STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Swedish artist who drew a caricature
depicting Muhammad as a dog says he did it to show that artistic
freedom allows mockery of all religions, including Islam.

Lars Vilks -- the target of an alleged murder plot involving an American woman who dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" -- says he has no regrets about the drawing, which offended many Muslims.

Vilks told The Associated Press that he was "not interested in
offending the prophet -- the point is actually to show that you can."

Vilks said he believes, "There is nothing so holy you can't offend it."

Vilks made his rough sketch showing Muhammad's head on a dog's
body more than a year after 12 Danish newspaper cartoons of Muhammad sparked furious protests in Muslim countries in 2006.

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