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Tag: Iraq
Nominee for Soldier of the Year: U.S. Soldier Uses Quran for Target Practice
Do you know what? Until the Muslim’s begin to show respect for other religions and life in general, I could give a rat’s ass how they feel over their so called holy book getting shot up, or even flushed down the toilet.
If it were a King James Bible the media would have yawned and praised the soldier on his stand for secular individualism.
U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes
A soldier used the Quran — Islam’s holy book — for target practice, forcing the chief U.S. commander in Baghdad to issue a formal apology on Saturday.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Hammond, commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, flanked by leaders from Radhwaniya in the western outskirts of Baghdad, apologized for the staff sergeant who was a sniper section leader assigned to the headquarters of the 64th Armored Regiment. He also read a letter of apology by the shooter.
It was the first time the incident — which tested the relationship between U.S.-backed Sunni militiamen and the military — was made public since it was discovered May 11.
“I come before you here seeking your forgiveness,” Hammond said to tribal leaders and others at the apology ceremony. “In the most humble manner I look in your eyes today and I say please forgive me and my soldiers.”
Another military official kissed a Quran and presented it as “a humble gift” to the tribal leaders.
The soldier, whose name was not released, shot at a Quran on May 9, villagers said. The Quran used in the incident was discovered two days later, according to the military.
Hammond also read from the shooter’s letter: “I sincerely hope that my actions have not diminished the partnership that our two nations have developed together. … My actions were shortsighted, very reckless and irresponsible, but in my heart [the actions] were not malicious.”
A tribal leader said “the criminal act by U.S. forces” took place at a shooting range at the Radhwaniya police station. After the shooters left, an Iraqi policeman found a target marked in the middle of the bullet-riddled Quran.
Copies of the pictures of the Quran obtained by CNN show multiple bullet holes and an expletive scrawled on one of its pages.
A military investigation found the shooter guilty and relieved him of duty; he will be redeployed to the United States for reassignment away from the 1st Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, a U.S. official said.
“The actions of one soldier were nothing more than criminal behavior,” Hammond said. “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.”
Officials said the soldier claimed he wasn’t aware the book was the Quran. U.S. officials rejected the claim.
Tribal leaders, dignitaries and local security officials attended the ceremony, while residents carried banners and chanted slogans, including “Yes, yes to the Quran” and “America out, out.”
Sheikh Hamadi al-Qirtani, in a speech on behalf of all tribal sheiks of Radhwaniya, called the incident “aggression against the entire Islamic world.”
The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq also condemned the shooter’s actions and the U.S. military’s belated acknowledgment of the incident.
“As the Association of Muslim Scholars condemns this heinous crime against God’s holy book, the Constitution of this nation, a source of pride and dignity,” the groups statement said, “they condemned the silence by all those who are part of the occupation’s agenda and holds the occupation and the current government fully responsible for this violation and reminds everyone that God preserves his book and he [God] is a great avenger.”
Illegal Aliens Are Bankrupting America
We have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Iraq war and the “War on Terror” that is bankrupting us. The following 14 facts prove that to be ridiculous.
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens
each year by state governments.
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs
such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school
education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of
English!
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the
American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare &
social services by the American taxpayers.
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused
by the illegal aliens.
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s
two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular,
their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the
US .
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens
that crossed our Southern Border; also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens
from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth,
heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
12. The National Policy Institute, “estimated that the total cost of
mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average
cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.”
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to
their countries of origin.
14. “The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex
Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States .”
The total cost of all this is a whopping $338.3 billion dollars a year. Are we that stupid?
If this raises the hair on the back of your neck, send this link to every legal resident in the country including every representative in Washington, D.C. – seven times a week for as long as it takes to restore some semblance of intelligence in our policies and enforcement thereof.
A Marine Giving an Iraqi Cab Driver Some Motherly Advice
This is a hilarious video of a patriotic American fighting in Iraq with a fantastic sense of humor unwinding in a way only a member of our Armed Forces can relate to.
Turn up the audio to hear the Marine and appreciate his brand of humor.
God Bless all our fighting men and women—heroes all.
US-Israel Report to Show Saddam Transferred WMDs to Syria
I don’t know how much coverage this will get from the “Main Stream Media” but The Jerusalem Post is reporting that an upcoming joint US-Israel report will claim that Saddam Hussein transferred weapons of mass destruction to Syria.
This should be front page news if and when it does come out and may alter the outcome of our Presidential election. It’s probably something the Democrats don’t want to hear.
‘Report on Sept. 6 strike to show Saddam transferred WMDs to Syria’
An upcoming joint US-Israel report on the September 6 IAF strike on a Syrian facility will claim that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein transferred weapons of mass destruction to the country, Channel 2 stated Monday.
Furthermore, according to a report leaked to the TV channel, Syria has arrested 10 intelligence officials following the assassination of Hizbullah terror chief Imad Mughniyeh.
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