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French editor fired for running Mohammed cartoon

Posted by Alan Gardner
May 5, 2008

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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#1 Dawn Douglass
May/5/2008
@ 1:48 pm

He should have respected him even more and beheaded him.
#2 Dawn Douglass
May/5/2008
@ 1:49 pm

oops, forgot the smiley faced I promised. :)
#3 Rick Stromoski
May/5/2008
@ 1:55 pm

Fired out of fear of reprisals ya mean. Chickenmerde frogs.

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