One Religious Nut Incites Other Nuts to Start Killing

Protests Over Koran Burning Spread In Afghanistan, With 9 Dead In Kandahar

KABUL — Violent protests over the burning of a Koran spread to the heart of Taliban country Saturday, as clashes between demonstrators and Afghan police in Kandahar left at least nine people dead and more than 90 injured, according to Afghan officials.

The clashes marked the second consecutive day that mobs thronged the streets of major Afghan cities to protest the burning of Islam’s holy book last month by a Florida pastor. On Friday, a mob attacked a U.N. compound in the normally placid northern city of Mazar-e Sharif and killed seven U.N. employees: four Nepalese guards and three European staff members.

The Koran burning also prompted more peaceful demonstrations in the capital, Kabul, in the western city of Herat and in the northern province of Takhar.

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The book burning was just an excuse to start the Spring Cycle of violence by the Taliban and their supporters. Expect more killings and protests in the next few days.

I'd like to see the pastor from Florida, Terry Jones, personally apologize to everyone he's offended. I'll even buy his plane fare to Afghanistan. I'd also like to say that when General Petraeus said that this is exactly what would happen... and then it did.

'Hold Islam accountable': U.S. pastor defiant after his Koran-burning publicity stunt led to two UN staff being beheaded and five others murdered -- Daily Mail

Afghan Rioting Spreads Over Quran Burning -- Wall Street Journal

Protests Over Koran Burning Reach Kandahar -- New York Times

Afghan Violence Spreads Over Terry Jones' Quran Burning - ABC News