Petraeus: Church's Quran burning 'could endanger troops', put 'overall effort' at risk

[babsbunny]

Petraeus: Church's Quran burning 'could endanger troops', put 'overall effort' at risk

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/afghans-protest-churchs-plans-burn-quran/

By The Associated Press
Monday, September 6th, 2010 -- 8:14 am

Afghan protesters denounce US after American church vows to burn Islamic holy book on 9/11

Hundreds of Afghans railed against the United States and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce an American church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11.

The crowd in Kabul, numbering as many as 500, chanted "Long live Islam" and "Death to America" as they listened to fiery speeches from members of parliament, provincial council deputies, and Islamic clerics who criticized the U.S. and demanded the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country. Some threw rocks when a U.S. military convoy passed, but speakers shouted at them to stop and told police to arrest anyone who disobeyed.

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. Fair's fair... someone nearby ought to have a bible burning at the same time

Equal rights and all that...

[Turbineguy]

2. Sounds like a contest.

Who's More Ignorant?

They could make a TV show out of that.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. God will protect the Dove World Outreach Center

...at least they had better hope so, because I don't want my tax money wasted protecting that bunch of whackos.


WTF is wrong with them?

[crim son]

4. The pastor of this church has already said

that even a call from his idol, GWB, would not deter him from going ahead with the burnings. So what if it endangers the troops? His "christian" values trump all else.

Far be it from me to advocate violence against anybody, but if anybody is asking for it, it's this guy and his followers.

[dembotoz]

5. and this is a surprise ???? How?????

we forget that things like fox new is available all over the world.

any extremeist surly is not wanting for material to be extreme about.

Some folks really want to live up to the title of the Ugly American--which was an
intersting book by the by

[muntrv]

6. Ya think?

[babsbunny]

7. Psssssssst!

Some Folks might not know............

[Initech]

8. This has international incident written all over it.

:nuke:

[Obamanaut]

9. Several responses at this earlier thread, about half way down page 1 of GD.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9084500&mesg_id=9084500