By Andrew L. Jaffee

Finally, from the Washington Times:

Only three major U.S. newspapers — the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Austin-American Statesman in Texas and the New York Sun — have reprinted the cartoons. …

Tony Blankley, editorial page editor for The Washington Times, which has not published the cartoons, attended [a] rally [in support of Denmark].

“The paper has not made a decision yet” about the cartoons, he said.

Later is better than never, but one would think that the Washington Times would have the guts to exercise free speech. Hopefully more American journals will step up the plate. The blogsphere certainly has.

Special Report: Danish Cartoons

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Related: Arab/Muslim World, Islam, Political Correctness, Media/Blogsphere

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