Suny,
just been looking at the newspaper Jyllands-Posten,the nespaper that published the Cartoons.
It is the most popular Newspaper in Danemark with a circulation of 150000 daily.
Wikipedia says:
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten (pronounce (help·info), short form: Jyllands-Posten, literally the Jutland Post) is the largest-selling daily newspaper in Denmark. It is based in Viby J, a suburb of Aarhus, and has a circulation of approximately 150,000 on weekdays[1]. Since 2003, it is published by JP/Politikens Hus after the merger with Politikens Hus, although Jyllands-Posten and Politiken continue as separate newspapers.
As specified by the Jyllands-Posten Foundation since 1971, Jyllands-Posten is an independent newspaper that is liberal (in the traditional sense of the word, not the contemporary American sense). Until 1938 the paper supported officially the Conservative Party. Since then the paper has regarded itself as an independent right-wing (borgerlig in Danish) newspaper[2].
and that is a liberal newspaper (in the traditional sense of the word)
Liberalism is an ideology, or current of political thought, which holds liberty as the primary political value.[1] Liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on the power of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a free market economy that supports private enterprise, and a system of government that is transparent. This form of government favors liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law, and an equal opportunity to succeed. Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property. In many countries, modern liberalism differs from classical liberalism by asserting that government provision of some minimal level of material well-being takes priority over individual rights:
The motives for publishing the cartoons are becoming a little clearer.
