What a wonderful world

An Associated Press article by John Christofferson states that Yale University has removed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book.
Reactions to the removal included the following comments.
"I think it's horrifying that the campus of Nathan Hale has become the first place where America surrenders to this kind of fear because of what extremists might possibly do," said Michael Steinberg, an attorney and Yale graduate.

Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, wrote in a recent letter that Yale's decision effectively means: "We do not negotiate with terrorists. We just accede to their anticipated demands."
Yale's response was the following.
"The decision rested solely on the experts' assessment that there existed a substantial likelihood of violence that might take the lives of innocent victims," the statement said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090908/ap_on_re_us/us_prophet_drawings_yale

In other news, various news agencies reported yesterday that three men were found guilty in a plot to blow up planes.
"Three men have been found guilty of plotting to kill thousands of people by blowing up planes flying from London to America with home-made liquid bombs."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8242238.stm

Nowhere in the BBC article or in a CNN article is the religion of the perpetrators mentioned.
By contrast, a New York Times article entitled "44 Charged by U.S. in New Jersey Corruption Sweep ", the word "Jewish" is mentioned five times.

And finally, for those who read Dutch, I turn your attention to a local Antwerp newspaper article which has reported about a couple who is on the officially recognized list of foster families for the organization 'Kind en Gezin" (Child and Family). They have a picture of Adolph H. hanging on a wall in their house as well as bookshelves stocked with books about Nazis. The woman stated that her home is her castle and she can have what she wants there. She also called A.H. an intelligent man.
http://www.gva.be/antwerpen/antwerpen/antwerps-onthaalgezin-vangt-kindjes-op-met-hitlerportret-aan-muur.aspx

All I can say is "What a wonderful world" we're living in.