I may catch hell for this, and may even be a bit off topic, but after having served in Iraq the first go-round I consider myself at the very least comfortably familiar with the general mind-set of muslim in the Middle East.
Here is an article from a muslim Associated Press writer. The very basic, boiled-down nature of the article itself is what makes my point: A cleric, of the Muslim faith itself, has offered money for the death of an individual who has aggravated him and his beliefs.
"Cleric Offers Bounty on Cartoonist"
Combine that with all the violence over what should have been a minor annoyance to an "
enlightened" culture, and it speaks louder than
ANY effort to put a positive spin on things.....