The Truth:
This is an old eRumor that has
been circulating the internet since 2006 but in the shadow of the
upcoming 2008 US Election it has increased in traffic.
The alleged quote from Barack Obama at
the end of the email saying that he would "stand with the Muslims should
the political winds shift in an ugly direction" is Fiction! It is a
corruption of a quote about immigrants from his book. CLICK HERE for
more about the quote.
There was a demonstration by Muslims
outside the Danish Embassy in London according to a BBC news article
from 2/6/06. It was in protest of a Danish newspaper releasing cartoons
with images "of Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban on his head."
The article said that "Shadow home
secretary David Davis said some of the messages on the placards amounted
to 'incitement to murder'".
According to the article, Asghar
Bukhari, the chairman of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee, issued a
statement saying that "the demonstration in London on Friday should have
been stopped by police because the group had been advocating violence."
Burkari said these protesters "did not represent British Muslims" and
told the BBC "The placards and chants were disgraceful and disgusting,
Muslims do not feel that way."
The BBC said that four "Muslim men
have been jailed for their part in protests at the Danish embassy in
London, against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad." Each received
a six year sentence "for soliciting to murder after telling a crowd to
bomb the UK." Close to 300 Muslims had been involved in the
demonstration.
Click
for BBC 2/6/06 article
Click
for BBC 2/18/07 article
updated 10/14/08
