[Morgeruat]

The reason to reprint the cartoons is so that joe average realises exactly how inoffensive the majority of them are, they can then guage the muslim reaction proportionately to the offensiveness of the cartoon. The reaction to alleged koran mishandling I think got some sympathy because alot of christians would be deeply offended by someone throwing a Bible in a toilett, or crapping on it, or burning it, etc, the reaction wouldn't be riots, but when dealing with savages people who know only violence as a solution, a more violent reaction is almost expected.