The White House on Wednesday questioned the judgment of a French weekly that published cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed, but said the decision was no justification for violence."We have questions about the judgment of publishing something like this," White House front man Jay Carney said, while adding "it is not in any way justification for violence."
| This is why the framers of our Constitution took care to make sure that weasels like Jay Carney aren't allowed to make official, government judgments on the wisdom of publishing stuff like this. |
The decision by the French weekly Charlie Hebdo to print obscene cartoons depicting the prophet, came as fresh protests erupted in the Mohammedan world over an anti-Islam film made by orc Coptic Christians in the United States.
Security was reinforced at French missions and other institutions in countries feared most at risk of a hostile reaction to the French cartoons.
French Embassies, consulates, cultural centers and international French schools in around 20 countries will be closed on Friday in case they are targeted in demonstrations following weekly Mohammedan prayers.