incredible bs of the day

from ap news, a report of riots in afghanistan by people angry at americans. the reaction of president karzai is so unconvincing it hurts:

President Hamid Karzai, who travels to Washington this month for talks with President Bush, played down the violence.

"It is not the anti-American sentiment, it is a protest over news of the desecration of the holy Quran," Karzai told reporters after talks with NATO officials in Brussels, Belgium.

Yes, the desecration of the holy Quran... by americans. and don't tell me it doesnt have a history of resentment behind it.