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2005-11-03 Iraq

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-11-03 00:48|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I remember how the press would talk about how we have to be careful about fighting during Ramadan, in the first Gulf War and Afganastan. I can now see what they meant. It appears to be very importnant not to fight and kill other Muslims on that holiday.

Posted by plainslow 2005-11-03 08:31|| 2005-11-03 08:31|| Front Page Top

#2 But the main question here is: Were any Korans or is it Qu'rans or is it Qur'ans damaged or destroyed?

Posted by The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-11-03 09:38|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-11-03 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 It appears that it's ok to blow them up on Ramadan, but don't touch them giving them to a prisoner.

Posted by plainslow 2005-11-03 09:52|| 2005-11-03 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Jason van Steenwyck (Iraq Now) noted that the MSM were reporting the complaints of a former Bagram Air Base prisoner. Haji claimed that he was beaten repeatedly and that guards used pages from the Koran to shine their boots.

Jason wanted to know why it was left up to him to point out that the US military desert boots ARE MADE OF SUEDE.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-11-03 09:56|| 2005-11-03 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 ... the US military desert boots ARE MADE OF SUEDE.

Just as how sacred cows make the tastiest hamburgers, only a page from the Koran can give suede that "showroom" shine.

Actually, I look down upon such pettiness as abusing the Koran and crap like that. If you're going to coerce the prisoner, do it by making them suffer physically. There's plenty of ways to humiliate someone without being intentionally sacreligious. Admittedly, with Muslims, almost everything any non-Muslim does is sacreligious, but that's their problem, not ours.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-03 17:31|| 2005-11-03 17:31|| Front Page Top

#6 you're going to coerce the prisoner, do it by making them suffer physically.

?? Why?

Posted by 2b 2005-11-03 18:22|| 2005-11-03 18:22|| Front Page Top

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