This guy is all over the place on this issue. IMO Pastor cancels Quran-burning, then reconsiders
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/quran_burning On Sep 9, 2:58 pm, Laurie Ann Poole <[email protected]> wrote: > More > Earlier Thursday, President Obama said Jones’ plan, which had triggered > worldwide controversy, would be a “recruitment bonanza for al Qaeda.” > > “You could have serious violence in places like Pakistan or Afghanistan” as > a result of the proposal by Jones, Obama said on ABC’s “Good Morning > America.” “This could increase the recruitment of individuals who’d be > willing to blow themselves up in American cities, or European cities.” > > Jones had previously said he would proceed with the plan Saturday — the > ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — despite > increased pressure to abandon the proposal and warnings that going ahead > could endanger U.S. troops and Americans worldwide. > > Pastor Terry Jones decided to cancel his protest because the leader of a > planned Islamic Center near Ground Zero has agreed to move its controversial > location. > > CHIEF MOSQUE FUNDER: I’D SELL SITE FOR NEW USE: > A major investor in the mosque near Ground Zero said yesterday he is > ready to pull the plug and sell some or all of the site if the price is > right. Hisham Elzanaty, an Egyptian-born businessman who says he provided a > majority of the financing to gain control over the two buildings where an > Islamic community center and mosque would be built, said he already has > received offers for three times the $4.8 million price of the site. “Develop > it, raze it, sell it,” Elzanaty, who lives on Long Island, told the > Associated Press. “If someone wants to give me 18 or 20 million dollars > today, it’s all theirs.” > MOST AMERICANS OPPOSE ISLAMIC CENTER: Two-thirds of Americans oppose the > building of an Islamic community center two blocks from Ground Zero in Lower > Manhattan, and 82 percent of those who oppose the Park51 project do so > because of its loc...ation. Nine percent of all Americans—and 14 percent of > those who oppose the center—oppose its construction anywhere in the U.S. The > poll, conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News, found that 49 percent > of Americans have unfavorable views of the Islamic faith, while only 37 > percent have a favorable view. That’s the most negative divide if Americans’ > views on Islam since the pollsters started asking that question in October > 2001. About 53 of Democrats oppose the Cordoba House, and 83 percent of > Republicans do so. Since 9/11, the percentage of Republicans with negative > views of Islam has grown from 42 percent to 67 percent. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/webtv-pals?hl=en.
