Washington – President Barack Obama is extending his deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif by protesters enraged by the burning of a Quran in Florida.
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Obama says desecration of the Quran “is an act of extreme intolerance and bigotry.”
But he says that does not justify attacking and killing innocent people, calling it “outrageous and an affront to human decency and dignity.”
Eleven were killed Friday, including seven foreign U.N. employees.
And Afghans rioted for a second day Saturday, killing nine people in Kandahar and injuring more than 80.
Obama said in a statement that no religion tolerates “the slaughter and beheading of innocent people.”
He said now was a time to draw upon the common humanity of all.
The USA is fighting to removed the animals from Afghanistan, they in turn seem to hate us, lets leave and allow them to kill themselves, and issue a warning that is they attack us, we will blast them from the face of the earth. We do not require their living in order for us to succeed..
If Present Obama is going to comment publicly about a mishigina galach like that he should also rip the press for reporting on the acts of the person.
like no one ever burnt anyother religeous stuff . there animals and im surprized they need and excuse to kill somthing thats part of their life.they get up in the morning and say who can i kill today
people shouldn’t burn religious books, come on, we should know this.
This is Gods way of teaching us that noone wins when you burn a book. Period.
Did Mr. O also criticize those that burn the American Flag or the Bible?
After all, that is precisely what that Floridian pastor was emulating.