son is over in afghanistan fighting to defend this country and defend our freedoms and defend the constitution and so this gentleman in florida that wants to burn the constitution i mean, burn the koran, you know, that s his choice under the first amendment. we re kind of conflicted here. we re fighting to defend the constitution yet people are upset about his right to burn the constitution. kind of conflicted there. as a former police officer, i ve operated under the concept of reasonableness and you know is this a reasonable thing at this time? no, i don t think so. has your son expressed to you either before this became an issue or since it s become an issue how fragile the sentiment is among afghans about americans? yes, as a matter of fact i was able to talk to him yesterday on the phone. he said the tensions are high in the region already due to
and the issue of burning the koran is something that will trigger reaction across the muslim world and it is not congruent with his christian beliefs, but the project in new york is something totally different. it is not breaking any law. it is enshrined in the constitutional rights of the muslim community in new york to do it. i told him my personal take on it that respecting the wishes of large number of americans who feel the controversy could be avoided by relocating the mosque, i said i m for that position at this point. and i wish to talk to the imam in new york on that but these two events are not linked at all in my opinion. i ll close where i began in
in kabul, hundreds of protesters chanted death to america. nothing particularly unusual about that except for the timing. a cleric at a mosque in kabul said of the planned koran burning quote, it s an insult to the whole muslim world. sending a distracting message to the u.s. and all muslims. another protest is planned for money if the florida koran burning happens over the weekend. in another province of afghanistan, 500 to 700 protesters attacked a security post but the afghan national police reportedly prevented the post from being overtaken. abc news is reporting that afghan insurgents are distributing anti-american leaflets to villagers in logar province, entitled shocking news. according to an abc translation, it states this time these people have decided once again to insult our religion, our koran and our holy sites. an unnamed military officer saying our assessment is that the insurgents here are seizing on the opportunity of the florida koran burning story to rally a portio
connected at all. i thought that he connected them clearly when he stepped out in front of the cameras but inside i told him those are two separate issues completely separate. and the issue of burning the koran is something that will trigger reaction across the muslim world and it is not concurrent with his christian beliefs but the project in new york is something totally different. it is not breaking any law. it is in the constitutional rights of the muslim community of new york to do it. i told him my personal take on it that respecting the wishes of large number of americans who feel the controversy could be avoided by relocating the mosque, i said i m for that
imam rauf and say this is his issue, he has to deal with it when pastor jones was hijacking the nation with this ridiculous koran burning attempt. faiz, great thanks for being with us on such short notice. thank you. whether the florida pastor goes through with his pledge or not, the cliche of fahrenheit 451 coming to life has already sparked anti-american protests. those demonstrations most notably in afghanistan and already an attempt by insurgents there to capitalize on it with anti-american pamphlets. also, the state department issued a travel alert to americans traveling abroad. in kabul, hundreds of protesters chanted death to america. nothing particularly unusual about that except for the timing.