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| Hillary Clinton condems Koran-burning as 'disgraceful' |
| 2010-09-08 |
| An evangelical pastor insisted his plans to torch the holy Koran would go ahead after US secretary of state Hillary Clinton condemned the "disgraceful" burning ceremony in Florida. The leader of the little known church found himself in the eye of a rapidly swirling storm today with several Muslim and world leaders deploring his plans as fanning flames of intolerance, as well as Muslim hatred of the United States. Clinton was the most senior US official to speak out against the burning scheduled for the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, saying she was "heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has come from American religious leaders of all faiths." The White House added its voice to warnings that the move could trigger outrage around the Islamic world and endanger the lives of US soldiers. "It puts our troops in harm's way. And obviously any type of activity like that puts our troops in harm's way would be a concern to this administration," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said yesterday. He was reiterating comments by top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, who warned burning the holy book of Islam would provide propaganda for insurgents. "It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort in Afghanistan," said Petraeus of the plan, adding that it could cause significant problems "everywhere in the world we are engaged with the Islamic community." |
| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #2 They have the right to do it its just flat out bad taste. Is there any group more easily ticked off than Muslims? |
| Posted by: Bulldog Carney 2010-09-08 23:31 |
| #1 She's a stupid hack! So did she say anything about the flag burnings in Afghanistan, remember Afghanistan? The country we are having soldiers killed in every day defending them from the Talabon! Did you say someting about that? No you asked the media to not report on the koran/toilette paper burning! You have now tried to influence the free speech of the press. Hillary is an amature and she is a danger to our nation. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2010-09-08 20:03 |