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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima]

Freedom of speech is not absolute. The mere fact that there are slander and libel laws is a testament to this. The press is not free to publish the plans for a nuclear bomb. Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, Wikileaks ring a bell?  The US government has been allowed to limit speech for many, many reasons, because the Supreme Court has recognised that in some cases the harm speech causes can outweigh its value for freedom of speech purposes.[/quote]

All your examples pertain to *physical harm* speech can cause.      There is no physical harm in the criticism of a political or religious figure.    Take the quartet of leaders -- Obama, Putin, Netanyahu, and Kim Jong-um.     All these men have their fierce critics and their fervent admirers.    We don't forbid criticism or satire of them because it might offend their admirers.

It is the great achievement of Charlie Hebdo to emphasize that there is no exemption for religious figures, and those who think that Muhammad and Jesus were lunatics should be free to say so.    [/quote]

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