'IDIOTIC' AND 'DANGEROUS'
'IDIOTIC' AND 'DANGEROUS'
Holder, Axelrod Denounce Florida Church's Planned Quran Burning
AP / Huffington Post First Posted: 09- 8-10 09:38 AM | Updated: 09- 8-10 11:24 AM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.
"We are still determined to it, yes," the Rev. Terry Jones told the CBS Early Show.
Jones' plans drew criticism from Attorney General Eric Holder, who, according to a Justice Department official, called the bonfire idiotic and dangerous during a private with religious leaders Tuesday.
Holder's words were echoed Wednesday by presidential adviser David Axelrod, who told NBC's Today show that the pastor's plan is "wrong in so many dimensions," offends U.S. values and is a threat to U.S. security.
Axelrod told CNN Wednesday morning: "The reverend may have the right to do what he's doing but it's not right. It's not consistent with our values ... I hope that his conscience and his good sense will take hold."
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has also voiced her disapproval. At a Tuesday dinner in observance of Iftar, the breaking of the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Clinton said, "I am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has come from American religious leaders of all faiths."
Gen. David Petraeus took the rare step of a military leader taking a position on a domestic matter when he warned in an e-mail to The Associated Press that "images of the burning of a Quran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan -- and around the world -- to inflame public opinion and incite violence."
As in the NYC mosque case, I agree that the Reverend has a right to burn the Qu'ran, but should he exercise that right? I don't think so, just like I don't think the Muslims should build the mosque near Ground-Zero.
For me, it is simply a matter of prudent behavior.
If we were to rely on the past transgressions of our ancestors to assign guilt, Native Americans could rightfully blame current-day Americans for the wholesale theft of the North American and South American continents.
Fox 5 News has also learned that in 1999 Hisham Elzanaty sent money to an organization that would later be deemed by the U.S. government to be a terrorist group.
The organization was the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, also known as HLF. The now defunct group’s 1999 tax records show Elzanaty contributed more than $6,000 to HLF.
Two years later, in 2001, HLF was shut down by the federal government and designated as a global terrorist. After a mistrial in 2007, in 2008 five HLF leaders were convicted of providing material support to Hamas.
And Hamas does lend monetary support to Al Quaeda.
Also , unless you are Islamic let's get down and dirty about why you are calling this book a Holy Book. If you are a Christian the Holy Bible is the HOLT BOOK. to the MUSLIM The QURAN IS THE HOLY BOOK.
Let it go at that and at least define what's going on.
Oh, You may as well know that it makes no difference whether the book is burned or not. Just the word that a man in the US was planning such an act is all they need to attack the soldiers or thenUS itself. These people have no proportion. and you will learn that the hard way.