There was some information about Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Koran on another thread. Apparently he wanted to study it to help him understand how to deal with the Barbary Pirates. Ellison is putting it to the opposite use. If he has his way, we will soon be seeing Barbary pirates operating here. Shameful.
Do you think that Zalmay Khalilzad will use a Koran when he is sworn in?
I can't find the thread that stated that. The interview I heard with someone from the Library of Congress said that Jefferson had acquired the book back when he was first studying law, well before he was President, apparently as an exercise in comparative law.