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Corrections from the Guardian...

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Excerpts:

The publication of a "picture" of the prophet Mohammed, page 4, G2, yesterday, caused considerable offence to Muslim readers for which we apologise. In Islam it is absolutely prohibited to sketch, construct or publish a likeness of the Prophet, one of the historical reasons being fear that it would lead to worship of the prophet rather than of God alone.

That one is interesting. Oddly, I have yet to see any newspaper apologize for things like depicting artwork which closely associates Christian icons with human waste products.

And the most important correction:

The description of the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" was not coined by Bart Simpson, as we suggested in Wimps, weasels and monkeys - the US media view of "perfidious France", page 3, February 11. It comes from the Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish immigrant who takes care of custodial matters at the elementary school.

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