Los Angeles Times
It's simple, says
Dana Parsons: "Out of respect to Muslims who are bent out of shape over it. It's not as though they're protesting the drawing of a building or an animal. Muhammad is their most sacred prophet and cornerstone of their religion. Is it that much of a concession, in this specific case, not to reproduce a cartoon that doesn't enlighten anyway? To me, it isn't. And I don't feel cowardly for taking the position." (Related
Tim Rutten column.)
