[pbhjpbhj]

>a credit to their religion when they oppose the Koran burning not on religious grounds, but because it will endanger American troops.

Hmm. That's the sort of kindness that you get from the mafia (or at least the mafia shown in films):

You really shouldn't do that now; who knows what our friends will do if you do. No, no of course we respect your rights to freedom - just, y'know we wouldn't want anything to happen to your little head now would we, capiche.

[harshpotatoes]

The difference of course being, the mafia will be the ones who break your legs, and have control over all people who fuck you up, while these religious leaders have no control over what the extremists might do. Just as many religious leaders have little say over what the pastor chooses.

I don't think the mafia comparison is helpful.

[pbhjpbhj]

>the mafia will be the ones who break your legs

So it won't be Muslims that are doing the burning and violent demonstration then?

Perhaps it's a stretch but this is clear - someone drew a picture suggesting that Islam may not be completely peaceful and the resulting self-enragement led to Muslims causing many deaths and much violent destruction around the world.

IMO it was simply a decision to be offended in order to excuse violent demonstration and terrorise none Muslims into submission, and it seems to have worked well.

http://zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_full... some Islamic depictions of Mohammed http://www.dinocrat.com/archives/2006/02/04/shall-we-now-bur...