"Bonfire of the Pieties"

As usual, there is an agenda behind "spontaneous" demonstrations of any sort, especially in places that don't allow spontaneous demonstration. Read this very enlightening article by Amir Taheri on the difference between politics and religion in the cartoon kerfuffle.

Also, a good discussion of said over at The Corner. Among the important points, that most MSM have no problem publishing items that may be offensive to Christians but will not do so with Muslim images. Is this due to an arbitrary high-mindedness or perhaps some other motivation? Sarah Silverman may have it right.