If only British politicians had half this man’s integrity and guts.

Danish member of parliament Martin Henriksen has suggested that Denmark  demand an apology from Muslim nations.  Specifically, he says that Islamic theocracies should apologise for their oppression of women, stonings, and myriad assaults on civil liberties.

His suggestion is a response – and what a truly fab one it is – to Muslim demands for Danish apologies over the Mohammed cartoons. The latest demand is from Saudi Lawyer  Faisal A.Z. Yamani, who has attacked Danish newspapers for reprinting the Muhammad cartoons.

Henriksen says:

” I demand an apology for oppression of women, stoning, intimidation of adherents of other beliefs, violation of civil liberties, and not least the extensive contempt for Danish culture and democracy, Danes and Westerners.

I would like to simply return the ball to their court and demand some apologies from them. We could issue a form letter every time a new incident appears.”

And Henriksen has already drafted the letter he would like to send to any Muslims demanding penance over the Mohammed cartoons:

We thank you for your inquery concerning a possible apology for a cartoon issued in Danish newspapers some years ago. We have considered the issue, also from a historical perspective, and conclude that we are not in a position to process your request before the Western world has received the following:

1. An apology for the massive repression of women.
2. A full stop of stoning, whipping and hanging for violation of Sharia law.
3. An apology for and full abandonment of: Persecution of adherents of other faiths, extensive riots and destruction in Western countries having received refugees and immigrants.

He also proposes that a series of qualified historians list

“the extensive number of assaults, ethnic cleansings etc. which throughout history have been committed in the name of Islam.”

Now that’s what I call a politician.

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