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May 14, 2005

Anti-U.S. protests all over the Muslim world after incident in Guantanamo

Flags burned, protests, people in the streets. Anger against the U.S. is back again.
Everything started when Newsweek reported in its May 9 edition that investigators at the prison of Guantanamo "had placed Korans on toilets, and in at least one case flushed a holy book down the toilet".
All this fueled by new allegations of sexual abuse and degrading treatment of the prisoners.
The result?
In Afghanistan, violent anti-U.S. protest caused the death of sixteen Afghans and about 100 were injured.
In Lebanon, the Hezbollah denounced the act, describing it as the U.S. targeting again the Muslim nation without any respect for sacred symbols.
The Lybian leader Moammar Kadhafi warned of the consequences of his terrible event.
Thousands took to the streets in Palestine, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Many leaders of diverse organizations across the Muslim world asked the United States to apologize to Muslims for the desecration of the Koran. An Afghan newspaper said Saturday that the incident "has only strengthened the hands of fanatics and undermined efforts to build democracy".
U.S. officials launched an investigation and said disrespect for the Koran would not be tolerated.

In the Jakarta Post: Guantanamo case angers RI Muslims
In The Washington Post: Pentagon Probes Detainee Reports Of Koran Dumping

Posted May 14, 2005 01:29 AM

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