Wednesday, February 20, 2008

UN suports free speech, except...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reaffirmed his predecessor's line on cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday, saying free speech should respect religious sensitivities.

"The Secretary-General strongly believes that freedom of expression should be exercised responsibly and in a way that respects all religious beliefs," his spokeswoman Marie Okabe told reporters.

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And what's the point of "free speech" if it can't be used to speak in a manner disrespectful of religious sensitivities?

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