Rice urges calm, calls Koran desecration abhorrent

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Originally Posted by jaguar

Is there actually any evidence this happened or is this just some crazy rumour that got out of hand? Would've thought flushing a book would be difficult.

Day-amm!

Jag's channelling me.

I wondered the same thing. It doesn't really matter if this is quashing a rumor or speaking to something that actually happened. The public reaction tends to be the same with respect to rumor vs. truth.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Protests over the report began in Jalalabad on Tuesday. The following day police fired on crowds after government offices were set on fire, shops looted and U.N. buildings and diplomatic missions attacked.

Yeah, I heard somebody, somewhere disrespected a book. I guess it's time to do my spring looting.

C'mon people...do you honestly think we'll ever coexist with these assholes? That there will ever be a time we aren't at odds with the muslim world? Fat fucking chance of rationalizing that.
People in the muslim world do things we don't approve of all the time but we're not burning down our own government buildings or looting the DC stores. That is beyond stupid.
It follows the same thinking as wacking yourself with chains, barbed wire or knives to prove you're more devout. Sure, If I burn down a bigger government building than you do, it proves I am more outraged therefore more devout than thee. Assholes.