Posted on 07/28/2011 8:55:30 PM PDT by Nachum
More outrageous surrender demanded of our brave troops by the complicit elite in the Obama administration. Respect for the sharia? Respect for the dehumanization and diminishment of women? Respect for honor killings? Islamic antisemitism? Ethnic cleansing? Gender apartheid? Hatred of non-Muslims? Homicide bombings? Jihad?
Respect for sharia? WTH are our troops doing over there if respect for the sharia is US foreign policy/
US troops in Mideast told to abide by sharia law during Ramadan July 28, 2011 by creeping
Didn’t critics of anti-sharia laws, including Muslims, swear that sharia law only applies to Muslims? Religion of intolerance. If it ain’t halal, they don’t tolerate it. via Troops in Mideast given guidance on Ramadan – Middle East – Stripes.
As Muslims prepare to observe the holy month of Ramadan with fasting and prayer, U.S. troops across the Middle East are being reminded to respect the customs of the societies around them. Among the guidelines: Do not eat, drink, smoke or chew gum in public during the daily fast, and dress appropriately: no shorts or short skirts.
During Ramadan, which this year begins Aug. 1, Muslims refrain from eating or drinking between sunup and sundown.
Among guidance issued to U.S. military deployed in Muslim majority countries, the Bahrain-based command of U.S. Navy 5th Fleet posted guidance for sailors and their family members to heed during Ramadan when off base.
U.S. personnel are not expected to fast during Ramadan, but community members must refrain from eating, chewing gum, drinking water, smoking or chewing tobacco in public during daylight hours, according to 5th Fleet. “‘In public’ includes riding in a bus or car (even your own), walking or exercising,” according to the 5th Fleet’s Facebook page. “Eating, drinking or smoking by a non-Muslim in public during the day is considered a civil offence by many local laws, which may result in a fine or confinement.”
Alcohol consumption by U.S. military personnel in any off-base venue is prohibited during the holiday, with the exception of USO/MWR facilities, private off-base dwellings, or hotel rooms occupied by troops who are transferring or on a business trip.
Shorts are prohibited while off base during Ramadan as well, according to 5th Fleet, and women are required to wear pants or skirts long enough to cover their knees when seated.
Fifth Fleet spokesman Lt. Frederick Martin said this week that the command sends out Ramadan guidance annually.
“When in public, both in Bahrain and elsewhere in the 5th Fleet area of operations, Ramadan brings increased cultural and legal restrictions, which we, as guests in these countries, are expected to adhere to,” Martin said in an email.
In Kuwait and Qatar, U.S. 3rd Army provides training to troops, and also instructs them not to eat, drink, smoke or chew tobacco while off-base, spokesman Capt. James Sweeney said in an email.
“They are also warned that these actions are punishable under local law,” he said.
In Iraq, personnel are encouraged not to eat, drink or smoke in the presence of Muslims during the daytime hours, according to U.S. Forces-Iraq spokesman 1st Lt. Joseph Larrew.
“Also, any troops conducting meetings with Iraqis are encouraged to do so earlier in the day to be considerate to their needs,” he said in an email.
While NATO troops in the field across Afghanistan are not restricted from eating, drinking or smoking outside the wire, they are made aware of the holiday, according to Air Force Maj. Deb Balentine, a spokesman for the coalition’s International Security Assistance Force.
Troops are encouraged to be sensitive to the importance of fasting and not to eat or drink in front of Afghan citizens, she said.
They are also told to be aware of the limits fasting may put on Afghan police or soldiers’ abilities to conduct operations or train, she said.
A Defense Department press release Tuesday said Afghan soldiers and Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment in Helmand province were planning to distribute more than 1,200 bags of wheat grain to the local population.
“The Ramadan holiday is part of the daily life of every Afghan person,” 1st Lt. Paul Mooney, the assistant civil affairs team leader for 1/3, said in the release. “Showing we respect the holiday will help the perception of Marines to positively change.” When in the Middle East, abide by sharia. When elsewhere, demand sharia in everything you do.
Not certain how to assess this Ramadan edict for the military, but "we’re putting shackles on our own feet" is such an apt phrase for nearly all edicts currently handed down from our current rulers public servants that I want to make note of it.
MM and Future Snake Eater: Who, other than the 5th Fleet, isn't allowed to drink WATER in "public"? All? Some? If so, why 5th Fleet? and Bahrain?
How many years has this been going on? I hardly know where to begin, but let's just start with the WATER edict.
"Among guidance issued to U.S. military deployed in Muslim majority countries, the Bahrain-based command of U.S. Navy 5th Fleet posted guidance for sailors and their family members [not children???] to heed during Ramadan when off base.
U.S. personnel are not expected to fast during Ramadan, but community members must refrain from eating, chewing gum, drinking water, smoking or chewing tobacco in public during daylight hours, ..."
These US personnel are being ordered to ACT like they are fasting...in public even to the extremity of not drinking water in public.
Future Snake Eater: Is not drinking water in public for the month of August in the ME a reasonable order in your mind? JLS: That's quite a leap from driving on the "wrong" side of the rode in the UK.
Any commander that let his troops be punished by the locals for eating or chewing gum, should face a general court martial for dereliction.
Sweet!
Now the lowliest E-1 can beat, rape, and kill the highest ranking female on whatever US military installation is in the mideast! Honor killing of females for rape is permissible in sharia-law... so, by definition, must be practiced by our troops in order to properly respect Islam.
That, and our troops can now kill every Muslim they see... under the guise of the Muslim not showing the proper level of Islamic devotion.
Isn’t Sharia grand?
(end sarcasm)
A: Don't do anything until I get back.
And completely miss using a very old and well-known bargaining tactic in the Mid-East (and elsewhere when dealing with Muhammadans during Ramadan).
This is unconstitutional, and any soldier who refuses this order will be exhonerated.
Ramadan is a celebration of a murderous act. (Spit)
Yes. As a safety issue, it's a no-brainer. Haji cops can throw you in jail for eating or drinking in public during daylight hours of Ramadan. And that's just the so-called "law and order" side of things. How many outraged hajis could possibly attack someone eating or drinking?
I had to pretend like I gave a damn about those people and their idiotic beliefs over there, so can others. It's not that hard.
Our troops dehumanized at every turn. When is enough enough?
I’m waiting to see if Ozero takes his wedding ring and watch off again this year. He wants out of town quickly.
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