"to respond to this criminal, this liar, this crazy priest who reflects a crazy Western attitude toward Islam and the Muslim nation."
and
"We came to say, the Quran is our constitution, we are committed to God and his holy book,"
and finally
"God willing, should they try to carry out their crime against the Quran, God will tear their state apart and they will become God's lesson to anyone who tries to desecrate the holy book."
Paraphrased:
"We only want to promote peace and unity. Now TEACH UNITY OUR WAY OR WE WILL KILL YOU ALL"
Maybe Jones is a nut, maybe he is an extremist... that's not my concern. However, he's working this pretty well. He's brought out the hypocrisy and made it headline news. He's showing the world EXACTLY what islam is really about. Peace is the last thing on their minds. I hope he doesn't cave. The outcome won't be good news, but it's time to stand up to this evil and show just how incompatible it is with western civilization.
All too true, but I doubt Jones planned that strategically. Had he a reputation other than as a ‘snake-handler’, he might have carried enough credibility to pull this off. Nevertheless, the idea is solid, and everyone should play on the hypocracy point as point-on in the extreme.