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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 944320" data-attributes="member: 1246"><a href="http://weaselzippers.us/2012/02/24/top-pentagon-official-now-apologizing-at-u-s-mosques-for-koran-burning-in-afghanistan/" target="_blank">Top Pentagon Official Now Apologizing At U.S. Mosques For Koran Burning In Afghanistan…</a>So friggen pathetic.<a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/pentagon-apologizes-at-local-mosque-for-quran-burning-72999.html" target="_blank">STERLING, Va. (AP)</a> – A senior Pentagon official is apologizing to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan.

Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, says the military is investigating and that all troops are being retrained in the handling of religious materials.

Lavoy’s remarks were Friday at a mosque in suburban Washington, D.C. They come after protests across Afghanistan over the burning of several Qurans at a U.S. military base. Military officials say 20 people have died in the protests, including two U.S. soldiers.

President Barack Obama has apologized for the burning, which authorities say was a mistake. But the protests continue.
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 944320, member: 1246"] [URL='http://weaselzippers.us/2012/02/24/top-pentagon-official-now-apologizing-at-u-s-mosques-for-koran-burning-in-afghanistan/']Top Pentagon Official Now Apologizing At U.S. Mosques For Koran Burning In Afghanistan…[/URL] So friggen pathetic. [INDENT][URL='http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/pentagon-apologizes-at-local-mosque-for-quran-burning-72999.html']STERLING, Va. (AP)[/URL] – A senior Pentagon official is apologizing to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan. Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, says the military is investigating and that all troops are being retrained in the handling of religious materials. Lavoy’s remarks were Friday at a mosque in suburban Washington, D.C. They come after protests across Afghanistan over the burning of several Qurans at a U.S. military base. Military officials say 20 people have died in the protests, including two U.S. soldiers. President Barack Obama has apologized for the burning, which authorities say was a mistake. But the protests continue. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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