On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:22:35 -0800, "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >According to my morning paper (the Riverside Press Enterprise), Bush was >more nuanced that the headlines and references had us believe. Exactly when was this? The US 'condemnation' of the cartoons came several days before the support to Denmark and only AFTER our embassy in Syria was burnt down. >His >condemnation of the cartoons wasn't quite a condemnation as I see it. They were you're words, nor mine! >Terrence Hunt of the Associated Press writes, "he defended the rights of >newspapers to print what they see fit. But he felt obliged to tell the news >media they must be sensitive about their power to offend." When did he defend those rights? Do you have a date? P. H. Lundbech Odense, DK ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html