. >>> renewed of calls for calm over deadly protests over the burning of a quran at military base. nato and british government recalled advisors from afghan ministries after two advisors were found shot to death. tomas ramon reports about 30 people have been killed since the quran incident came to light on tuesday. >> there doesn't seem to be safe zone in afghanistan for military troops. a person believed to be an afghan opened the door with a key bad combination. two were shot in the head by the intruder. 200 military advisors were immediately removed from the ministry. after begins have been furious over the accidental burning of qurans last monday. >> to attack americans, would you attack me? would you attack other americans on the streets of kabul. >> we don't care about you, he says, but if you were a soldier we would tear your skin off. >> the commanders attempted to cool the anger over the quran burning with numerousments. >> we are deeply concerned about the possibility that qurans or religious materials were damaged in this incident. we will get to the bottom of what actua

military improperly disposed of dozens of qurans. here is how it's supposed to be done. >> when it's time to place the quran down, placed at the highest point in the room and when you're in the same room with the quran you shouldn't point your feet toward the book. >> unbelievable video of an avalanche caught on helmet cam, what the president's new plan to lower corporate taxes may mean for the che and workers. [ laughs ] [ laura ] top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster. the one time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream or new maine lobster and shrimp trio. [ doug ] the sweet, succulent meat. that's a good-tasting lobster. [ laura ] i'll eat it any way i can. [ doug ] we're the mclennan family from spruce head, maine, and we sea food differently. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male an

troops disposed of the quran. those qurans should have been dealt with in some way but definitely not burning. i don't think that you can compare the two. >> i think in iraq there was concern about how to win over hearts and minds after seeing these pictures. with the burning of qurans that is what many are concerned about in afghanistan. how do you win over hearts and minds when you burn the holy book which is forbidden? >> you're right, absolutely. it was an egregious act. you have to look at more broadly what is going on. there are a number of strong relationships between afghans and americans. i think that most afghan leaders understand that this wasn't intentional. one thing we have learned is that we don't have a handle on our strategic communications. they could have come out with stronger statements showing it was a mistake to probably preempt some of the large scale demonstrations going on. i think karzai could have made stronger statements against the protesters and spoke out earlier. it is an egregious

as far as i can tell these qurans were burned in accordance what people thought was to dispose a qurann argument prisoners communicated with each other by writing in it. if you do it with the right intent but it doesn't work out the last thing you want to look so weak to admit that you have done something wrong. >> greta: president karzai is supposed to be our partner. he is using this against us. he could have put a lid on it or his contingency could have burned them. it's going to cause trouble. >> after ten years of holding prisoners in afghanistan, there surely must have been some field manual that explains how you dispose of desecrated holy materials, whether jewish or muslim or behind due or anything else. >> greta: we got rid of osama bin laden's body. >> the odds that our soldiers try to do the right thing. but when we don't stick up for them, it's hard to go to karzai and say you stick up for them. he was so inintimidated by this and worried about the negotiations that we forced him in to he couldn't care less about this. >> greta: is the taliban coming back? >> of course, the

he says qurans are passed between generations in families.uslim scholar says if a quran is damaged, burning, burying or shredding it is acceptable, otherwise -- >> you're never supposed to dispose of them in any way. >> not muslims. >> what about non-muslims. >> again, it's entirely in the united states, it's a free country, free speech, free actions. i would say that if as american is not a muslim been has copies -- take to to an islamic center or mosque and say i have a cup 8 copies, i don't want to insult your faith by throwing them into the dust bin, would you come tanned collect them? >> but ahmed emphasized he does not excuse the violence reactions to incidents like what happened last year after a florida past ore sermoniusly burned a copy of the book and krounds attacked a u.n. facility in afghanistan, tilling 12 people. he says leaders have to talk to their followers about appropriate responses. >> did she speak about people misinterpreting what's in the quran? >> he did. he said if attacked, you must defend yourself. he says for many

over he burning of qurans by u-s troops in afghanistan.in fact, as ninette sosa explains.... it's drawn criticism from a republican looking to taae the president's job. job. outraae is spreading ooer the burning of copies of the quran at a nato base in afghanistannangry -- and at times -- violent rotests have beee raging in the country since tuesday, despitt repeated apologiis from nato and the u-ssmilitary."this was unintentional. there was no intention, by any member of isaf to defame the faith of islam or to deeecrate the precious religious materials pf this faith.""resident obama issued an apology to afghhn president hamii karzai yesterdayyit came as two american troops were killed by a man wearrng an afghhn national army uniform. candidate newt gingrich wasted no time criticizing the president for issuing an nothing that radical islamists can do to get barack obama's attention in a neeative way and he is consistently apologizing to people who do not deserve the apology of the president of the united states, period."the state &pdepartment says it afghan government tt hold

troops in kabul sand very angry about the burning of the quran. this type of violence is unheard of in kabul. we have other cases where soldiers have been attacked by afghan soldiers and police officers, two other u.s. troops were killed earlier in the week. this violence has been building and building. more than 30 afghans have been killed in protests across the country. there is a lot of anger among the afghan population among the security forces and frustrated with u.s. and international forces. this anger does not appear to be going away. there were hopes this entire crisis would begin to fade away. this latest incident in top commander john allen has pulled out advise frers the ministry. it doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. >> gregg: thanks very much, conner. >> heather: another fox news alert. final hideout of terrorist leader being reduced to rubble. the demolition of osama bin laden's compound. they are using the backhoes to tear down the three-story building where he was killed by navy seals. outer walls came down and the comp

the taliban called the attack pay back for the quran burnings at a u.s. air base on monday.over the weekend, an afghan police killed two. riots are ranging across afghanistan despite continued apologies from president obama and military commanders who have called the quran burnings an accident. >> we deeply regret the incident that has led to these protests. we are condemning it in the strongest possible terms. >> reporter: furious protesters threw a hand grenade into a u.s. base in northern afghanistan on saturday injuring seven american special forces. the violence prompted the united nations to evacuate their staff from the area. despite the pull back, commanders say america is committed to its mission in afghanistan. a mission that involves training afghan troops u.s. soldiers aren't always sure they can trust. gina krauss. >>> 40 people have been killed so far in protest related and related attacks for the quran burnings. >>> a 10-year-old girl is dead and police it started from a fight over a boy. blunt force trauma killed joanna roma who collapsed at her home after a

you begin to defile the quran when you write in it.ons in it and the job of getting rid of it is something that maybe should be revisited but their reaction and the lack of leadership on the afghan side to say hey, don't take it out on the americans, they're our best friends in the world. >> and the taliban are torching morphi mosques over there left and right. moderate mullahs over there and, you know, the people involved in the mosques and so that -- that's the ultimate desecration. yesterday, jay carney was asked about this. and he said i would note that one of my predecessors, dana perino, the press secretary for george w. bush following an incident in which american servicemen apparently shot and did damage to a quran in 2008. she expressed apologies on behalf of the president. that's appropriate for the same reason because of our concern, this president's concern as was truly the case with president bush is the safety and security of our men and women in uniform as well as our civilians in afghanistan. but mr. carney, there's a b

air base. >>> protests over the quran burning are now in the fifth day and they have been deadly. killed, 50 others injured. as people took to the streets near the un's offices, officials said the crowd tried to burn down the building. american officials including president barack obama have apologized for the quran burning calling it an unintentional error. >>> to syria, where a key ally of the government is now changing sides. hamas, the syrian backed terrorist organization, now says they are backing the anti-government activists. the activists are fighting for their lives in places like homs. we have this incredible video from inside syria, showing the growing humanitarian crisis and the ferocious battles street by street for freedom. something you will only see here on cnn. the images recorded by a french journalist named mani, alongside the anti-government fighters. [ gunshots ] >> guerilla warfare like this is relentless and terrifying. the fighters appear fearless and take crazy risks. but they still find time to look out for mani. >> back at headquarters, the battle is rag

. >> john: >> john: assistant secretary of defense apologizing for the quran burning. in the panel. tucker carlson, editor of daily caller.com is here. kirsten powers from daily beast. syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charles, you wanted to go first. what are your thoughts about that? >> that was embarrassing from what we saw. we have gone from apology here to abject self-debasement and groveling. to whom? the mob. we should have had single apology from the commander on the ground and that's not. not from the secretary of defense. not from the president of all people. remember when the president had to pick up the phone and a crazy pastor in florida who wanted the quran burning and he had to be talked out of it. is the president in charge of offenses against certain religious tradition in the world? this is a world in which nobody asked the islamic conference, grouping of the islamic countrys to issue an apology when christians are attacked and churches are burned in egypt or pakistan. had we heard a word from any islamic leader anywhere about radical muslims

they say it was retaliation for the burning of quran's at a military base.killed in today's attack. >>> the president of afghanistan is urging calm, but as ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the violence is showing the escalating depositions between the u.s. and afghanistan. alison. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton says the unrest has gotten out of hand. this is video of some of the latest protests as a begans fill the streets. 39 people have been killed. at least six troops u.s. troops hurt in what has been a week of violence after the burning of several quran's at america cease largest base in afghanistan. the taliban is also claiming responsibility for trying to poison the food at a nato base with chlorine bleach. no one has reported getting sick. u.s. officials are furious. afghan officials are doing nothing to calm the violence. president obama was right to apologize about the quran burping and says it is troubling his republican rivals are being so critical of that. >> i find it somewhat troubling that our polit

afghans have been furious over the accidental burning of qurans monday. >> if they asked you to attack, would you attack me, would you attack other americans on the streets of kabul? >> we don't care about you, but if you were a soldier we would tear your skin off. >> the commanders attempted to calm it with numerous apologies. >> we are deeply concerned about the possibility that qurans or religious materials were damaged in this incident and we will get to the bottom of what actually happened. isf has complete respect for islam and the reverence for which the quran is held. >> we admit our mistake, ask for forgiveness and seek to move on. >> that may be difficult for afghan muslims to do. burning the quran is a harsh and ugly act that will distress people around the world, not only the people in the cities and villages of afghanistan. all muslims feel today they and the holy book has been attacked by these foolish people. >> abc news. >>> warren buffett admitted he was dead wrong about the recovery of the american housing market. in his annual letter to berkshire hathaway investors h

afghans have been furious over the accidental burning of qurans monday. >> if they asked you to attackwould you attack me, would you attack other americans on the streets of kabul? >> we don't care about you but if you are a soldier we would tear your skin off. >> the commanders attempted to calm it with numerous apologize. >> we are deeply concern about the possibility that qurans or religious materials were damaged in this incident and we will get to the bottom of what actually happened. isf has complete respect for islam and the religion for which the quran is held. >> we admit our mistake, ask for forgiveness and seek to move on. >> that may be difficult for them to do. burning the quran is a harsh and ugly act that will distress people around the world, not only the people in the cities and villages of afghanistan. they believe the holy book has been attacked which these foolish people. >> abc news. >> warren buffett admitted he was dead wrong about the recovery of the american housing market. in his annual letter to berkshire hathaway investors he said he thought it would have re

advisors were killed as part of a continuing furor over the burning of the qurans. the question i have, what does it say to you. pulling our forces out of the ministry, what does it say ten years after the war begin on the nature of the alliance with the afghans? >> it's an extraordinary mission of failure for us to establish the relationships that you would have to have for a successful transition to afghan military and afghan security leadership. i hope that we're going to see some improvement very soon. it's obviously very dangerous there. the transition effort is not going as well as we would like to see it go. certainly, the effort there is an important one. we want to see the afghan security troops finally able to secure their country and bring our troops home. >> chris: do you spill oppose president obama's pulling out troops this year from afghanistan and what do you think of his earlier apology this week for the burning of quran? >> with regards to the apology, for a lot of people, it sticks in people's throats. idea we're there, having lost thousands of in

he called the quran burning deplorable. and afros violation of human rights. has the best human rights record in the muslim world. he failed to mention the crackdown on dissent inside iran or the christian pastor who received a death sentence after being charged with apostacy among other alleged crimes. >>> director general of the bbc admits christianity is treated with less sensitivity than other religions because he said it's pretty broad shouldered. mark thompson says tv producers have to consider violent threats if they pursue certain type of satire aimed at ethnic minorities and concedes comedy about prophet muhammad would never be aired because it could have the same emotional force as grotesque child pornography. and finally, roxborough said he did not refer bill to committee calling for tracks beak for mustache wearer. tuesday, we told you the american mustache institute claimed it had happened. we asked bartlett's office about it and receive nod word back and today we were told the press secretary sent increase without her boss' knowledge or permissio

burning a quran. they might kill our people.gy for the killing of the two soldiers. >> bob: i agree. they should haven't rioted. i'm a credit to what happened if i saw the bible being burned. freddie wow wouldn't behead anybody. >> eric: well, maybe -- no. >> eric: can i ask a question? were they burning or disposing of the quran? disposing. >> bob: i'm not sure i agree with that. coming up, with the supreme court strike down racial preferences at colleges and how will it impact the 2012 election? fiery debate, you can count on it. coming up next on fox. don't go away. ♪ ♪ what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lie onne of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow! that feels really good. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. hurry to the final days of the ultimate sleep number event, where queen mattresses now start at just $599. and save 50% on the final c

quran is like a supermarket, so it can be tolerant in some instances.says be tolerant when they are outnumbered. and it can be militant. islam does have a history of violence. a lot of the writers, bernard lewis, one of them who says you can never really have peace in the muslim faith. so when i look to see what is going on to christians, this is one of the longest questions in history. when we have debate at home about religious freedom and birth control we're talking about, they are so important. of course, if christians are being persian cutepersecuted ins that we are giving aid to, we should demand protection for christians. you you have can't be tolerant? then your allowance is cut off. >> bob: let me ask eric a question. news media, this has been going on for years now. attacks on christians. and murdering christians. in muslim countries. yet, nobody writes about it. i bet the first show that ever had an open discussion about it. what do you think? >> eric: it's great we're having the discussion. great that "newsweek" decided to do the story. comp

burning a quran. they might kill our people.he killing of the two soldiers. >> bob: i agree. they should haven't rioted. i'm a credit to what happened if i saw the bible being burned. freddie wow wouldn't behead anybody. >> eric: well, maybe -- no. >> eric: can i ask a question? were they burning or disposing of the quran? disposing. >> bob: i'm not sure i agree with that. coming up, with the supreme court strike down racial preferences at colleges and how will it impact the 2012 election? fiery debate, you can count on it. coming up next on fox. don't go away. ♪ ♪ @=h ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." the supreme court is said to take up a controversial case in the fall. this is just before the nevada election. this case came to the court after a white student was denied admission to the university of texas. this is a huge case. the law is based on 2003 case that justice sandra day o'connor wrote the opinion on that set up the guideline for everything for affirmative action. this is a direct play against it. which c

. >>> more retaliation for the burning of qurans at a military base. that's what is behind the attack on a military airport in afghanistan. plus how someone may be trying to poison the troops. >>> they expect more beefed up police presence in one bay area city after eight burglars in one day. >>> more problems for an already troubled walnut creek bar. the drug discovery made outside the lift lounge. >>> westbound highway 4 traffic looks good coming up to the willow pass grade. we'll tell you more coming up. >>> good morning. cold out there. a few showers mainly to the south with cool and breezy temperatures today. only in the mid 50s under partly sunny skies. >>> palo alto police are increasing patrols following a string of burglars. eight homes were targeted in one day. paul chambers in palo alto with a warning from police. good morning, paul. >> reporter: three of those burglars happened right here on grant avenue at an apartment complex near us. investigators believe people are targeting areas where they believe that homes are unoccupied. police sus

the taliban claimed the attack was in response to the burning of qurans. officials say the burnings were inadvertent and detainees were messages inside the holy books and passing them amongst themselves. the sense constituent violence that killed at least 30 people including four members of the u.s. military. two days ago somebody else shot two others in kabul. the suspect and afghan intelligence officer. yesterday protestors threw a grenade at a base in northern afghanistan and seven u.s. troops were hurt. let's turn to jennifer griffin, national security correspondent. have these violent protests, they have escalated today, is that right? >> no they have not escalated they are still tense and lockdown mode. they were have not returned to the government ministries where they were serving the afghan community. to put in perspective. on saturday there were 24 violent protests as a result of the quran protests. yesterday there where is were nine, today there were two. worst incident was the suicide car bombing at a nato base, an airport in jalalabad. nine we

the president apologized for burning the qurans. i believe the afghan government owes the family of the soldiers an apology. >> reporter: so far, hamid karzei has not apologized because he doesn't want to or maybe because it could further in cite the mobs that are now threatening the u.s. consulate. for the u.s. troops fighting along afghan soldiers it's frustrating. this is george allen talking to u.s. forces. >> there will be moments like this, when your emotions are governed by anger, the desire to strike back, these are the moments when you reach down inside and you grip the discipline that makes you a united states soldier and you gut through the pain, and you gut through the anger, and you remember why we're here. we're here for our friends. >> reporter: so should america be governed by anger or apologize? should president obama have a apologized to afghanistan? facebook.com,/carolcnn. i'll read responses later this hour. >>> thank you, carol. >>> run down of the some of the stories, flames light hing up the sky after a pipeli

because of the quran burning.the administration thus far has handled it. there's been a lot of talk about the fact that the president wrote that three-page letter in which he apologized. >> well, i think the same as i've been thinking for the last number of years. what are we doing there? these people hate us. as soon as we leave, it's all going to blow up anyway. and you say what are we doing there? we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars, trillions of dollars on this nonsense and the minute we leave, everything blows up and the worst guy gets it and let me tell you, the worst one is the one that hates this country the most. will end up taking over afghanistan and as is going to happen with iraq and iran will end up going into iraq and getting the oil. what are we doing? we don't have money. we're a debtor nation. we can't build our own schools and yet, we build schools in afghanistan. i'll tell you, our thinking is so far off. it just shows the leadership of this country, i mean, we just don't have it. >>

the soldiers put the used quran that an insin ration pit.re that it was considered desecration. afghan working on the base saw what was happening and pulled the book from his the flames. the administration is clearly worried about a repeat of last year when the burning of a quran by a florida pastor prompted an attack on a un compound in afghanistan. >> from muslim the quran is the word of god and when muslim see desecrated they see this as attack on islam and they get angry and upset. >>reporter: if one is damaged it's supposed to be placed in a flowing river or buried like thousands are in this sacred cave in pakistan. general allen already ordered training for all military personnel in afghanistan on the proper handling of relimb us material to be completed in the next two two weeks. also expect these apology to keep oncoming. this the is abc news, washington. >>> food and water running dangerously low in the be siege syrian city of homes where shelling pounded rebel stronghold and killed at least 30 people today. about shells reportedly

officers have been killed, possibly in response to nato troops burning qurans. it happened at the afghan interior ministry in kabul. let's go to nick paton walsh, nick, what are you learning? >> reporter: a lot that is unclear, what we do know is two americans were shot dead in the interior ministry here in kabul. that should be one of the safest places, frankly, for them in the country. we do also know the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. naming the man they refer to as their holy warrior, saying he shot four american personnel, obviously at times they tend to exaggerate their claims of their acts here. unclear at this point from a senior security source, exactly who was behind this, pretty clear from isaf the individual was not a westerner, we can out internal dispute between nato forces and pointing toward the possibility of some kind of afghan being the gunman here, but this came up from the taliban. we hear quite often sometimes they are right, sometimes they're wrong but they always try to get political capital from instances like that.

. >>> afghans have been rioting after the accidental burning of the quran a week ago. the latest attack happened when a suicide bomber rammed his car into the gates of a nato base in eastern afghanistan. nine people were killed. several soldiers were injured. >>> the taliban says the attack was revenge for american troops, burning copies of the quran. the top u.s. diplomat in afghanistan says the violence will not deter america's mission to stabilize that country. >>> an emotional memorial service for a rising football star who died suddenly after complaining of chest problems this weekend. >> reporter: they called him the generallal giant. rico webb, the 6'7" offensive lineman stood out as a power house on the field, but was kind and mild mannered in the hallways of his high school. today his classmates remember him in tears and in laughter. >> sophomore year when we were playing jv, he got in a fight with james kirk. it got a crowd around and it was pretty funny. this was right before practice. but coach peacock made him and james walk around for about 45 minutes the

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