I know that some of you are probably sick and tired of hearing about those cartoons by now.
Anyway.. For those who are interested, you can read about the story behind the cartoons, why they were printed and why the situation has escalated here (article from Jyllands Posten - the newspaper that printed the cartoons):
English Version:
http://www.jp.dk/udland/artikel:aid=3544932:fid=11328/
German version
http://www.jp.dk/udland/artikel:aid=3546014:fid=11330/
French Version:
http://www.jp.dk/udland/artikel:aid=3546010:fid=11332/
Spanish Version:
http://www.jp.dk/udland/artikel:aid=3546020:fid=11334/
