May 19, 2008, - 9:51 am
The Sniper & The Koran: Disgusting Groveling that Won’t End
By Debbie Schlussel
So, a U.S. sniper in Iraq used a copy of the Koran for target practice. Not exactly the smartest move while you’re in the midst of the Greater Barbaria U.S. taxpayer money pit. But not exactly uncalled for, given what the Muslim world has done with Bibles, Torahs, live human Christians, and even Korans that they believe aren’t up to snuff.
Somehow, the Muslims throughout Iraq found out about it. How did that happen? Who told CNN about it? Strange that there’s little inquiry into that–into which soldiers are betraying their fellow troops in a likely fatal way.
Instead, there’s a giant sound of American lips smooching Muslim butt; this giant line-up of high-ranking American military men waiting for their chance to get something brown put on the tip of their noses. The groveling is simply sickening.
What is simply an expression of free speech–as much as the “Piss Christ” exhibit or any other “art” by Robert Mapplethorpe or Saudi Arabia making sandals out of the leather binding of Shi’ite Korans–not the “criminal behavior” our military is telling the so-called “New Muslim democrats” that it is:
Members of the local U.S.-allied group said the Quran was found with 14 bullet holes in a field after U.S. troops withdrew from a base in the area.
Sheik Ahmed Khudayer al-Janabi, a local tribal leader, said the group had planned a protest march last Thursday but called it off under pressure from U.S. forces and to prevent any insurgent violence as retaliation.
The incident, which occurred on May 9 and was discovered two days later, was first reported by CNN, which broadcast a ceremony at which the top American commander in Baghdad apologized to tribal leaders Saturday in Radwaniyah. The military confirmed the details Sunday in an e-mailed response to a query.
“I come before you here seeking your forgiveness,” Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond was quoted as saying at the ceremony. “In the most humble manner I look in your eyes today and I say please forgive me and my soldiers.”
Girlfriend to boyfriend who beats her: “Please, please, please take me back.” Sigh.
“The actions of one soldier were nothing more than criminal behavior,” he added. “I’ve come to this land to protect you, to support you – not to harm you – and the behavior of this soldier was nothing short of wrong and unacceptable.”
The commander also read a letter of apology by the shooter, who has not been identified, while another military official kissed a Quran and presented it to the tribal leaders, according to CNN.
Excuse me while I vomit.
Tribal leaders, dignitaries and local security officials attended the ceremony, while protesters carried banners and chanted slogans, including “Yes, yes to the Quran” and “America out, out.”
Well, I’m glad that butt-smooching session worked so well.
The military statement called the incident “serious and deeply troubling” but stressed it was the result of one soldier’s actions and “not representative of the professionalism of our soldiers or the respect they have for all faiths.”
The hard-line Association of Muslim Scholars condemned the shooting and what it said was a belated acknowledgment of the incident, calling it “a hideous act against the book of almighty God and the constitution of the nation and the source of its glory and dignity.” . . .
U.S. troops also have struggled to overcome the perception that they are insensitive to Islamic traditions after several missteps in the early stages of the war in Iraq.
Sheik Eid Majid al-Zubaie, the preacher at the Radwaniyah mosque, said local leaders were outraged over the discovery of the Quran, which he said was shot through and had big dark X’s and other graffiti on the pages. But he said they had accepted the military’s apology.
“There is not any difference between this soldier and the figure in Denmark who made the caricature drawings against the Prophet Muhammad,” al-Zubaie said.
Hmmm . . . does this mean we can expect more charming Muslim riots around the world calling for the beheading of all those who insult Islam?
Don’t count it out, military butt-kissing or not.
This same Maj. General could’ve said: “Ummmmmm…..there ARE bullet-holes in this quran…….but unless you have proof that one of our brave soldiers – one of the thousands who are over here risking their lives because you people don’t seem to be properly motivated enough to free your own country – fired those bullets….well…….have a nice day.”
(Also, I wonder what the reaction would be if they’d found cartoons of mohammed with bullet holes? Imagine the confusion that would cause…)
guitarguy on May 19, 2008 at 10:32 am