I think quite a few of these cartoons are really quite good -- the baby's dirty diaper (with the brown stains in the shape of the continents of America and Western Europe) was very imaginative.

Also I agree whole-heartedly with the comparison of the cartoon making fun of Mohammed and the cartoon denying the holocaust -- there is a double standard, at least as far as Europe is concerned. I don't agree with the views of those who deny the Holocaust (just finished reading Eli Wiesle's Night last night -- very beautiful book), but I thank God that in America those who wish to spout such vile nonsense have freedom of speech and won't be jailed as they have been in Europe.

Free speech is one thing but good editorial decision making on what to print is another -- you guys really went off on Dan Rather for poor editorial decision making but you just can't accept that those cartoons of Mohammed had one purpose only -- to inflame the racism against muslims.

And by the way, the Danish cartoons are the absolutely worst drawings I've ever seen. The cartoons in this post are really quite good, although somewhat offensive.

Another of the cartoons I especially liked was the one showing Jews going on a conveyor belt into a death machine of the holocaust and on the other side of the machine Israeli tanks coming out. It gives you something to think about and argue about.

Probably most offensive is the cartoon with the urns on the fireplace mantel and the burning of a jew in the fireplace. I don't really see the point of that cartoon.

Anyway, viva la free speech! And what's good for the goose has got to be good for the gander. You can't have it one way only -- to agree that it was OK for the Danish cartoons to be published and then be offended and demand that these arabic cartoons not be printed.