The New York Times, CNN and a host of other media organs say they won’t publish the Danish cartoons because they don’t want to offend Muslims. That’s sheer deception. They are all being prudent about not placing their employees in danger from Islamic fanatics, and that is perfectly acceptable. But to pretend they are doing what they are doing because they are so high-minded is really sickening, especially since by publicly acknowledging their concern they would be telling the truth and also implicitly explaining just why Islamic radicalism is so dangerous.