Salty

iTrader: (14)

So they'd rather have terrorists in heaven rather than deny them?

Sure, this type of thing may is considered unacceptable to many. Fine. Just take down the offensive posters when the hippies pass by. We used to have offensive posters, drawings, political cartoons (etc) posted in the bulletin boards of our Platoon CP. We had an Arabic speaking Muslim sergeant in one of my platoons that couldn't help but laugh at them. He knew what was up. It was strictly for motivational purposes the general public could never understand (obviously).

But what I find funny is that these people will get completely up in arms about a tactic that's nowhere near plausible. Are we supposed to carry a canteen or flask of pigsblood on our LBE? No. Besides, it would probably burn and gum-up the action So why should we give lip service to those that do not adhere to their own cultural values? Why do they protect them as if they're in the same religious category?




SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Islamic leaders and peace groups are criticizing the California National Guard (search) for a flier posted in its headquarters suggesting the United States execute Islamic terrorists with bullets dipped in pig's blood to deny them entry to heaven.

The flier attributed the practice to World War I General John J. Pershing (search).

"Maybe it is time for this segment of history to repeat itself, maybe in Iraq?" the flier stated. It was posted outside a cubicle in the Guard's Civil Support Division (search).

A second flier showed the wings and tail of a bomber forming a peace sign with the slogan, "Peace the old fashioned way."

Also posted was a cartoon from a Web site showing a Red Crescent (search) ambulance stuffed with weapons and a caricature that looks like the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (search) unloading the weapons.

Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Doug Hart at first defended the postings to the San Jose Mercury News, which reported them Tuesday, but Hart later said they had been removed.

Peace activists spotted the fliers during a tour last week.

The tour came after peace groups and a state senator questioned whether a new Guard unit had been formed to spy on U.S. citizens and had monitored a Mother's Day anti-war rally. A federal investigation of the allegations is underway.

"It's troubling to see a governmental organization dedicated to the security of our country promoting culturally and religiously insensitive ideas," said William Youmans, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (search) in Santa Clara. "It's very possible to combat terrorism without offending the cultural values of a major world religion."

MVWRX

iTrader: (1)

What's funny is that if someone purposely dipped bullets in pigs blood and actually believed it would keep an Islamic killed with the bullet out of heaven, and they were Christians (which I am assuming...that or atheists/agnostics of some type), then they would be sent to Hell themselves for believing something that's not in the Bible.








Religion...when will it ever learn.

Salty

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What people fail to understand is that the second that bullet penetrates their flesh it's already touching pigs blood.

Chrisnonstop

At some point we just have to let soldiers be soldiers. These are the people that one day may have to look down the barrel of their rifles, pull the triggers, and completely shred the innards of another human being. This is not an easy thing to do for most people. At some point you have to stop worrying about being politically correct. These activists need to stay the hell out of the soldiering business. They know nothing about it. A pot smoking desk jocky activist will never have to say to him/herslelf:

"One day I may have to drive the end of my bayonet into the stomach of my enemy. Purposefully forcing it into his major organs so that they will stop working and enough blood will drain from his body so that he will die."

When your job duties require you to deal with possible situations like that, you and your brothers in arms need to do whatever it takes to syke yourselves up. Soldiers are supposed to be tough. They shouldn't have to worry about being politically correct. Either in garrison or on the battlefield, they shouldn't have to worry about offending anyone. It's their job to stop the enemy. To kill. It's an ugly business but someone has to do it.

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