Courtesy of the Media Blog.
However, one honest "excuse":
"Out of fear of retaliation from the international brotherhood of radical and bloodthirsty Islamists who seek to impose their will on those who do not believe as they do. This is, frankly, our primary reason for not publishing any of the images in question. Simply stated, we are being terrorized, and as deeply as we believe in the principles of free speech and a free press, we could not in good conscience place the men and women who work at the Phoenix and its related companies in physical jeopardy. As we feel forced, literally, to bend to maniacal pressure, this may be the darkest moment in our 40-year publishing history."Posted by Rhodey at February 8, 2006 04:29 PM | TrackBack
Well, he gets it right. Islamists (nope, I'm not even calling them radical Islamists anymore) want to impose their will on the world. Americans working in Saudi Arabia can't bring their Bibles in to the country with them, but European papers have to abide by the Koran. I'm still waiting for some evidence that this is a religion of peace.
Oh, and I'm buying a case of Carlsberg after work tonight!
Posted by: G Rex at February 9, 2006 10:47 AM