Stéphane Charbonnier (Charb, who was killed this morning) defended publication's right to draw Muhammad and do so at a politically sensitive time. According to German newspaper Der Spiegel, he said: "The accusation that we are pouring oil on the flames in the current situation really gets on my nerves. After the publication of this absurd and grotesque film about Muhammad in the US, other newspapers have responded to the protests with cover stories. We are doing the same thing, but with drawings. And a drawing has never killed anyone.