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Florida pastor says going ahead with Koran burning
Reuters AlertNet ^

Posted on 09/08/2010 11:04:56 AM PDT by roses of sharon

At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told staff in a morning meeting he "strongly endorsed" the view of his military commanders that any Koran-burning plan could endanger U.S. lives, said a Pentagon spokesman, Colonel Dave Lapan.

General Ray Odierno, the former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said the event would only provoke Muslim extremists and increase threats to U.S. troops.

Two of the top commanders in Afghanistan have said the Florida church's plan risks undermining U.S. President Barack Obama's efforts to reach out to Muslims across the world.

Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay, whose country has nearly 3,000 troops in Afghanistan, said in a statement: "This initiative is insulting to Muslims and Canadians of all faiths who understand that freedom of thought and freedom of religion are fundamental to our way of living."

On Tuesday, several high-ranking Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke out against the planned event, and leading Christian and Jewish leaders also voiced outrage.

Actress Angelina Jolie, visiting Pakistan to highlight the plight of millions of people devastated by the country's worst floods, said on Wednesday she "hardly had the words" to express her opposition.

The United Nations called the event "abhorrent" and the Vatican also added to a growing chorus of global criticism.

In Iran, the planned Koran-burning drew protest from a leading cleric. "I along with 1.5 billion Muslims ... condemn this brutal and savage spirit ... I warn about its consequences," Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi-Golpaygani told Iran's Students News Agency ISNA.

"If it happens, Obama should be tried for it and this priest should be arrested immediately and his church must be shut down forever," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


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Wow....ummmmm, this Pastor now knows what Israel feels like when they "offend" a Muslim.
1 posted on 09/08/2010 11:04:58 AM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: roses of sharon

He should offer not to burn if they move the Mosque.


2 posted on 09/08/2010 11:06:58 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (m)
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To: roses of sharon

What good does this publicity stunt do?


3 posted on 09/08/2010 11:07:02 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama's more worried about Israelis building houses than he is about Islamists building atomic bombs)
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To: roses of sharon

The more I see of the people who are against this, the more I want to support it.


4 posted on 09/08/2010 11:07:20 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: roses of sharon
A better idea....Image and video hosting by TinyPic
5 posted on 09/08/2010 11:07:27 AM PDT by MtnMan101 (THE PROBLEM WITH SOCIALISUM IS THAT YOU EVENTUALLY RUN OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY)
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To: roses of sharon

” Two of the top commanders in Afghanistan have said the Florida church’s plan risks undermining U.S. President Barack Obama’s efforts to reach out to Muslims across the world. “

oh no !!


6 posted on 09/08/2010 11:08:37 AM PDT by SF_Redux
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To: roses of sharon
"I along with 1.5 billion Muslims ... condemn this brutal and savage spirit

And stoning a woman is OK?

7 posted on 09/08/2010 11:08:42 AM PDT by dragonblustar ("... and if you disagree with me, then you sir, are worse than Hitler!" - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: roses of sharon

I wonder if Obama will send Nat’l Guard or Fed agents to the church, forcing a confrontation a la Waco.

Certainly would reveal his priorities as far as using force goes.


8 posted on 09/08/2010 11:08:49 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: roses of sharon

I’m not in the habit of listening to this kind of thing, but it seems like an appropriate soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M


9 posted on 09/08/2010 11:09:10 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: MtnMan101

Maybe he should put a few on a spit and make Koran-Ka-Bobs.


10 posted on 09/08/2010 11:09:34 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (m)
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To: roses of sharon
The MSM and their Muslim allies are clever. The Saudis confiscate millions of Koran's a year from pilgrims, any Koran not printed and approved in Saudi Arabia. These are bull-dozed into piles and burned.
11 posted on 09/08/2010 11:10:11 AM PDT by Hans
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To: roses of sharon

Do it up, but be sure to soak it in pig fat before lighting it.


12 posted on 09/08/2010 11:10:29 AM PDT by chris37
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To: roses of sharon
Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.
13 posted on 09/08/2010 11:11:00 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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To: roses of sharon

This pastor seems like a real nut—he’s hooked up with the Westboro “God Hates Fags” Church. Normally I’d ignore him for the publicity hound that he is. However, it amazes me that Gates and Petraeus are chiming in on this. Its completely inappropriate. Hey you morons, they hate us whether or not some pastor burns a Koran. If they don’t realize that, they are a lot more dense than I realized. I’m almost inclined to support this pastor just because of all the flack he’s getting from Gates and Petraeus.


14 posted on 09/08/2010 11:11:19 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard
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To: roses of sharon

Like those goatf*ckers aren’t out to kill U.S. troops anyway.


15 posted on 09/08/2010 11:12:02 AM PDT by crosshairs (If I agreed with a liberal, then we would BOTH be wrong.)
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To: screaminsunshine

Best thing I’ve read all day.


16 posted on 09/08/2010 11:12:14 AM PDT by bergmeid
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To: Clintonfatigued

What good does this publicity stunt do?
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Put Christians in a bad light. That’s the point, IMHO. He’s a Phelps fan.


17 posted on 09/08/2010 11:12:14 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: roses of sharon

“the event would only provoke Muslim extremists and increase threats to U.S. troops.”

Or it might draw out the “extremists” and help us to kill them more easily!


18 posted on 09/08/2010 11:12:20 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: roses of sharon
” Two of the top commanders in Afghanistan have said the Florida church’s plan risks undermining U.S. President Barack Obama’s efforts to reach out to Muslims across the world. “

All the more reason to burn baby burn.

19 posted on 09/08/2010 11:12:36 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Judging by the displays of intimidation by our gov officials...I would say this plan to burn Korans (whether it happens or not) has shown us what deep do-do we are in.

Just imagine what all this caterwauling would do if it was directed at the terrorist nations that are the TRUE danger to America?


20 posted on 09/08/2010 11:13:24 AM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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