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History's Greatest Book Burners
If Pastor Terry Jones goes through with his threat to burn Qurans on Sept. 11, he’ll take his place alongside fanatics who destroyed Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, Falun Gong texts—and even Braille books.
Judith Miller
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Sep. 7 2010
6:51PM EDT
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