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[Kuros]

Clinton advocates legal punishment for cartoonists

[Bulsajo]

Incredible. Was he high or something?

[mithridates]

[Ya-ta Boy]

I'd like to see a quote, too.

[jinglejangle]

Yes, I also find this highly questionable. The paper you're quoting is Pakastani, and advocating someone being legally punished for saying offensive things is pretty out of character for Mr. Clinton.

I can't find this in any more reputable publication.

[Rteacher]

I think that as a general principle it is wise to not unnecessarily criticise another's religion. Moreover, it's commonsensical not to unnecessarily rile up fanatical followers of sentimental religions like Islam (and Christianity). If the reported remarks attributed to Bill Clinton are accurate I wouldn't be surprised, considering his skills as a pragmatic politician. An aspiring world statesman must respect and make some concession to the core beliefs of such a large religious sect, finding a common denominator with other religions which also decry blasphemy of God and those accepted as God's pure representatives . When there is an apparent clash between freedoms of speech, press and religion I think a sometimes fine distinction needs to be made between targeting public criticism at a religion per se and it's corrupt/misled clergy and followers...

[Kuros]

Here's one blogger's take on it:

[Hater Depot]

Here is the actual transcript.

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pakistan/h06021701.html

[canuckistan]

While publishing the cartoons wasn't unlawful in the countries/newspapers they appeared in, it wasn't the best discretion to do so and certainly not to then re-publish them to make a point about freedom of speech..

[Pligganease]

It's easy to tell that they mistook his word "conviction" (Used a couple of times in the transcript) to mean they should be "convicted."

[bigverne]

[Ya-ta Boy]

Thanks Hater. I was skeptical about that headline. What Clinton really said is reasonable. And MUCH more in line with his life-long record than the title of the thread/article lead us to believe.