Do It My Way, Danes!

In many ways, Denmark is trying to stand out as a unique supporter to the United State's efforts to battle terrorism, as they have supplied troops to fight in Iraq practically since day one of US President Bush's crusade to get Sadam Hussein and render the Mesopotamian area a hell hole.

Now, the US is demanding that Denmark cut the cable on Roj TV and Mesopotamia TV, both networks broadcast from Denmark's capital city of Copenhagen and are run by the PKK, acknowledged terrorist organizations by both the US and Denmark. Don't you love it when we tell other countries how to govern? I'm sure we get that from other countries all the time.

Banning terrorist broadcasts here in the US is all a part of the war on terror. Really, its about people who have no regard for others and wish to add to their numbers and show them how to kill other people, and doing so through our public airwaves. I don't know about you, but I kind of like the fact that we protect our public airwaves from people who just want to use them to kill us. But, how far could this go?

Well, remember that rap cop killer song? Wasn't that banned from the airwaves? Don't we ban certain words from the airwaves? These may seem benign, but really there's a lot of mean music out there that have violent undertones. There's a lot of violence in many of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, so should Arnold be banned from the airwaves? There's the fine line and what crosses it and what doesn't. I think they use the benefit of the doubt sometimes.

But if the group is labeled terrorist, then the benefit of the doubt should be tossed out the window? What if they don't break any laws when they broadcast? What if they are only showing programs and movies similar to the violent ones made by Schwarzenegger and others that we in the US tolerate as entertainment? What if the group really isn't a terrorist group at all, and it only intends to bring to light and correct some of the misunderstandings, myths, and fallacies that may prevail in our society? What if the government is claiming they are terrorists and banning them to limit their freedoms that they ought to have, just to shut them up?

Denmark's Premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen is now caught in a bind. Rasmussen, who has apparently touted a libertarian stance, could hinder advancements in freedom of press if he bans these terrorist TV stations. However, this would be in keeping with his position to help the US in the war on terror.

So, what's it going to be, Denmark? You with US, or against US? Remember what we did to France...

(Psst. Who's the terrorist organizations here? I can't remember what that word "terrorist" means anymore.)