re: #158 Pie-onist Overlord

This meme has been spammed on so many wingnut sites it is hard to track down the original photo but I am pretty sure it is from Pakistan, not Dearborn.

>>@atomiktiger: #NoSharia - This #Muslim is protest in the US! #Islam #tcot #TGDN #PJNET #RedNationRising #teaparty pic.twitter.com/tte39Y2L26

— Aaron Saucedo (@iworkiron) February 4, 2014

Afghanistan.

Protesters, claiming foreign forces had burned a copy of Islam’s holiest book during a raid in Maidan Wardak province last week, blocked traffic in Kabul for more than an hour. A spokeswoman for U.S. and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said none of their troops were involved in the incident and blamed the Taliban for spreading a false rumor that a copy of the Koran had been burned.

Thick plumes of smoke rose above the crowd as protesters set fire to a large effigy of what they said was U.S. President Barack Obama. “Death to America. Down with Israel,” chanted one man at the rally, which was organized mainly by university students. Others threw stones and clashed with police but no casualties were reported.

“No to democracy. We want just Islam,” said one banner carried by protesters, many of whom shook their fists in the air. Captain Elizabeth Mathias, a media officer for U.S. and NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, said the Taliban were trying to undermine foreign troops by spreading the rumor. “We did not burn a Koran … It is unfortunate that the protesters believe a Taliban rumor,” Mathias said, adding an investigation had been carried out.