Sorry Norway and Denmark? Not Sorry Enough.

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope everyone has had an enjoyable February 14, and let's all be glad we don't live in Malaysia, where the government has come out against the holiday. (Take just one guess why before clicking on the link.)

On a similar note, anyone seen this website yet? SorryNorwayDenmark.com. It is a perfect example of radical-supporting Muslims pretending to be moderate.

The site contains a letter from certain Muslims apologizing for their co-religionists' violent outbursts in wake of the Danish cartoons. The letter affirms free speech and condemns the murderous incitement and vandalism that have occurred.

So what's wrong? Read the letter more closely:

When confronted with such a situation, we deplore the use of violence in all its forms, as well as threats of violence and derogatory and racist remarks being thrown in the opposite direction. We condemn the shameful actions carried out by a few Arabs and Muslims around the world that have tarnished our image, and presented us as intolerant and close-minded bigots.

So that's the real reason behind the apology. Not because they believe violence is morally wrong, but because it tarnishes their image. Read further:

There is a strong tradition of friendship and cooperation between the Norwegian and Danish people and Arab people. Of most note is the continued support that these governments give to the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom and liberation, and the brave stance that these governments have often taken to defend Palestinian rights. We sincerely hope these special bonds will not be broken. We hope that our Scandinavian friends would not be convinced by the actions of a few to believe that this is how Arabs and Muslims feel about them. There are racists, bigots and criminals in all countries, and it is the duty of the respectful and reasonable to reach out to each other.

In other words, the writers of the letter could care less about the actual citizens of Denmark and Norway; they apologize only because it hurts their own cause of supporting Muslims and Palestinians. And for good measure, they throw in a bit about extremists "on both sides," as if the Scandinavians were also threatening violence.

Nowhere in the entire letter do the authors condemn the violence simply for being immoral or against their religion. (Perhaps because the violence is indeed permitted by their religion?) A truly moderate Muslim certainly would have done this, and as such, we can see that those who penned the letter are, at best, passive supporters of the radicals' goals.


In other news:

Who else is glad Al Gore didn't become president? I think we all should be, considering his shameful apology to a Saudi audience for supposed American abuses after 9/11. So Saudi Arabia produces 15 of the 19 hijackers, bans all non-Muslim religions, grants its people few freedoms, treats women like property, regularly denounces America, and Al Gore thinks America owes them an apology? Just awful.

But good news from America too: Support for Israel highest since 1991. Let's keep it up.