If ther eis no law against inciting international hatret, there should be and he should be tried for it.

I agree entirely, Silas. There should be a law against inciting any sort of hatred but I fail to see how burning a book can be called incitement to hatred. It is a book for heavens sake. It is an inanimate object, made of paper and ink. It is the message that is important and if that message cannot survive the without paper and ink, it is not worth keeping.

Oh, and can anyone tell me if is, or ever was, a criminal offence to burn the old 'Star Spangled Banner'?

DeG