California Conservative

Blame America. Of course. We bet the AP couldn’t wait to run this headline.

Noor Khan with Associated Press reports: “QALAT, Afghanistan - Police killed four people Wednesday as Afghans enraged over drawings of the Prophet Muhammad marched on a U.S. military base in a volatile southern province, directing their anger not against Europe but America.”

The U.S. base was targeted because the United States “is the leader of Europe and the leading infidel in the world,” said Sher Mohammed, a 40-year-old farmer who suffered a gunshot wound while taking part in the demonstration in the city of Qalat.

“They are all the enemy of Islam. They are occupiers in our country and must be driven out,” Mohammed said.
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Afghans who rioted Wednesday said they heard about the cartoons on the radio but none questioned had seen printed versions.

“The radio is talking about them all the time. Everybody heard about them this way,” said 28-year-old shopkeeper Ramatullah, who uses only name.

UPDATE:
Instapundit points to some “positive developments”

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