Pastor Terry Jones' Koran Campaign Attracts a Colorful Crowd

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 10, 2010— -- The world held its breath when Pastor Terry Jones vowed to put a match to a stack of Korans -- and possibly to U.S. relations with the Muslim world.

Instead, the world looked on over the last two days at a parade of people including a porn promoting rocker, a rabbi, a preacher, Libyan dictator Moammar Qaddafi's son, and a little girl holding up a peace sign as she posed for family photos in front of a banner reading: "International Burn a Koran Day."

At times Jones appeared bewildered by the growing press contingent outside his Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., as he was pressed by people as mighty as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and as odd as Dr. K.A. Paul, a former adviser to a former African dictator currently on trial before the World Court for crimes against humanity.

Mike Busey, a rocker/filmmaker/porn promoter, had spent an hour and a half interviewing a confused Jones on Thursday about his to plan to torch several hundred copies of Islam's holiest book.

Standing amid an entourage of black clad, heavily tattooed bodyguards, Busey told ABC News he'd been impressed by Jones' resolve to go through with the burning, something he seemed genuinely excited to see.

An hour later, however, Jones began the first of four press conferences to announce that he had call off the torching. Over the next 24 hours, in quick succession he praised local imam Muhammed al-Musri, called al-Musri a liar, teamed up with Paul, and then apparently abandoned Paul as an ally as well.

Busey's entourage was disappointed, especially his dreadlocked lieutenant clad a three piece suit (but no shirt) and draped in the American flag.

So the lieutenant of the three-piece suit and gleaming golden teeth took his American flag and stood behind Jones. He was joined by a cadre of 9/11 Truthers who kept barking questions at Jones about a 9/11 cover-up.

Jones -- being burned in effigy across the Muslim world, the target of over 100 death threats, and lectured by generals -- didn't seem sure how to respond, so he ignored.