Holy mother of pearl there's a lot to respond to in this thread.
1)
Dawah is an invitation, or summons, for understanding. So Islamic Dawah means to invite Muslims and non-Muslims alike to a dialogue of understanding what Islam means and what it means to worship "God" (
Allah). Not sure why some people think this is bad.
2)
If anyone didn't suspect Terry Jones was a crazy, media whore then you are very naive.
3)
Ron Paul. I hate to say this in writing, but... I actually agree with his statement (posted by Spike).
4)
The Crusades were a religious sanctioned war (Christian) to bring the "Holy Lands" under Christian rule. It was originally a call to arms to support the Christian Byzantine Empire from the expansion of the Muslim Turks into Anatolia (part of Western Turkey).
5)
"The Deal" between Jones the Muslim imam in either Florida or New York never occurred. Jones lied. Jones never met with the imam in Florida. He met with the imam's assistant and the assistant told the press when he heard Jones announced the deal that this was not true. Same thing with the imam in New York. Jones lied. The media is catching Jones at his best.