'South Park" is hilarious, right? Not any more.
Last week, Zachary Adam Chesser--a 20-year-old Muslim convert who now
goes by the name Abu Talhah Al-Amrikee--posted a warning on the Web
site RevolutionMuslim.com following the 200th episode of the show on
Comedy Central. The episode, which trotted out many celebrities the show
has previously satirized, also "featured" the Prophet Muhammad: He was
heard once from within a U-Haul truck and a second time from inside a
bear costume.
For this apparent blasphemy, Mr. Amrikee warned that co-creators Trey
Parker and Matt Stone "will probably end up" like Theo van Gogh. Van
Gogh, readers will remember, was the Dutch filmmaker who was brutally
murdered in 2004 on the streets of Amsterdam. He was killed for
producing "Submission," a film that criticized the subordinate role of
women in Islam, with me.
There has been some debate about whether Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker
should view the Web posting as a direct threat. Here's Mr. Amrikee's
perspective: "It's not a threat, but it really is a likely outcome," he
told Foxnews.com. "They're going to be basically on a list in the back
of the minds of a large number of Muslims. It's just the reality." He's
also published the home and office addresses of Messrs. Stone and
Parker, as well as images of Van Gogh's body.
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