Jacques Chirac does a kiss-up to French Muslim radicals by blasting the French papers that carried the "offensive" cartoons first published in Denmark. Chirac condemned "all obvious provocations likely to dangerously kindle passions." In other words, because certain Muslims will act irrationally, the French should throw free speech in the rubbish bin.
Meanwhile some Muslim groups have acted responsibly and called for an end to the riots. Most notably, this one in Kabul:
"Islam says it's all right to demonstrate but not to resort to violence. This must stop," said senior cleric Mohammed Usman, a member of the Ulama Council — Afghanistan's top Islamic organization. "We condemn the cartoons but this does not justify violence. These rioters are defaming the name of Islam."
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