So, do Denmark and Norway now have justification for war on Syria?

[rockymountaindem]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/04/world/main1281404.shtml

This is getting, uh, interesting...

[Luke21]

1. You said it...

It's getting interesting. And we saw similar actions in 1979.

From what I know, the Syrians made a good faith effort to stop the violence. The Iranian government, on the other hand, was part and parcel of the hostage taking 27 years ago.

Israel waits...

[manic expression]

6. Well,

the Iranian government was overthrown in the very action that took the hostages captive. The new government's creation was almost part of that very situation, so it is a bit different.

[Odin2005]

2. Jesus Christ.

[RagingInMiami]

5. Bringing him into it

will just aggravate mattters.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. True enough

[fujiyama]

3. No

Unless there is evidence of the Syrian government's involvement in the protest.

I don't seee Norway and Denmark goiing to war, but I see them seriously cutting back on thee number of immigraants they will take in.

I don't see what the nations can really do (or should do for thaht matter). This newspaper was not published by the Danish government. The fanatics doing this are stupid and insane.

[Bjornsdotter]

4. According to the Swedish newspapers

It's the Danish and Swedish embassy that is burning.

> Sveriges och Danmarks ambassad i Syrien som ligger i samma byggnad sattes i dag i brand.<

Cheers

[JVS]

7. Oh shit! Can the Syrians handle 1000 years of pent up berserker rage?

[rockymountaindem]

10. That's kind of what I was getting at

I know they don't really have justification if Syria tried to stop the rioters. But man, attacking the Norwegian embassy for something that was printed in a privately held Danish newspaper... this is going way too far. This righteous outraged jumped the shark when the terrorists were looking for people to take hostage.

I can't figure out just what it is they want?

[JVS]

11. That shit is fucked up

Protesting I can understand but the whole violence thing is beyond the pale. If Syrians don't like what is printed in Scandinavian newspapers, they're free not to buy them.

[genie_weenie]

13. SORRY YOU'RE WRONG

Those pale skinned infidels dared, dared to blashpheme the one true prohpet and according to the Koran, the final most perfect and unchanging WORD of GOD, the Muslims have every right to kill the unbelievers wherever they may find them and steal all their lands and chattel as Muslims have been doing for 1400 years...

[JVS]

14. That's the kind of talk that gets people ready to pull a Saint Olaf on you

"Convert or I will sacrifice you to your gods"--Attributed to Olaf

[genie_weenie]

15. haha

nice, personally I think all the Nordland nations are waiting until Tuesday (Tyr's Day the grim onehanded God) or Wendsday (Wotan's Day) to declar WAR!

[redirish28]

9. My wife is beginning to think the administration has a hand in this.

BTW has anyone seen the cartoons? Can they be found online?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

12. Wow. That is positively SURREAL