The burning called off

Pastor Terry Jones Calls off Koran Burning, But Deal for Ground ...‎ - 11 minutes ago

Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Fla., emerged from his church in Gainesville, Fla., along with Florida Imam Muhammad al-Masri to announce his decision to ...
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Robert Gates Urged Terry Jones to Call Off Koran Burning‎ -

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Just in - The Koran burning at Gainesville - Florida, has been called off by Pastor Terry Jones after reaching an agreement with the Ground Zero Mosque (Islamic Cultural Center), and a persuasive call from Robert Gates:

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------Who is Robert Gates?

Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is the 22nd and current United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006.[2] Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Immediately after being recruited by the CIA, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force.[3][4] After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates also served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee Hamilton, that has studied the Iraq War. He was also the first pick to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security when it was created following the September 11 attacks, but he declined the appointment in order to remain President of Texas A&M University.[5]

Gates accepted the nomination for Secretary of Defense on November 8, 2006, replacing Donald Rumsfeld. He was confirmed with bipartisan support.[6] In a 2007 profile written by former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, Time named Gates one of the year's most influential people.[6] In 2008, Gates was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report.[7] He continues to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama's cabinet.[8] Gates announced in August 2010 that he plans to retire in 2011.[9]
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Early life and education
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Gates attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the BSA as an adult.[10][11] He graduated from Wichita High School East in 1961, reportedly with straight A's.[12]

Gates is also a Vigil Honor member within the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's National Honor Society. The Vigil Honor is the third and highest Honor within the Order and statistically there are fewer Vigil Honor members than Eagle Scouts within the Boy Scouts of America.
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Gates then pursued an M.A. in history from Indiana University in 1966. Finally, he completed his doctorate in Russian and Soviet history from Georgetown University in 1974. The title of his Georgetown doctoral dissertation is "Soviet Sinology: An Untapped Source for Kremlin Views and Disputes Relating to Contemporary Events in China" and is available from University Microfilms International as document number 7421652. He received an L.H.D. (Doctor of Humane Letters) from William & Mary in 1998.
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Gates was nominated to become the Director of Central Intelligence (head of the CIA) in early 1987. He withdrew his name after it became clear the Senate would reject the nomination due to controversy about his role in the Iran-Contra affair.
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Criticism
As deputy director and director of America's leading intelligence agency for many years, Gates and his CIA staff have been faulted for failing to accurately gauge the decline and disintegration of the Soviet Union. More particularly, Gates has been criticized for concocting evidence to show that the Soviet Union was stronger than it actually was, and also for repeatedly skewing intelligence to promote a particular worldview.[61] Also, according to Newsweek, Gates, as deputy director of CIA, allegedly vouched for the comprehensiveness of a CIA study presented to the Senate and President Reagan alleging that the Soviet Union played a role in the 1981 shooting of Pope John Paul II. A CIA internal review later denounced the report as being skewed,[61] but that Gates did not try to influence the report's conclusions.[62]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gates

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Now lets look at these two distinct titles:

Dove World Outreach Center - Pastor Terry Jones

Islamic Cultural Center of New York - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

s@s

A publicity stunt? Or, just more tolerance conditioning?

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