulent attacks on Islam.
Come on Spectator, do tell us why all the earlier tweet responses to this piece–and there were several hundred — have mysteriously been obliterated?
You obviously believe in free speech but does that also include the freedom to state that homosexuality is an abomination? Or will I be arrested for stating that?
You obviously believe in free speech but does that also include the freedom to state that homosexuality is an abomination? Or will I be arrested for stating that?
If you seriously believe the bible is infallable then you are no better than any other extremist zealot from any world ‘religion’
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