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Harmonicaman
22-09-2012, 18:24
Well, this should help to calm things down in Pakistan...BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19687386) ...hunting for sarcastic smiley...


A Pakistani government minister has offered a $100,000 (£61,616) reward for the death of the maker of an anti-Islam film produced in the US.

Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour said he would pay the reward for the "sacred duty" out of his own pocket.

A government spokesman condemned the remarks and said it was considering taking action against Mr Bilour.

The comments came a day after at least 20 people died in clashes between anti-film protesters and Pakistani police.

Friday's violence occurred in cities throughout Pakistan, with Karachi and Peshawar among the worst hit.

"I will pay whoever kills the makers of this video $100,000," the minister said. "If someone else makes other similar blasphemous material in the future, I will also pay his killers $100,000.

"I call upon these countries and say: Yes, freedom of expression is there, but you should make laws regarding people insulting our Prophet. And if you don't, then the future will be extremely dangerous."

His ANP party, which is part of the governing coalition, told the BBC this was a personal statement, not party policy, but added that it would not be taking any action against him.

The prime minister's press secretary, Shafqat Jalil, told the BBC that the government absolutely dissociated itself from Mr Bilour's statement.

"He is not a member of the PPP, he is an ANP politician and therefore the prime minister will speak to the head of the ANP to decide the next step. They are not ruling out action against him but say he will stay in his post for now."
Tear gas and batons

The film, denigrating Islam's Prophet Muhammad, has sparked violent protests throughout the Muslim world in recent weeks.

Scores of people were reported to have been injured on Saturday in a clash in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka between police and hundreds of demonstrators.

Police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse stone-throwing protesters who set several vehicles alight, the Associated Press news agency reports.

In Pakistan itself, a peaceful demonstration was held in Islamabad. Protesters marched through the capital and gathered near parliament, chanting slogans against the filmmaker and demanding punishment.

And in Nigeria, tens of thousands of Muslims marched in the northern city of Kano in a protest that passed off peacefully.

Marchers shouted "death to America, death to Israel and death to the enemies of Islam" in a procession several kilometres long. US and Israeli flags were dragged through the dirt.
In hiding

The exact origins of Innocence of Muslims, the low-budget film that has prompted the unrest, are unclear.

The alleged producer of the trailer of the film, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, is in hiding.

Anti-US sentiment grew after a trailer for the film dubbed into Arabic was released on YouTube earlier this month.

US citizens have been urged not to travel to Pakistan and the US embassy has paid for adverts on Pakistani TV showing President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemning the film.

Although US targets have borne the brunt of protests against the film, anti-Western sentiment has been stoked further by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published this week in the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

France shut embassies and other missions in about 20 countries across the Muslim world on Friday
If this isn't stirring things up intentionally, then I'm Sean Connery!:(

TOTO 99
22-09-2012, 18:39
Come in Harmonicaman.....I've been expecting you....:laugh:

Harmonicaman
22-09-2012, 18:50
Come in Harmonicaman.....I've been expecting you....:laugh:

Thanksh Mish Moneypenny...

YOUNG GOLFER
22-09-2012, 18:51
Have a feeling sometimes the world would be a much better place without religion.

Davie Thistle
22-09-2012, 18:53
Have a feeling sometimes the world would be a much better place without religion.

....could'nt agree more.
been saying that for years.

Harmonicaman
22-09-2012, 18:58
Have a feeling sometimes the world would be a much better place without religion.


....could'nt agree more.
been saying that for years.

Spot on guys...

ciderhunter
22-09-2012, 18:58
Thank God I'm an Atheist!

marbro8
22-09-2012, 19:25
they have only just quashed the death sentence on salman rushdie:( these people would riot if their arses where on fire,they kill in the name of a supposedly peaceful religion, and most of them are only part time muslims when it suits them, the amount of muslims i know that smoke and drink but you dare to insult their god :dontknow: i am church of england but if some one made a film portraying god or jesus in a bad light it wouldn't bother me,but having said that i do think that the film maker has been incredibly stupid in making it :nono:

Harmonicaman
22-09-2012, 19:30
they have only just quashed the death sentence on salman rushdie:( these people would riot if their arses where on fire,they kill in the name of a supposedly peaceful religion, and most of them are only part time muslims when it suits them, the amount of muslims i know that smoke and drink but you dare to insult their god :dontknow: i am church of england but if some one made a film portraying god or jesus in a bad light it wouldn't bother me,but having said that i do think that the film maker has been incredibly stupid in making it :nono:

"Life of Brian" was hilarious! Splitters!...:laugh:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS-0Az7dgRY

junglejim
22-09-2012, 19:36
I'm assuming the USA & UK will continue to send Billions of pounds of aid , via taxpayers' money to support these people who want to kill and destroy our democracy ?

marbro8
22-09-2012, 19:37
"Life of Brian" was hilarious! Splitters!...:laugh:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS-0Az7dgRY:crylaughing: brilliant my favorite clip was palin lisping so they keep giving him names begining with s or r:crylaughing: