Ahlul Bayt News Agency ; US President Barack Obama today urged a Florida pastor to “listen to those better angels” and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.
Obama called the plan a “stunt” and said he hoped the Rev Terry Jones listened to the pleas of people who have asked him to call it off.
He said in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that what Jones proposed “is completely contrary to our values as Americans. This country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious tolerance”.
Obama declared: “This is a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida.”
“And as a very practical matter, I just want him to understand that this stunt that he is talking about pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women who are in uniform,” the president added.
He said: “Look, this is a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida. You could have serious violence in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan.”
The president also said Jones’ plan, if carried out, could serve as an incentive for terrorist-minded individuals “to blow themselves up” to kill others.
“I hope he listens to those better angels and understands that this is a destructive act that he’s engaging in,” the president said.
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