Re: Now here is a cause...


"vello" <vellokala@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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MTRPT wrote:
> J. Anderson schrieb:
> > "vello" wrote:
> > > So I see only solution I must double my
> > > beer ratio, adding Carlsberg to Heineken (oh, and I can't forget
> > > local
> > > beermakers to stay patriotic - really hard life)
> > Please don't drink Heineken -- we don't want to lose you just yet.
> > Heineken
> > is (together with Corona) probably the least natural beer in the world,
> > it's
> > full of all kinds of added chemicals.
>
> Must be true. Heineken suxx.

In fact any canned thing sux. Beer is like fish and frutti di mare you
must consume them when fresh ("alive" beer in Estonian, dont'k know the
word in English)
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For educational purposes only:

What I find fascinating about you
poor clods is that you just never
manage to "get it". The article
below certainly points out that
even many of the Eu "brains"
get it - but not you. Instead you
find it important to discuss the
brand of your alcohol dependency.

But then - what can one expect
of "experts" such as Vello is
in deciphering my genetic code
or whether my surname is quite
proper for a Lithuanian.

Waal, what the hell - he is just
as much an expert on insulation
and other stuff. Anderson, not to
be left behind, goes into a urination
fit - lovingly observed by the
bathroom admiral.

Oh well - life goes on.

Best - - Henry


From: Euobserver
By: Teresa K??chler
30.01.2006 - 18:16 CET

Gaza gunmen drag EU into Danish-Muslim
blasphemy clash
|
Controversial drawings of the Muslim prophet Mohammed
published last autumn by a Danish newspaper have led the
EU into a spat with parts of the Muslim world, with gunmen
gathering before the Union's Gaza headquarters on Monday.

The caricatures, picturing the Prophet as seen by twelve Danish
cartoonists, also made it on to the agenda of EU foreign
ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday (30 January).

On Monday morning, some ten masked men armed with grenade
launchers and assault rifles gathered outside the EU office
where they fired their arms in the air.

"We warn the citizens of the above-mentioned governments
to take this warning seriously because our groups are ready
to implement it across the Gaza Strip," one of the gunmen
read out from a prepared statement, before burning Norwegian
and Danish flags in the street.

On the same day, a fax sent to the Swedish consulate in
Jerusalem accused the governments of both Denmark and
Sweden of denigrating the prophet.

In the fax members of the al-Aqsa brigades claim that "the
Danes and the Swedish, protected by their government,
have put up posters insulting the prophet Mohammed."

"Within 48 hours, all Danes and Swedes must have left
Palestinian ground, or else..." read the fax.

A European issue
Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik said after the
foreign ministers gathering in Brussels, that the EU
"strongly rejects" these threats.

"We have expressed a spirit of solidarity with our northern
colleagues, as well as our belief and attachment to the
freedom of press and the freedom of expression as part
of our fundamental values, and the freedom of religious
beliefs," she said, adding that she hoped that the matter
would be solved through "dialogue between the involved
parties".

The Danish foreign minister Per Stig Moller said he is
"satisfied with the reaction from colleagues as expressed
by Ms Plassnik."

His Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet, told Danish media,
that the case had become a European case.

"This is no longer a Danish case. It can hit us all, and may
have far-going consequences for the relationship between
Europe and the Muslim world. Therefore, we must seek
to prevent it from escalating."

French foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy announced that
"You can never put question marks around the freedom of
speech in any European country, and therefore we have all
declared our solidarity with the Danes."

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana also repudiated the
threats, but underlined that the EU had never aimed at
demonising Muslims.

Denmark will not interfere with press
It was in September that Danish daily newspaper
Jyllands-Posten published drawings of the prophet Mohammed,
as "a test of whether fear of Islamic retribution has begun
to limit freedom of expression in Denmark."

In an act of support on freedom of speech - and of
Jyllands-Posten - the Norwegian weekly Magazinet earlier
this month published the same drawings, causing
immediate annoyance among Muslim groups in Norway.

In one of the drawings, the prophet Mohammed appears
with a turban shaped like a bomb with a burning fuse
strapped to his head.

The caricatures have caused outrage in Muslim communities
around the world, with Islamic countries and Turkey calling
upon the Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to
offer an official apology, as the Koran forbids all visual
depictions of the prophet.

But Mr Rasmussen has persistently said that freedom of
expression is the very foundation of Danish democracy and
that his government has no means of influencing the press.

A spokesman for the European commission on Monday
backed this stance.

"A public debate on the pros and cons of the views expressed
is the right form of reaction in a democratic and pluralistic
society, and pressure not to exercise these freedoms is
unacceptable," he said.

Justice commissioner Franco Frattini in December however
described the publication of the cartoons as "thoughtless and
inappropriate", saying the cartoons fomented hostility against Islam
and foreigners.

Food boycott against Denmark may make it to WTO
Hamas, which won the Palestinian elections last week, has
urged Islamic countries to take "deterrent steps against
idiotic Danish behaviour".

"We call on Muslim nations to boycott all Danish products
because the Danish people supported the hateful racism
under the pretext of freedom of expression," the group
said in a statement.

Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador
from Denmark and Saudi religious leaders have urged a
boycott of Danish products.

The move made EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson
raise a warning finger against governments who deliberately
create a situation where EU goods are faced with unfair treatment.

At a meeting with a Saudi minister in the Swiss mountain
resort of Davos on Sunday, Mr Mandelson urged the ministe
r to "convey the seriousness of this issue to his government," his
spokesman said.

"Any boycott of Danish goods would be seen as a boycott of
European goods," Mr Mandelson's spokesman said, adding that
if any government was proven to have supported a boycot of EU
goods, he would be forced to bring the case up before the WTO.



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