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tabatha

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Sat Feb 25, 2012, 10:58 PM Feb 2012

Iran military official: Only burning White House can make up for burning Koran [View all]

The Muslim world should not accept an apology issued by U.S. President Barack Obama over the burning of Korans in an American base in Afghanistan, a top Iranian military commander said on Saturday, adding that nothing short of "burning the White House can relieve the wound of us."

Obama's Thursday apology in a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to quell spiraling furor among Afghans, who have been protesting the act for five straight days, after Afghan workers found charred copies of the Muslim holy book on a military base near Kabul.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/iran-military-official-only-burning-white-house-can-make-up-for-burning-koran-1.414765

So how do the people who say Obama is a "muslin" deal with this. Is there anything left of their heads to explode?

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I wonder how they dispose of old worn out Korans? Confusious Feb 2012 #1
The same way Christians get rid of their Bibles Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #4
Sorry, please enlighten me, Confusious Feb 2012 #5
Some sell them at garage sales, some get buried with them, some are passed down Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #10
I thought that was why they put them in hotel room drawers jberryhill Feb 2012 #14
Ironically, they burn them. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #6
Yes, just as the US flag is disposed of through burning. David__77 Feb 2012 #16
Civilized people don't riot over a cross-cultural screw-up. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #20
I agree completely. David__77 Feb 2012 #24
That wasn't a screw-up, it was a deliberately insulting act.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #30
Prove it. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #32
Right, of course.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #33
Still waiting. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #36
I doubt the prisoners were using Bibles to pass messages. former9thward Feb 2012 #49
"They were disposing of garbage by burning"? Don't you think that Americansoldier in that place and uppityperson Feb 2012 #45
I don't know who is responsible the burning of the Korans, but shit that has to be teddy51 Feb 2012 #2
An Afghan soldier killed two of our troops over it and now two U.S. officers were shot dead inside Pirate Smile Feb 2012 #28
If our troops weren't there in a foreign country.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #31
Fuck their "last straw". Codeine Feb 2012 #39
Except for the fact that were in there country and it kind of behooves us teddy51 Feb 2012 #41
Oh bullshit. Codeine Feb 2012 #42
Iran is butting in to this? aquart Feb 2012 #3
I find these anti-American assumptions of bad intent disgusting. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #7
I deplore the rioting over it Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #29
My sense of reason makes me assume it was a mistake unless PROVEN otherwise. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #37
DU's blind spot. Codeine Feb 2012 #40
Really? All this over a few books. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #8
What is the purpose/intent of quoting "one military official" (anonymous) Bonobo Feb 2012 #9
+ tiny elvis Feb 2012 #15
Report from Fars News, Iran media tabatha Feb 2012 #18
Noted. It was not a nobody who said it. Bonobo Feb 2012 #25
Since our officials have been making open threats to them, they're directing threats back at us now. JNathanK Feb 2012 #46
Somebody bucking for promotion Turbineguy Feb 2012 #43
What if the Iranian website is intercepted by western governments and edited? JNathanK Feb 2012 #48
Like when aliens think of visiting the Earth socialindependocrat Feb 2012 #11
I do not believe this malaise Feb 2012 #12
Iran newspaper - Fars News tabatha Feb 2012 #19
What if we burn all the korans? Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #13
I don't trust press releases to tell me what Iranian officials say. JNathanK Feb 2012 #17
Do you trust the Iranian newspaper itself? tabatha Feb 2012 #21
It was stupid of them to burn the Quran, and it was stupid of the commander to say that. JNathanK Feb 2012 #23
Thank you, I also remember this. n/t Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #22
Thanks - excellent example of misinformation socialindependocrat Feb 2012 #34
The Brits did that during the war of 1812 davidthegnome Feb 2012 #26
I applaud Obama for how he's handled it too. JNathanK Feb 2012 #27
The pissing contest continues. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #35
I wish Muslims had this response when women are stoned to death. snagglepuss Feb 2012 #38
Yes, yes...we are still the Great Satan... Rex Feb 2012 #44
Hollow threats. morningfog Feb 2012 #47
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