The story of those Danish cartoons of the prophet Mohammed continues to rumble on, and as it does, it provides a fascinating example of the mess in which Europe now finds itself. Some recent developments include (1) the decision by the Danish public prosecutor not to take the matter any further, (2) the news that various Danish Muslim organizations are complaining about the cartoon to the European Court of Human Rights and (3) a trip from Denmark by various Muslim intellectuals and activists to Muslim countries to explain what has going on.

The Brussels Journal has more details, but two quotes stand out.

The first is from Carsten Juste, the editor of Jyllands-Posten. He’s refusing to apologize:

“We will not apologise, because we live in Denmark under Danish law, and we have freedom of speech in this country. If we apologised, we would betray the generations who have fought for this right, and the moderate Muslims who are democratically minded.”

The second is from the Danish prime minister:

“I am speechless that those people, whom we have given the right to live in Denmark and where they freely have chosen to stay, are now touring Arab countries and inciting antipathy towards Denmark and the Danish people.”

Keep an eye on this story. It matters.