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Tuesday, August 04, 2009


A COOL DRINK - A U.S. soldier hands an Afghan girl a bottle of water during Operation Champion Sword in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2009. The operation directs Afghan and international security forces to focus on specific militant targets and safe havens within Sabari and Terezai districts in eastern Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Freire

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And Yet Again with the "Peace" from Islam

OK, I'll admit it - I've been guilty of doubting the "Religion of Peace" thing. But looking at the example of tolerance shown here....Oh, yes, I'm a believer now. I mean, look how peaceful....

Christian Family Burned to Death in Pakistan After Koran is 'Defiled'
Zahid Hussain in Islamabad

Paramilitary troops patrolled the streets of a town in eastern Pakistan yesterday after Muslim radicals burnt to death eight members of a Christian family, raising fears of violence spreading to other areas.

Hundreds of armed supporters of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an outlawed Islamic militant group, set alight dozens of Christian homes in Gojra town at the weekend after allegations that a copy of the Koran had been defiled.

The mob opened fire indiscriminately, threw petrol bombs and looted houses as thousands of frightened Christians ran for safety. “They were shouting anti-Christian slogans and attacked our houses,” Rafiq Masih, a resident of the predominantly Christian colony, said. Residents said that police stood aside while the mob went on the rampage. “We kept begging for protection, but police did not take action,” Mr Masih said.

Police and local officials said that at least eight people, including four women and a child, were killed in the fires. Two others died of gunshot wounds. Residents said that the casualties were much higher; one claimed that the number of dead could be in the dozens as many bodies were still buried under the rubble.Shahbaz Bhatti, the Minister for Minorities, said that 40 Christian homes were torched in rioting. He said there was no truth to allegations that a Koran had been defiled, and accused the police of ignoring his appeal to provide protection to Christians.

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On second thought...maybe, just maybe, burning down houses with women and children inside doesn't qualify as 'peaceful' after all...

The rest of the article is here, from The Times of London

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