Wow, this is the first time that a Western government has forced an online publisher of blasphemy offline. What's really interesting is that the Swedish government cites national security as the cause.

There is a general call for solidarity for all Swedish internet sites by the Stockholm Specatator to republish the cartoon in defiance of the government's capitulation.

And if you think Sweden doesn't have its share of Islamic terrorists, then you haven't been reading The Jawa Report long enough. See Army of Ansar al-Sunnah--In SWEDEN!?!?!; Ansar al-Sunna finds 'Safe Haven' in Sweden, Issues Death Fatwa Against Christian Minister; Sweden Reduces Terrorism Sentences; Muslim Ruled Sweden?

Via Emperor Darth Misha this from the Stockholm Spectator:

According to Dagens Nyheter, the Swedish security services (Säpo), in collusion with Foreign Minister Leila Freivalds, have forced the website SD-Kuriren offline for publishing the Jyllands-Posten cartoons (SD-Kuriren is the house organ of the hard-right Swedish Democrats).

“We think that this was the best decision after we were contacted by the Foreign Ministry and Säpo,” Anna Larsson, vice president of hosting compant Levonline, told DN. Freivalds told DN that “it is terrible that a small group of extremists are exposing Swedes to danger [by reprinting the cartoons].”

UPDATE: Via Michelle Malkin, here is an English translation of some the original article mentioned.

A Swedish Internet provider has shut down the website of an extreme right fringe party after authorities voiced concerns over a Prophet Mohammed drawing contest posted on the site.

Internet provider Levonline shut down the Sweden DemocratsÂ’ website late Thursday following discussions with both the foreign ministry and the National security police.

The foreign minister, Laila Freivalds however denies that the ministry ordered the internet provider to shut down the website. Speaking to reporters she said the foreign ministry and the security police simply informed the company of possible ramifications for Swedes abroad....

In a press release on the partyÂ’s website the party says it pulled the drawings after considering the consequences for Swedes living in the the muslim world.

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As if promising to 'slay' and 'behead' the blasphemers wasn't enough. Now calls for 'extermination'. Since Muslims are holding the entire country of Denmark responsible for a single brave newspaper's actions, are we to surmise that only the Danes should be sent to the gas chambers or all of in the West who support them too?

Photo grab of BBC via fellow Jawa reporter Tim at Opinion Bug.

And just in case you don't understand what they mean by 'extermination'.

Above AP image via Michelle Malkin who has more.

Check out our expose on the terror supporters behind this demonstration and their ties to the City of Birmingham here.

UPDATE: Related and funny.

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1 That religion of peace (TM), always showing the world what peace really is to them.

Posted by: indolene at February 03, 2006 02:35 PM (YHcxM)

2 Reason #412 to keep Iran from acquiring Nuclear weapons.

Posted by: MarcoPolo at February 03, 2006 02:46 PM (dH8aR)

3 I propose we call this what it is: Islamic Totalitarianism. THis is not about religion.

Posted by: Patty at February 03, 2006 02:58 PM (aH6Zf)

4 Yes, but it's an "internal" holocaust.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at February 03, 2006 03:04 PM (8e/V4)

5 Of course they mean "exterminate" in a peaceful, introspective sort of way. This just keeps getting better and better. I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas morning.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at February 03, 2006 03:05 PM (0yYS2)

6 At what point does the rest of the world declare that it's had enough and will no longer respond to the daily threats and acts of violence by advocating free speech and claiming that Islam has been hijacked? At what point is it okay for us to take back our world?

Posted by: Graeme at February 03, 2006 03:13 PM (jepkE)

7 Every one of these pictures is further proof that: Islam was not Hijacked

Posted by: Fred Fry at February 03, 2006 03:13 PM (JXdhy)

8 Yes, female jihadist, I am ready for you. My Socom is cleaned, locked and loaded. Any more questions?

Posted by: jesusland joe at February 03, 2006 03:25 PM (rUyw4)

9 Come on Progressive Europeans! Let even more immigrate in! Should prove interesting! With your declining aging populations - you'll need them to support and care for you in your declining years! And think about your children - the few you are having. Whose lil' Hans, Dag & Michelle gonna play with in school! Why, they would all be alone in empty classrooms - if not for the new muslims surrounding them. Interesting isn't it. Take France - muslims constitute 10% of the population - growing just with out imigration at 3x the rate of others - and in some young age groups already account for 30+%. Its gonna be really interesting in another generation.

Posted by: hondo at February 03, 2006 03:28 PM (3aakz)

10 "Be Prepared for the REAL Holocaust." Somehow, I don't think it'll be pointed in the direction she's thinking it should be...

Posted by: John at February 03, 2006 03:57 PM (wg4FW)

11 The subtle implication being that the Holocaust wasn't REAL....

Posted by: Rusty at February 03, 2006 04:15 PM (JQjhA)

12 Prepare for another Heroshema and Nagasaki, or should I say, Mecca and Medina. DESTROY THOSE CITIES WITH NUKES!

Posted by: Andre at February 03, 2006 04:25 PM (bQ3vG)

13 ...and the subtle threat to kill all the unbelievers. I'm sure many of them will not mind me taking issue with their threat. And you know what is truly unbelievable. That a few cartoons could elicit such a reation from these people. The barbarians are truly at the gate.

Posted by: jesusland joe at February 03, 2006 04:26 PM (rUyw4)

14 While looking at pictures of various "protests" in various countries, I can't help but wonder why there are so many signs written in English being utilized in countries other than England. Many of them use the same verbage as those in England. Rather than being frightened by these persons who seem to want to point the finger at us no matter what their actual agenda, I suppose we should feel flattered we're so special and popular. And why no protests in the U.S.? I guess they've heard the phrase "don't sh*t where you eat".

Posted by: scarletbegonia at February 03, 2006 04:27 PM (z77r4)

15 I'd like to see the Moose limbs try holding signs like that in Alaska. I doubt they'd last 5 minutes before they got the crap beaten out of 'em. Male or female.

Posted by: REMF at February 03, 2006 04:46 PM (7RMSi)

16 Clearly woman in burka is a jooooooish agent trying make mooooslims look bad. This entire crisis smells like a zionist plot!

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at February 03, 2006 04:52 PM (8e/V4)

17 The pictures are available throughout the western world - notice how all the protests and threats of violence are in a handful of Western European (Progressive) countries. They can smell the stench of weakness. The signs are predominately in English cause the mullahs & boys back home can't read Danish or Dutch etc - most Western Europeans have a working handle on English - and they can send their threats of violence to Bush and America from the safety of 3000+ miles away.

Posted by: hondo at February 03, 2006 04:56 PM (3aakz)

18 Nope wont see it REMF the only thing you'll see is the glow of a burning churches in AL.

Posted by: Howie at February 03, 2006 04:57 PM (D3+20)

19 Was reading where the US is actually backing MUSLIMS in this little cartoon fracas. I'm really disappointed in our leaders who, even when faced with the obvious, continue to deny the truth about islam.

Posted by: Richard at February 03, 2006 11:31 PM (W8EsU)

20 Uh, don't the Brits have strict "hate speech" laws for this sort of thing?? I am pretty darn sure if a sign read "Exterminate those who slander Christianity," the makers of that sign would land themselves in jail PDQ

Posted by: Jan at February 04, 2006 10:46 AM (bcz28)

21 I didn't think of it before. This muslim woman is a white girl. All the more reason to find out who is beneath the veil, as these converts are often more radical than the rest, and she is probably even a traitor to her own.....

Posted by: fred fry at February 06, 2006 12:09 PM (BmQNv)

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At what point did blasphemous art become a declaration of war? Via Charles Johnson this little nugget about a 'refugee' in Norway:

Yesterday (Thursday) Mullah Krekar, the alleged leader of the Islamist group Ansar al-Islam who has been living in Norway as a refugee since 1991, said that the publication of the Muhammad cartoons was a declaration of war. “The war has begun,” he told Norwegian journalists. Mr Krekar said Muslims in Norway are preparing to fight. It does not matter if the governments of Norway and Denmark apologize, the war is on.

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If Ted Rall is an edgy political cartoonist, then so am I. Only I'm actually putting my life on the line over this. Inspired by Draw Mohammed Week (Warning: NSFW) and classic Frank J.

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1 Lol Rusty, it ain't NSFH either. Number 1 might have killed me over that

Posted by: Tim at February 01, 2006 06:41 PM (5rYy9)

2 Being baptized a catholic I only had to defend the marriage of Joseph to Mary at an age of 12-14 years. http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/?action=getCommentaryText&cid=1&source=1&seq=i.47.1.6 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08504a.htm Really though 9 years is too young. Buddha married at 16 to a girl the same age.

Posted by: john ryan at February 01, 2006 07:24 PM (TcoRJ)

3 John, Mohammed married Aisha when she was 6. He was kind enough to wait until she was 9 to consummate it.

Posted by: Vinnie at February 01, 2006 07:28 PM (f289O)

4 Although the Danish newspaper apologised, many European newspapers have reprinted the slanderous cartoons. Some have called it solidarity, I call it collective slander. Apparently much of Europe does not realise the difference between ‘freedom of speech’ and unacceptable slander. At least Great Britain did not jump on the bandwagon like the rest of these losers did. While supposed ‘freedom of speech’ advocates chant on one side and Muslims argue for an apology on the other, I wonder whether this row would be so popular if it had not centered on Islam. The media has already proven to be islamophobic, and reading comments on this issue at this blog and others will evidence that many backing the newspapers are also against Islam. As stated by Omar and Aquacool, the inconsistency is that when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied the Holocaust there was an uproar and calls for him to retract his “anti-semitic” words. When a photograph that showed American coffins on their way back from Iraq was deemed offensive there was an uproar and the photographer lost her job. In each case action was taken against the so-called transgressor and the world did not come together to reprieve them, chanting freedom of speech and expression as a justification. The first consistency so far in this issue is that Managing Editor of France Soir, the paper which has reprinted the cartoons, has been sacked. No doubt many will argue this is wrong, when the reality is that this should have been the standard from the outset.

Posted by: jamal at February 01, 2006 07:41 PM (Sq+yy)

5 jamal, you haven't articulated a reason why anyone would need to apologize for printing pictures of Mohammed. And what is slanderous about these pictures? And you lie if you say that images of Mohammed have not been published for hundreds of years. As a matter of fact, one of your favorite Islamic Republics? has been selling reproductions of Mohammed for years. This is nothing but an attempt to silence your critics. And we will not be silent. The majority of criticism I have seen of Islam I have found to be quite valid.

Posted by: jesusland joe at February 01, 2006 10:55 PM (rUyw4)

6 Jamal - show me the slander.

Posted by: Son Of The Godfather at February 02, 2006 01:44 AM (maXzk)

7 slan·der 1. Law. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation. 2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone. So it seems that no slander has happened, if you molest children and someone draws a cartoon of it then no slander has happened.

Posted by: dave clarke at February 02, 2006 08:34 AM (V8wjL)

8 Yep, Mohammed=Child Molester. Can we get mosques and the people who lead them to be placed on sex-offender lists?

Posted by: Ernie Oporto at February 02, 2006 02:20 PM (/lpvu)

9 See also Parody and Satire, which can commonly be defenses against claims of slander or libel.

Posted by: abb3w at February 03, 2006 12:22 PM (7KIjM)

10 "" can you stupid f****** idiots stop going on about islam, leave our religion alone,just why you have no religion or faith and you feel it is ok to talk about islam,you have no right what so ever to discuss islam ,mind your own business,you are nothing but a bunch of p** eating,fanny licking sons of million dad's,just go home and ask your slag,whore mother's who your father's are and you will be given the names of all the men in the neighbour hood,go to hell you pigs

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Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse? Word on the streets is that French and German newspapers have begun to reprint cartoons deemed so offensive by Muslims that the offending countries should be a) boycotted b) condemned by the U.N. c) cyber attacked d) bombed.

(UPDATE: Italy and Spain too)

We at The Jawa Report have been doing our part for some time. Vinnie reprinted the offending cartoons here with the caveat that he must receive the first death fatwa.

Nu-huh, he din't! Aint no way nobody is ge'in no fatwa before me!

Our adoptive blogfather The Commissar is starting a campaign to urge the reprinting of these cartoons. If your blog hasn't printed them, please stand up for freedom. Better yet, enourage the MSM to carry the cartoons in their pages. They'll print Ted Rall's garbage, why not this?

We've also called for a boycott of the boycott by buying Danish products. But via Beth we learn that others are beginning to organize the effort with images for your blog. Keep it up and support the effort!

Steal these images: more...

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