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French editor fired for running Mohammed cartoon
A french editor has been fired for running a cartoon on the front page depicting Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim and Christian holy figures sitting on a cloud with the caption reading “Don’t worry Mohammad, we’ve all been caricatures here”. The editor, Jacques Lefranc, was dismissed by the paper’s owner as “a sign of respect.”
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May/5/2008 @ 1:48 pm
He should have respected him even more and beheaded him.
May/5/2008 @ 1:49 pm
oops, forgot the smiley faced I promised. :)
May/5/2008 @ 1:55 pm
Fired out of fear of reprisals ya mean. Chickenmerde frogs.
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