X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 Sender: -2.6 (spamval) -- NONE Return-Path: Received: from newman.eecs.umich.edu (newman.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.11]) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k154xTma007574 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 23:59:30 -0500 Received: from jeffrey.mr.itd.umich.edu (jeffrey.mr.itd.umich.edu [141.211.14.71]) by newman.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.2/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k154xQ5O029729; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 23:59:26 -0500 Received: FROM boston.eecs.umich.edu (boston.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.61]) BY jeffrey.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 43E5862B.6EE6E.18769 ; 4 Feb 2006 23:59:23 -0500 Received: from boston.eecs.umich.edu (localhost.eecs.umich.edu [127.0.0.1]) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k154xMma007571 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 4 Feb 2006 23:59:22 -0500 Received: from localhost (dreeves Æ localhost) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) with ESMTP id k154xM6o007568; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 23:59:22 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: boston.eecs.umich.edu: dreeves owned process doing -bs X-X-Sender: dreeves Æ boston.eecs.umich.edu In-Reply-To: <43E582F0.5080704 Æ umich.edu> Message-ID: References: <43E53D0D.4020909 Æ umich.edu> <43E54461.8050902 Æ umich.edu> <43E582F0.5080704 Æ umich.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on newman.eecs.umich.edu X-Virus-Scan: : UVSCAN at UoM/EECS Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 23:59:21 -0500 (EST) To: Chris Kiekintveld cc: improvetheworld Æ umich.edu From: Daniel Reeves Subject: Re: view the infamous cartoons, support free speech, buy legos Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 377 >> Au contraire!! Muslim media does much worse (eg, reporting as if fact that >> Jews ritualistically kill children [1]) and the West is all but unfazed. > > Ummm, if by "unfazed" you mean dropping a lot of bombs on them and generally > pursing policies of "regime change," then yes. Ooh, we've opened a can of worms! I believe the blood libel example was from Egypt or Saudi Arabia. We can accuse the US government of a lot, but violence as response to free expression, no. PS: I added a straw poll about the cartoons to the improvetheworld page. http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/improvetheworld -- http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves - - search://"Daniel Reeves" "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." -- Eric Hoffer