Saturday, March 29, 2008
ISLAMIC IRONY DEFICIT
By now, you'd have to be completely unplugged not to know that Dutch MP Geert Wilders' film, Fitna, premiered on LiveLeak, but was taken down after just one day, with this message from LiveLeak:Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill-informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, LiveLeak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers.
This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else. We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realized LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one.
Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one another's culture. We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high.
"You're violent!" "No, I'm not -- and if you say that, I'll kill you!."
Case closed.
GB, THHotA
posted by Greg 11:10 AM
