Massive protests over the U.S. military’s burning of Muslim holy books have caused two dozen deaths in Afghanistan and has now spread to Pakistan, where anti-American sentiment has hit unprecedented levels.
Afghan protesters tried to storm a U.S. consulate in Herat and march on NATO headquarters in Kabul on Friday in the fourth straight day of demonstrations, which ended up killing 24 people due to violent crowds and harsh attacks from Afghan security forces.
Afghan provincial spokesman Moheedin Noori said up to 50 people had been wounded in Herat, mostly by gunfire. Two U.S. troops have been killed in a shooting earlier in the week and four others wounded. German troops in northern Afghanistan have even withdrawn early from a military base because of the unrest.
Hundreds of Pakistani protesters took to the streets on Friday too, chanting “Death to America,” demanding that U.S. leaders resign and setting fire to a U.S. flag over the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan. Up to 300 people angrily demonstrated in the northwestern city of Peshawar, along with hundreds more in Islamabad and Karachi.
“The ugly face of America has been revealed with the desecration ofholy Koran,” a banner in Peshawar read. “There is just one remedy for America — jihad and only jihad,” the crowd in Karachi shouted.
Anti-American sentiment is extremely high in Pakistan, enflamed by reckless U.S. policies including a ruthless and bloody drone war, support for a corrupt kleptocracy in Islamabad, bombings of Pakistani outposts in November which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, and a brutal war in neighboring Afghanistan.
President Obama has formerly apologized for the U.S. military’s burning of Qurans outside Bagram Airbase, but Afghans have only grown more angry, seeming to use this latest offense as a rallying point for ten years of U.S. war and abuse.
These Afghans are complete idiots. Of all the things they could do, killing themselves or each other is not necessarily the best option. How's about this for a change? Go to every hotel in site, steal the Buybulls, pile them in the center of Kabul and set the mother f*ckers on fire at midnight. Then, dance around the flames wishing death to the Empire. If y'all run out of matches, then, for Ford's sake, wipe your asses with them! And throw as many American flags into the pyre as you possibly can. Then, sit back and watch the Christers kill themselves.
And here I always thought that burning was the only proper way of disposing of sacred objects such as US flags etc. This does not make sense . They should have rioted when Marines were caught on camera pissing on dead Afghan fighters.
US – EU and for that matter UAE and Saudis need to rethink their political and economic strategy – interests in MIddle east.., there is no way for any one to come out as a winner. The Afghan – Pakistan war has failed so as the plan for Syria and so as the plan for Iran or militarizing the entire middle east and central Asia. They can however continue this idiocy by continuing the war or expanding it all over the world, yet is no win win situation no matter how pentagon or Brussels or the house of common in London planing their next move, it must be understood that although few countries call themselves “friend of Syria” there are more countries that are against any kind of wars to be continued in Middle east. There are those who will help Syria, Iran, Lebanon with weaponry's and there are people who would fight along the side of their government and for their countries. By pretending that being blind and ignoring such matters, then yes US-NATO and the rest can continue and even start another war, but the question is for how long, can EU afford to send Greek, Spanish, Irish, Belgium, and other solders from other EU countries whom are on the edge to bankruptcy to fight the war when their government can not provide for their people..? Can US continue with its hegemony gambling and betting on Assad Regime instead of thinking to solve the needs of the American people, how many more years American people can stand these wars where their brother and sisters are killed…? Get your head out of wherever it is and think for a moment US democrats, you were supposed to fight the 1% as you promised the American people not feeding them.
Did the American people riot in the streets when the U.S. Military man was be-headed and dragged through the streets and videoed only to be shown around the world? Do the American people riot when someone burn the Ameircan Flag? How many people around the world stand with the insane actions of the Muslim people everytime they do something that only proves just how stupid they are to be led around by the press who blow everything up as much as they can just to sell the news? I mean, give me a break: Do the lives of all those killed equal lthe value of a paper book??????????? I'd be willing to bet that half of the muslims involved don't know what is going on.