Updated report
September 9, 2010 6:00 pm
Fla. minister cancels burning of Qurans on 9/11
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The leader of a tiny church on Thursday backed off his threat to burn the Quran, saying he gave up the plan in exchange for a deal to move a planned Islamic center and mosque away from New York's ground zero. The imam planning the center, however, quickly denied any such deal.
The Rev. Terry Jones had been under intense pressure to back off, including a statement from President Barack Obama and a personal call from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Jones made his announcement outside his church alongside Imam Muhammad Musri, the president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida.
After the news conference, Musri told The Associated Press there was an agreement for him and Jones to travel to New York and meet Saturday — on the actual anniversary of the 9/11 attacks — with the imam overseeing plans to build a mosque near ground zero.
"I told the pastor that I personally believe the mosque should not be there, and I will do everything in my power to make sure it is moved," Musri said. "But there is not any offer from there (New York) that it will be moved. All we have agreed to is a meeting, and I think we would all like to see a peaceful resolution."
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said he was surprised by the announcement and that he would not barter.
Speaking to reporters later, Jones was adamant that he was promised that the Islamic center would be moved, and said he would be "very, very disappointed" if it were not.
Jones, the pastor of a Florida Pentecostal church of 50 members, has said that he believes the Quran is evil because it espouses something other than biblical truth and incites radical, violent behavior among Muslims.
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Thursday, 09/09/2010
In the name of God the Merciful
The Republic of Iraq
رئاسة الوزراء Prime minister
Information Office of the Prime Minister
بيان صحفي Press release
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki called for concerted action by all means available to prevent the commission of the Rev. George did heinous
Called Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to act with all means available to prevent the Rev. Terry Jones of the U.S. did commit heinous that it intends to do by burning the Koran.
Upon receiving U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey, U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin, said this heinous act be counted in the framework of freedom of expression must intervene to prevent it, adding it would "in the case of the incident told the damage to relations between religions and human communication and civilization among peoples.
In addition, it may serve as a pretext by extremists to further killings and counter killings.
He stressed that the crime of which they have 11, all imtoo in their work have they done to Islam by any link.
For his part, U.S. ambassador to condemn the U.S. government and the people of this attempt, noting that it has not been any link to the American people, a culture based on respect for religious shrines, especially Muslim ones.
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