A Muslim group lost a libel case on Friday against the leader of a Danish anti-immigrant party who had accused its members of treason for publicizing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
A court ruled that Pia Kjaersgaard, leader of the Danish People's Party (DPP), did not libel the Islamic Faith Community when she accused some of its members of treason for traveling to the Middle East to publicize a Danish newspaper's publication of the drawings, which caused a worldwide uproar in 2006.
The court said the term "treason" was not libelous because it was used extensively in public debate. It ordered the plaintiffs, a loose network of Danish Muslim organizations which says it represents 50,000 members, to pay Kjaersgaard 40,000 Danish crowns ($7,400) in costs.
The cartoon jihad was a manufactured controversy that caused looting, rioting, attacks against embassies in several countries, and several deaths. The Islamists simply do not tolerate anyone who takes a contrary view to their worldview, and will rage, seethe, and riot to get their way. When that fails, they try to quiet opposition through intimidation and lawsuits.
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