GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Christian minister said Tuesday that he will go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Quran this weekend to protest the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks despite a warning from the top U.S. general in Afghanistan that doing so would endanger American troops. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center said he understands Gen. David Petraeus’ concerns, but plans to go forward with the burning this Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the attacks.
NEW YORK — When Mike Tyson looks back on his friendship with Tupac Shakur, he thinks about the rapper’s big heart, explosive anger – and the one regret he has about their relationship. “He always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did,” Tyson said.
NEW YORK — Less than three weeks before publication, Bob Woodward’s new book finally has a cover design and a title: “Obama’s Wars.” And the focus will not be on the economy but on foreign policy. Woodward’s latest investigative work will show Obama “making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism,” Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday.
