Malaysians burn U.S. flag to protest Koran issue

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR303014.htm

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Reuters) - Protesters burnt replicas of the flags of the United States and Israel in the Malaysian capital on Friday to show displeasure over reports of Americans desecrating the Koran.

The issue of whether personnel at a U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay threw the Muslim holy book in a toilet has generated controversy globally in recent weeks, sparking violent protests in some Muslim nations and rioting in Afghanistan that killed 16.

In Kuala Lumpur, about 300 people shouted slogans and waved placards as they streamed out of a mosque soon after noon prayers and gathered outside the American embassy to listen to speeches condemning the incident.

The crowd shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is Greatest", and displayed banners reading "Stop Your Islamophobic Madness" and "Go to Hell U.S." before setting ablaze cardboard replicas of the Stars and Stripes and the Israeli flag.

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1. Art show.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/photo/2005/05/25/2005036045

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2. Great pic, saved it, where'sit from? nt

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3. PS, OBL has a cute butt. nt

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5. Above link from TT

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6. Duh! Thanks. nt

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4. This is a much bigger issue than Washington realizes....

just this past week, the administration has had sweat rings under their arms over the Koran issue.

They backpedaled, scrambled, just enough to feel the "heat was off". "Whew", they thought. "We dodged another bullet", as they wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

Like the cretins they are, they don't realize this is a powderkeg, ready to blow. There are 1.5 billion muslims in the world, and plenty of other religious faithfuls in the world who are offended by this. The US comprises abot 3.8% of the world's population.

Piss off this majority, and we're toast.

I'd say the blowback has only just begun to materialize....