Islamic clerics expressed outrage Thursday at television footage that purportedly shows U.S. soldiers burning the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters to taunt other militants and warned of a possible violent anti-American backlash.As you know, the worst thing you can do in the world these days is insult a Muslim, and if the press thinks they can get some anti-Bush/anti-US Military mileage out of this, you can imagine how they'll play it.
President Hamid Karzai condemned the alleged desecration and ordered an inquiry. The operational commander of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, which launched its own criminal probe, said the alleged act, if true, was "repugnant."
Worried about the potential for anti-American feelings over the incident, the State Department said it instructed U.S. embassies around the globe to tell local governments that the reported abuse did not reflect American values.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
The Next Grab Abu?
Could this be the next Grab Abu-type story that the press will glom onto:
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