UN condemns Quran protest killings

[Ahmad]

Ahmad lets be fair and accept the fact that NA has stopped fighting (but not the killings) because they are in Govt and allied with US for time being. the day they are kicked out you will see the same criminal warlords back on killing spree. They are no better than the taliban.


anyway coming back to the topic. UN condemned the protests whereas it has turned a blind eye towards instigators of these protests that is the moron pastor.

Dear Jana, and where did i say that the so called NA are good guys? Did you read my post or not? Dont forget that the same NA were good people for pakistan during the Soviet time, but now they are bad, if we are talking about double standard, then eveybody is playing doulbe game including paksitan. The So called NA is not in the gov, they are the largest oppostion group in the country challegenign the gov in general elections/parliamenty elections. They have some peoople in the gov/parliament and so are the Taliban and brutal hekmatyar having people in the gov, i dont see what is the fuss about, they are all afghans and let them be in the gov.

 

[ephone]

So when some muslims start to burn bibles, should it be OK that christians in US or other western countries to start killing muslims???

What kind of idiotic reference are you talking about?

Those are called right of free speech and those free speech is not always right as well. But it does not make the person who made such speech a criminal.

but he knew that some muslims would use violence and maybe kill innocents, isn't that a crime?

he knew people is going to get killed but still does it!

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

UN condemns Afghan Quran protest killings

Security Council denounces deaths of UN staff and demonstrators in a violent protest over Quran burning.

Last Modified: 01 Apr 2011 15:53

Afghan fighters allegedly used protests against a Quran burning incident as cover for an attack on the UN [Reuters]

United Nations officials have condemned the killings of the organisation's staff during a protest over the burning of the Quran by a US preacher.

Nestor Osorio, UN Security Council president, spoke on behalf of the 15-nation body in denouncing the deaths and expressing condolences to families of the victims.

"The members of the Security Council condemned all incitement to and acts of violence," said Osorio on Saturday.

"They called on the government of Afghanistan to bring those responsible to justice and take all possible steps, with the assistance of the International Security Assistance Force, as appropriate, to protect UN personnel and premises.

"The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their support for the people and the Government of Afghanistan, their support for the crucial work that the United Nations is doing in partnership with the Government for the benefit of all Afghans, and the Council’s commitment to a secure and stable Afghanistan."

Afghan officials said at least 11 people were killed, including seven UN staff, at a United Nations operational centre in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. A UN official said that some of the attackers were killed by security guards.

Mission evacuated

The attack appears to be the deadliest against the UN in the country since the 2001 invasion.

Demonstrators stormed the UN office on Friday, opening fire on guards and lighting fires inside the compound after gathering to protest over reports that an evangelical pastor last month burned a copy of the Muslim holy book in Florida.

In a statement, the UN said three civilian workers and four security personnel were killed - none of which were from Afghanistan. A UN official also told the Associated Press news agency that seven workers and four Afghan protesters have been killed. An estimated 20 other demonstrators were injured.

The mission at Mazar-i-Sharif is now being evacuated.

Afghan police earlier put the death toll at eight UN workers and four Afghan protesters. Two of the UN staff members were beheaded, according to police, though details of the killings are unclear.

Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reported from Kabul that people converged outside the UN mission soon after the midday prayers.

The mission is one of the backbones of UN operations in the country, he said. Some of the protesters were armed with knives, and the chief of the mission was badly injured in the attack.

"The protests degenerated into a very violent attack," he explained.

Protests 'gave cover'

Ata Mohammad Noor, the governor of Northern Balkh province, said insurgents used the protests as cover to attack the UN office.

Terry Jones' "Judge the Quran day" drew
widespread international condemnation

"The insurgents have taken advantage of the situation to attack the United Nations compound," Noor said.

Noor said Nepalese Gurkha guards were among those killed. He said the guards worked for a private security firm.

The UN has not yet announced the nationalities of those killed. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the violence, saying it was the first step in a campaign against the upcoming presidential elections.

Afghan officials said about 2,000 people peacefully gathered outside the UN office, until some members of the crowd grabbed weapons from the UN guards, opened fire on the police and stormed the building.

Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, spoke with Al Jazeera from New York.

Ban is seeking more information on the attack, and considers it "a cowardly attack which no circumstances could justify," Haq said on Friday.

Stephane de Mastura, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), was travelling to Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday to investigate what had happened, he added.

UN assistance to Afghan people

The UN staff in Mazar-i-Sharif works in a range of areas, including electoral support, political advice, humanitarian aid, reconstruction and development.

"All of this is designed to provide as much assistance as possible to the Afghan people, which is what makes it so unjustified that this office was attacked," the spokesperson said.

Terry Jones, an American pastor, created a storm of controversy after he announced that he would burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks last year. Under pressure from political leaders, Jones "suspended" the event.

However, on March 20, Jones oversaw the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book by another pastor, Wayne Sapp.

The worst previous attack on UN workers in Afghanistan was an insurgent assault on a guesthouse in October 2009. Five UN staffers were killed and nine others wounded.

UN staff have been targeted in other countries, including a bomb attack on the UN compound in Algiers in December 2007 which left 17 dead.

The bombing of a hotel in Baghdad in August 2003 where the UN mission had its headquarters took the lives of at least 22 people, including UN special envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

UN condemns Afghan Quran protest killings - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English

Another "event" to contemplate brought to us by devoted followers of the "religion of peace".

in an interview Terry Jones said that he has never read Quran. . Such a fool he his that he wants to burn a book that has the name of Jesus in it. . In fact Moses's name has most often occured in Quran. .

 

[Unbeliever]

Interestingly the burning was not reported on in the US media and deliberately kept quiet in most western media but Karsai of all people seems to have announced it to the Afghans.. (Ally my a$$...)
I actually only heard about it when the violent reaction had already taken place.

 

[Tigershark]

Interestingly the burningwas not reported on in the US media and deliberately kept quiet in most western media but Karsai of all people seems to have announced it to the Afghans.. (Ally my a$$...)
I actually only heard about it when the violent reaction had already taken place.

And that is how the complicit Western media censors all unfavorable news.

 

[silko]

So when some muslims start to burn bibles, should it be OK that christians in US or other western countries to start killing muslims???

What kind of idiotic reference are you talking about?

Those are called right of free speech and those free speech is not always right as well. But it does not make the person who made such speech a criminal.

why would muslims burn a book they believed on before the kuran came to earth?

jesus, Isa in turkish was a prophet in islam and we do show respect to him. so NO if muslims burn the bible it must either be a two sided person or misunderstanding of whay islam says

 

[ephone]

You have never heard Christian being attacked by muslims mobs, churches being burned down by muslim mobs, bible being burned by muslim mobs???

Are you living at Mars without hearing any earthly news???

why would muslims burn a book they believed on before the kuran came to earth?

jesus, Isa in turkish was a prophet in islam and we do show respect to him. so NO if muslims burn the bible it must either be a two sided person or misunderstanding of whay islam says

 

[silko]

You have never heard Christian being attacked by muslims mobs, churches being burned down by muslim mobs, bible being burned by muslim mobs???

Are you living at Mars without hearing any earthly news???

did you read my post?

i said it either is a two sided person or someone who misunderstand what islam says!

do you know how islamic terrorist organizations recruit people? first of all they go for people who cant read or write, they tell them a lot of that isn't true and those people believe it since they cant read! maybe those stupid terrorists who doesn't represent islam in anyway IMO did this, and NO i havent seen any news by muslims burning bible, church can be discussed. but you cant say christians and other religions havent burned mosques either!

im sorry but i dont have chinese channels here in norway, so no i dont hear any earthly news i supose

 

[Unbeliever]

And that is how the complicit Western media censors all unfavorable news.

lol I wish. Actually most Media outlets decided to ignore the actual burning after having reported EXHAUSTIVELY on his intention weeks ago. This lack of coverage now was intended to prevent crazy Muslims from killing people over this and of course this decision wasn't universal, but decided individually by the different outlets...

So you couldn't be more wrong.

 

[Unbeliever]

You have never heard Christian being attacked by muslims mobs, churches being burned down by muslim mobs, bible being burned by muslim mobs???

Yes, on an almost weekly bases in places like Nigeria. Yes, in Iraq for example. No, but if they did I couldn't care less.
Human lives are much more valuable than any book... -.-

 

[Jango]

why would muslims burn a book they believed on before the kuran came to earth?

jesus, Isa in turkish was a prophet in islam and we do show respect to him. so NO if muslims burn the bible it must either be a two sided person or misunderstanding of whay islam says

bible has been greatly changed since when it came down and was revealed to man....its true meaning has been changed and the christians changed it for their own interests...it is nothing alike the bible that came at first......on the other hand the QURAN has been the same since 1400 years ago!

 

[Unbeliever]

Young Turks on the Events:

 

[ephone]

I do not care how those terrorists got recruited. The problem is that they carried on those attacks in the name of islam and so many muslims praised such animal actions.

Many of your supposed muslim religious scholars even endorsed such animal actions.

How many of those supposed muslim scholars have openly or secretly endorsed bin laden and terrorist organizations as well???

BTW, I would not say there is not any Christian attacks on Muslim incident. However, even if it indeed exists, it is way far fewer. In addition, most Christians are in developed countries and at least they talk about human rights.

However, in Muslim countries, such attacks on Christians are wide spread. Check those muslim attacks on Christians in Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan and etc.

did you read my post?

i said it either is a two sided person or someone who misunderstand what islam says!

do you know how islamic terrorist organizations recruit people? first of all they go for people who cant read or write, they tell them a lot of that isn't true and those people believe it since they cant read! maybe those stupid terrorists who doesn't represent islam in anyway IMO did this, and NO i havent seen any news by muslims burning bible, church can be discussed. but you cant say christians and other religions havent burned mosques either!

im sorry but i dont have chinese channels here in norway, so no i dont hear any earthly news i supose

 

[T-Rex]

Two reasons:

1. UN's condemnation would have had counter-effects in highlighting the incident leading to numerous (similar) absurd reactions around the world. Downplaying the incident was the best approach, though a lot of media houses deliberately failed to recognize it.

2. What Terry Jones did was not unlawful per the law of the land.

Those who are saying the UN did not condemn it because of the US pressure are wrong because this act has injured the image of the US worldwide and subsequently created hurdles in its efforts to keep things down in Afghanistan (Remember Karzai's condemnation too fueled this fire).

In that case the west should 'down-play' many of the unfortunate incidents that take place in the Muslim countries such as the actions of the CIA sponsored Talibans but they don't, instead they make dramas out of them. So, the act of 'down-playing' may sell to the moronic despots of the Muslim states but it does not sell to those who can think independently.