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KABUL, Afghanistan — More than 2,000 angry Afghans, some firing guns in the air, protested on Tuesday against the improper disposal and burning of Qurans and other Islamic religious materials at an American air base north of Kabul.
Gen. John Allen, the U.S. commander of international troops in Afghanistan, has ordered an investigation into the incident.
The demonstrators – shouting "Die, die, foreigners!" – started gathering in the morning after learning of the incident at the sprawling Bagram Air Field in Parwan province. As the crowd grew, so did the outrage.
I wouldn't put it past the American military considering the recent acts that has happened. I'm betting they done it on purpose, just to get a reaction. You see, if there is anything the American military sucks at, it is WHAM (Winning Hearts and Minds), for some reason, they can't help but offend other cultures and their way of life. Sickening.
Originally posted by ANNED
I would not put it past some taliban sympathizer to have put the Qurans in with some trash that was going to be burned just so they could find them being burned and make a big stink about it.
The Taliban are good at propaganda attacks as a few have studied the Vietnam war and other US wars and the problems the US had.
If US troops were really going to burn Quran's likely they would have made sure no Afghans were anyplace around the burning.
My guess is these might not have been complete Quran's but Islamic Books with Quran passages in them
Originally posted by quedup
The news of this will spread like wild fire throughout the islamic world -
Originally posted by eyesdown
Is every copy of the quran really that sacred. It is just paper after all, and many more copies of the words can be found in all corners of the world. So why go mad about it, I would hope that if there is a God he transcends being just words on a piece of paper.
Originally posted by eyesdown
Is every copy of the quran really that sacred. It is just paper after all, and many more copies of the words can be found in all corners of the world. So why go mad about it, I would hope that if there is a God he transcends being just words on a piece of paper.
Are you kidding me? This has to be the most ignorant comment i have heard in ages. Do you have any idea of how sacred and respected Holy books are treated in religion, especially in Islam? Go and do some study before spewing out complete and utter ignorance please.
Originally posted by eyesdown
Is every copy of the quran really that sacred. It is just paper after all, and many more copies of the words can be found in all corners of the world. So why go mad about it, I would hope that if there is a God he transcends being just words on a piece of paper.
It isn't religion that is the problem, especially in this situation, it is the blatant disregard and disrespect displayed by the US military. If you habe any idea of outside culture, you would understand they are not like the western world. Their life revolves around religion, and thus regard it as the most important thing to ever exist.
Originally posted by MainLineThis
Just another example of the idiotic idea of religion causing undo stress.
Religion is the major problem in the world today. Mankind has, hopefully, reached the point where idiotic religion can be cast aside and real advancement can begin.
Sucks that many still believe in fairy tales, but those ignorant morons should be disposed of so we can move on.
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