By Chris Floyd 
American policy, at the highest levels of state, is specifically and deliberately designed to kill, despoil, dispossess, insult and outrage Muslims, in operations all over the world. That’s what the Terror War is all about. We have spent more than $3 trillion burning Korans — and their readers — in the last decade.
Gen. Petraeus was admirably forthright about the effects such actions produce:
These concerns are, of course, pertinent, and it is good to see them aired so prominently. However, one wonders about the ultimate effectiveness of such messages, coming as they do from these particular messengers.
For example, how many Korans have been burned in the countless civilian houses and institutions destroyed in attacks under Petraeus’ command in both Iraq and Afghanistan? Hundreds of Korans? Thousands of Korans? Tens of thousands of Korans? (Along with their eviscerated owners, of course.)
How many Korans have been burned in the destruction of civilian houses by missiles fired in the Obama Administration’s ruthless, ever-expanding — and entirely illegal — drone war in Pakistan?
Take this story, reported just yesterday by Jason Ditz at Antiwar.com: Children Among 24 Killed as US Drone Strikes Rock Pakistan. The attacks destroyed three homes in North Waziristan as well as a car. The children were in a home near one of the targeted homes which was also damaged in the blast. The US has launched a number of drone strikes over the past several days, but there has been no indication that any “high value” targets were killed and most of the dead appear to be local tribesmen who are nominally affiliated with militant factions.
Three homes in this single raid (one of dozens now striking homes in Pakistan every month): how many Korans were burned, do you think? At least three, and probably more. And then there are the dead children, of course.
One wonders if the actual burning and slaughtering of actual human beings in the Muslim world — covertly and overtly, in country after country, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year — by the highest, most honored, respected and powerful worthies of American society might, just possibly, incite more violence and ill will against us than the burning of a few books by a marginal, powerless goober down in Florida.
But let us not spoil the nice little moral bubble bath our bloodstained leaders are giving themselves. They do enjoy it so much.
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FOUR FACTS ABOUT THE \”GROUND ZERO MOSQUE:\”
1. NOBODY has planned to build a mosque on “Ground Zero,” not ever. There are no plans for a new mosque in the neighborhood because a mosque already exists there as it has for MANY YEARS.
2. The group falsely accused of planning to build a mosque on “Ground Zero” is actually planning to renovate an old coat factory about half a mile away and turn it into a COMMUNITY CENTER for ALL the New York City religious communities as well as a basketball court.
3. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf heads the group. He has a long history of standing against al Qaeda as do his fellow Sufi Muslims. He teaches young Muslims to support other faiths and freedom of religion in their efforts to build a strong America.
4. Intelligence organizations such as the CIA say that the LIES of the media and opportunistic Republican politicians and other fools screaming with rage about the non-existent plans to build a mosque on “Ground Zero” exacerbated by crackpot Christian groups who want to burn the Quran, are actually HELPING AL QAEDA.
What are you talking about Tmalone? You aren’t risking your life to regurgitate government propaganda on this page!
Maybe you’re too busy reading your Bible and typing out passages from it to read a newspaper lately but is this the kind of concern for civilians that the US military is supposed to have?
http://www.collateralmurder.com/
What about this?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/09/us-soldiers-afghan-civilians-fingers
What about the page just below this one??
http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php/home-mainmenu-289/6635-children-among-24-killed-as-us-drone-strikes-rock-pakistan
This is why we need to be reality-based and not living in la-la land.
[quote name=”TMalone”]Who is this man who says such things, you may ask?I am an American, but only because I was born in America. I am also a Christian, a follower of Jesus (Yeshua).I do not agree with many of the things my government does, but I follow the command of my God,from The Book of Mark,chapter 12, Verse 14″And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. 17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.”
Do you wonder why I would risk my own life in telling you these things? For my government would persecute me, and throw me in prison for this. But I must give you this truth of the greatest commandments from my God, who is Christ, Jesus, my Saviour. For I fear only God, and no man.
From the Book of Mark,Chapter 12, Verse 28 “And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 “And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.”
Who is this man who says such things, you may ask?I am an American, but only because I was born in America. I am also a Christian, a follower of Jesus (Yeshua).I do not agree with many of the things my government does, but I follow the command of my God,from The Book of Mark,chapter 12, Verse 14″And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. 17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesars, and render unto God the thins which are God’s”
The Islamic Wahabists are to blame for 9/11 attacks,not Muslims in general.The tyrant Saddam Hussein murdered thousands of innocent Muslims in Iraq, invaded a neighboring Muslim nation,and threatened the Saudi Kingdom as well.The Iranian mullahs condoned the slaughter of tens of thousands of Muslims in Iraq,Iran,and Afghanistan, and threaten to murder thousands of Muslims in a global Jihad esp.those in Palestine,Europe,and America.Pakistani forces have murdered thousands of Muslims in their own country and in the tribal regions of Afghanistan, Tajikistan,and Waziristan.The western governments are at war with “Islamic” terrorists,not Muslims. If this were not true, then all Muslims in the west would be dead by now, as well as in most of the world.The reasons that innocent Muslims die in the global war on terror is primarily because the “Islamic” terrorists hide behind the women and children to protect their own cowardly hides,and use schools,hospitals,private homes and even mosques as bases to launch attacks on the innocent civilians who refuse to follow their evil ways.Saddam Hussein,Ahmadinajad,Osama Bin Laden and others like them have used violence against innocent Muslims and others for decades in order to destabilize the entire Middle East and the world can not just sit by and allow this genocide to continue.The western military have always tried not to hurt civilian populations while trying to hunt down and eliminate the threats against peace and security,although there have been some who have gotten caught in the crossfire in the fog of war,and regrettably lost their lives.
Yes, the west has made some mistakes in the defense of freedom and the cause of justice, but overall,if it were not for them, many more innocent Muslims would have suffered at the hands of those power hungry greedy monsters who care for nothing but their own addiction to be worshiped as gods by the enslaved populations of countries they rule over.When will the silent masses overthrow these satanic demons who use them as human shields and rob them of their dignity? Why do the people who want peace and security stay hiding in their basements in the dark, while the blood of innocents run through the streets of their cities? The western powers have lost the blood of many brave soldiers and continue to bankrupt our own economies in fighting the terrors that strangle the lives of millions of Muslims throughout the world, for the cause of freedom and justice, and liberty from tyranny and oppression. Most Muslims have been lied to by the regimes that only seek to rule with an iron fist, and now blame the liberators for all their problems and impoverishment and slavery, instead of thinking for themselves and standing with those willing to place themselves in danger to help them overthrow the lying, thieving murdering cowards who butcher their families and take away peace from their lives.I am an American, and I know the history of our nation.We did not allow the imperialists,the fascists,the Nazis, and the communists to take away our freedom and security. We stood against those devils who sought to eliminate our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And we will continue to fight for you, so that you, and your children, and their children, and generations to come can enjoy the freedoms that we cherish so dearly. But you must help us to help you in this fight against your oppressors,become a brave soldier for your nation, and we will share in the victory!