Blame the murderers, not their contemptible provocateur
Let’s get the appropriate caveat out of the way first: Terry Jones is a moron.
Jones is the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center of Gainesville, Fla. He is also a bad man for burning a Koran last month, for posting a video of his deliberately provocative act on the Internet and for threatening to put Islam on trial and -if the faith is found “guilty” of his various allegations -who knows, perhaps next burning an effigy of the prophet Muhammad.
Jones is also a self-aggrandizing, self-delusional jackass, an attention hound and a liar. He first grabbed worldwide attention last fall when he threatened to burn a Koran on the anniversary of 9/11. He’s dishonest because, after worldwide pressure forced him to back down then, he promised never again to attempt the immolation of a Muslim holy book. But last month he did burn one after having alerted only media in the Muslim world.