Afghans Vent Fury Outside US Base Over Quran Burning

[Appaholic]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Thousands of angry Afghans protested outside a U.S. military base on Tuesday, some hurling rocks and firing guns in the air, after reports surfaced that American troops had burned of copies of the Quran and other religious items.

The demonstrators — shouting "Die, die, foreigners!" — gathered outside Bagram airbase, an hour's drive north of the capital Kabul. Photographs taken by the AFP news agency outside the airbase, showed people firing slingshots and others holding charred copies of the Quran, Islam's holy book.

"The people are very angry. The mood is very negative," said Zia Ul Rahman, deputy provincial police chief. "Some are firing hunting guns in the air, but there have been no casualties."

"We Afghans don't want these Christians and infidels, they are the enemy of our soil, our honor and our Quran," said Haji Shirin, one of the protesters.

"I urge all Muslims to sacrifice themselves in order to pull out these troops from this soil."
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20 ... an-burning

[mainejeff]

I hope that they all die from the plague and become one with the dusty sands again. I feel the same way about Evangelicals in this country.

[Appaholic]

I hope that they all die from the plague and become one with the dusty sands again. I feel the same way about Evangelicals in this country.

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

[mainejeff]

I hope that they all die from the plague and become one with the dusty sands again. I feel the same way about Evangelicals in this country.

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

Yup.......and they must be stopped.

[Cap'n Cat]

I hope that they all die from the plague and become one with the dusty sands again. I feel the same way about Evangelicals in this country.

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

Yes, and one of YOUR favorite sons, Conks, Santorum, is their Most High Mullah.

[Ivytalk]

I didn't know that knit blankets were capable of that kind of emotion.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Those people would have every right to protest the koran burnings.........................if they were legal US citizens.

Right now they can just fu*k off and deal with it!


I love it!

[Cap'n Cat]

The only time you should burn a book is when you are trapped in your car on a snowbound road in northwest Montana and you need to build a fire and this is in the passenger seat:

[YoUDeeMan]

Screw the Afghans...let them rot in their own stupidity.

They want "their" land free of Christian and Western influence? Fine. Let's get the f*ck out of there and let them enjoy their primative lifestyle.

But, if they intend on exporting their Musiln and Eastern influence in the form of religion, opium, goat's milk, or anything else, then we bomb the crap out of anything leaving their borders.

[Cap'n Cat]

Screw the Afghans...let them rot in their own stupidity.

They want "their" land free of Christian and Western influence? Fine. Let's get the f*ck out of there and let them enjoy their primative lifestyle.

But, if they intend on exporting their Musiln and Eastern influence in the form of religion, opium, goat's milk, or anything else, then we bomb the crap out of anything leaving their borders.

Cluckie and friends:

[YoUDeeMan]

Cluckie and friends:

Nah, that's Jiff and his buddies coming to open up your back door. Clubs...better than anal beads.

[Cap'n Cat]

Cluckie and friends:

Nah, that's Jiff and his buddies coming to open up your back door. Clubs...better than anal beads.

That's, um, uh, really hilarious, dude! Yeah.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

That was funny................good job CluckU

[BDKJMU]

I hope that they all die from the plague and become one with the dusty sands again. I feel the same way about Evangelicals in this country.

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

Yeah, Christian evangelicals in America are conducting massacres, ethnic cleansing, brutal oppression of women, human trafficking, terrorism, etc, etc.... :roll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Hu ... hts_abuses" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Cap'n Cat]

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

Yeah, Christian evangelicals in America are conducting massacres, ethnic cleansing, brutal oppression of women, human trafficking, terrorism, etc, etc.... :roll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Hu ... hts_abuses" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Their forefathers invented the game, Looper! The Taliban learned from the best.

[mainejeff]

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

Yeah, Christian evangelicals in America are conducting massacres, ethnic cleansing, brutal oppression of women, human trafficking, terrorism, etc, etc.... :roll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Hu ... hts_abuses" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They would if they could.

[Bronco]

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Official: Burned Qurans held extremist message
cbsnews.com ^ | 2/21/12 | cbs/ap

KABUL, Afghanistan - Muslim holy books that were burned in a pile of garbage at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan had been removed from a library at a nearby detention center because they contained extremist messages or inscriptions, a western military official said Tuesday.

The military official with knowledge of the incident said it appeared that the Qurans (Korans) and other Islamic readings were being used to fuel extremism, and that detainees at Parwan Detention Facility were writing on the documents to exchange extremist messages.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...

No need to apologize

White House apologizes for Quran burning
Associated Press ^ | Feb. 21, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is apologizing for the burning of Muslim holy books in a pile of garbage at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

Press secretary Jay Carney says it's a "deeply unfortunate incident" and doesn't reflect the respect the U.S. military has for the religious practices of the Afghan people.

[YoUDeeMan]

That was funny................good job CluckU

Thanks, ALPHA. After seeing the whole board peppered with Cap'n's late night, one-trick-anti-Conk-pony, effin Hillary-ous stuck on stupid rants, its good to have a proper perspective on things.

Personally, I think the Cap'n is smitten with Mainejiff, but don't tell anyone.

[Rob Iola]

This quran burning incident really smells like a Afghan inside job to discredit the US military (not that collateral damage hasn't done that already).

[Cap'n Cat]

That was funny................good job CluckU

Thanks, ALPHA. After seeing the whole board peppered with Cap'n's late night, one-trick-anti-Conk-pony, effin Hillary-ous stuck on stupid rants, its good to have a proper perspective on things.

Personally, I think the Cap'n is smitten with Mainejiff, but don't tell anyone.

Dude's a good Progressive. What's not to like, Cluckie?

[bluehenbillk]

The hell with Afghanistan..the sooner we get out of there the better. The Taliban will be back - that's not really a question. IMO we just abuse those people - use Afghanistan as a weapons testing area - need a target - take your pick.

And as far as the burning of the Quran or the Koran or however you spell it - big f'in deal. So when a Christian gets beat or killed over there or someone burns the Bible we don't get all up in protest. Have Obama send them a planeload of contraceptives so there are fewer of them to f with down the road.

[kalm]

Christian Evangelicals = America's Taliban....

Yeah, Christian evangelicals in America are conducting massacres, ethnic cleansing, brutal oppression of women, human trafficking, terrorism, etc, etc.... :roll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Hu ... hts_abuses" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

True, we just back warlords and dictators who do the dirty work for us in the name of, you know, liberty and such.

Now about that war on christmas...

[93henfan]

The voice of reason is always drowned out in that part of the world:

"What is captured on the pages can be printed again. If they burn 1,000, we can print 10,000. What's the big deal?" said Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, who chairs the mosques and community affairs committee of the Muslim Council of Britain. "A NATO soldier killing innocent people is far more painful than the burning of a Quran. I would rather they burn 100 Qurans than to hurt one woman or man or child."

[Wedgebuster]

Yeah, Christian evangelicals in America are conducting massacres, ethnic cleansing, brutal oppression of women, human trafficking, terrorism, etc, etc.... :roll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Hu ... hts_abuses" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

True, we just back warlords and dictators who do the dirty work for us in the name of, you know, liberty and such.

Now about that war on christmas...

What? We are in there trying to improve things for a population that uses their left hand to wipe their butt holes, and they have a war on christmas??

Now that pisses me off.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

That was funny................good job CluckU

Thanks, ALPHA. After seeing the whole board peppered with Cap'n's late night, one-trick-anti-Conk-pony, effin Hillary-ous stuck on stupid rants, its good to have a proper perspective on things.

Personally, I think the Cap'n is smitten with Mainejiff, but don't tell anyone.

NO doubt in my mind they have been inside each other............glad I am not the only one that sees this.