Les caricatures

A French publication reprinted the 12 Danish cartoons that have sparked worldwide protest in the Muslim World. It will be interesting to see if France's large number of Muslims use this as another excuse to mire the country in social chaos or decide that a letter to the editor would be more appropriate. I'm not getting my hopes up. Jacques Chirac was quick to condemn the fact that the cartoons were reprinted, but I can't help but wonder if him addressing the issue just raises its profile all the more within his own country.

By the way, have I mentioned that these same 12 cartoons were first published in September?