164 / What's worse than burning copies of the Koran?

US congressman Ron Paul of Texas says the threatened burning of copies of the Koran would hardly make a difference to how America is perceived abroad.

"Our policies of torture, targeted assassinations, invasion of Muslim countries and unintended infliction of casualties in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are also provocative. Pictures of victims of torture as well as innocent people killed by drones and stray bombs are every bit as bad as burning the Koran." (SMH) Hear, hear. Senator Paul, incidentally, is a Republican.