Why did Jyllands-Posten publish the cartoons? The Copenhagen Post explains: “Jyllands-Posten called for and printed the cartoons by various Danish illustrators, after reports that artists were refusing to illustrate works about Islam, out of fear of fundamendalist retribution. . .

have you seen them yet?

one worker and one member of ananda marga social group in cebu went to leyte two days ago to see what the organization could do to help in the tragedy. not much, they say.
bad weather and up to 60 ft. of mud prevents everybody from doing immediate rescue work. plus the fact that sophisticated gadgets are needed to save those who might be still alive. first you need to know what's under the mud you are digging as the buildings one expects to be under it are not there anymore. the force of the mudslide was so strong some of the houses have been moved hundreds of meters away from where they were.
not that nothing is being done. the fact is this is the most responsive and systematic rescue/relief operations ever in the country: the government is there together with the military, the red cross and over a dozen international volunteer groups. politicians had been kind enough not to blame each other, at least for now, yet.
the best we can do is to send in our donations to the proper authorities and be prepared for some more of these tragedies in the near future.

:|: photos taken from inq7.net; agence france-presse

namaskar,
i salute the divinity within you, with all my heart and my mind.
jagat

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