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Originally posted by Rudey
Again, there were people calling for American deaths because of what happened to the Koran, ultimately no less than a book.
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They where calling for the deaths before the Newsweek story broke... the allegations just gave them more to be upset about.
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And while there were protests in Afghanistan over many things, there were quite a few protests where people died solely over this one thing.
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I wouldn't put it down to "solely" this one thing - major yes, but not "sole". For the most part they where protesting vilently against US polices - whether it involved Gitmo, torture in Afghanistan, or the much despised heavy-handed tactics in hunting the Taliban.
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But as the left-wing Thomas Friedman pointed out, the alleged story over putting a Koran on a toilet got mass protests but terrorist killings in Iraq or the destruction of Darfur get no mass coverage from Muslims around the world. That is more than sad; it's shameful.
-Rudey
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Left-wing doesn't mean that they can't be wrong
Al Jazerra gives more air time to Iraq in general that "Western" sources - whether it is the violence, the re-construction, or 'people' stories - the network is actually quite informative once you get used to their particular style & slant.