Pen versus Sword

The pen:

• 1 newspaper publishes 12 satirical Muhammed cartoons
  

The sword:

• Moderate muslims protesting peacefully against unconditional freedom of speech, requesting punishments and press control
  
• Islamic countries boycott Danish industry
  
• Court orders ban the cartoons
• Islamic requests for future banning of religious mockering
• Islamic requests for severe punishment of responsible editors
  
• Muslim protesters issue death threats to all who publish cartoons
  
• Death threats to cartoonists and editors in most publishing countries
• Muslim death threats to supporters of free speech
  
• Jailings and persecutions of editors
• Muslims burning flags in 10+ countries
  
• Violent muslim protests in 10+ countries
• Attacking and burning of western businesses in muslim countries
• Attacks on churches and killing of a priest
  
• Attacking and burning of 10+ government consulates and embassies in 5 muslim countries

The pen:

• Republications of the cartoons in 130 newspapers in 49 other countries, as an act of sympathy and support of free speech.