Koran Burning Will Take Place Despite Warnings
Talking Points Memo reports:
Terry Jones, the pastor of a small radical church who plans to burn Korans on Sept. 11, said this morning that, although he takes the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan's warning seriously, he will still go ahead with "Burn A Koran Day."
Yesterday, Gen. David Petraeus said that Jones' demonstration could endanger American troops in Afghanistan. Geoff Morell, the Pentagon spokesman, echoed those concerns today on MSNBC, saying burning Korans would put troops in more danger throughout the Muslim world.
But Jones, in an interview with CNN this morning, said he isn't swayed.
"We are actually very, very concerned of course. And we are taking the general's words very serious. We are continuing to pray about the action on Sept. 11. We are indeed very concerned about it. It's just that we don't know -- I mean, how long do we back down? When do we stop backing down?" he said.
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