For more than a week, small time and small town evangelical pastor Terry Jones literally held the world captive with threats to burn the Quran on the 9th anniversary of 9/11 this past Saturday. The media snapped up his story and it quickly went viral, spreading via the Internet throughout the world. Muslims around the globe were horrified that someone would even fathom burning their most holy word of God, and some began plotting retaliation.
As the story grew, so did Pastor Jones’ relevance, as he made the rounds of radio news and television talk shows. Gen. David Petraeus in Afghanistan begged the pastor to call off his plans, fearing a terrible backlash directed toward the men and women of the U.S. armed forces. Involvement rose all the way to the White House, with President Obama calling for a cancellation of the event, while directing Defense Secretary Robert Gates to make a telephone call to Jones on behalf of the administration. But on the eve of September 11th, Pastor Jones boarded a plane headed for New York City. And on the morning of September 11th, he appeared on NBC’s “Today” show with some stunning news:
Jones announced that he will not burn the Quran, saying “Not today, not ever.” Jones said his church’s goal was ”to expose that there is an element of Islam that is very dangerous and very radical.” And according to him, ”we have definitely accomplished that mission.” Yeah…right!
This joker looks pretty scared in that interview. Maybe he bit off more than he could chew and didn't expect all the death threats. Now he's a marked man. Oh well, he made his bed now he must lay in it.