[Alouette]

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[Semper Paratus]

Since when did loyalty and security become "A Delicate Question"?

[ApesForEvolution]

What happens if a Christian were to share the good news in Saudi about the one, true living Lord God Almighty?

[TADSLOS]

A black Christian Army chaplain based in this country said some of her fellow soldiers feel "tension" with Muslims in their units, many of whom are also black. "They say, . . . 'Can we really trust them?' "

No.

[livius]

This article is worth reading in its entirety - thanks for posting.

I can't understand why the military is still so slow to get it. The Guantanamo spy snafu should never have happened, because by this time, they should certainly be much more careful about trusting Muslim employees or even Muslim soldiers. Yet they don't appear to be changing their attitudes at all (remember how it was announced that ALL military chaplains were going to be investigated).

I realize some of the PC nonsense is just for public consumption, but at the same time, I think there may still be a serious lack of comprehension on the part of many in the military.

[antiRepublicrat]

huge tents were erected in Saudi Arabia near the barracks of U.S. military personnel. Inside, day and night, Saudi imams sent by their government lectured the GIs about Islam and made aggressive pitches to convert them.

Biased, paints an untrue picture. The tents, at least in Dharan, were erected in the shopping areas. There was nobody outside pitching, and there was a modest sign on the tent stating something like "Muslim information." Any soldier could go into the tent and ask questions of his own volition, which I did. What I got was nowhere near as preachy as what I see from Christians, more of simply answering questions and quashing many popular Western falsehoods about Islam. When I felt I'd had enough I left with no sense of pressure from them to remain (try breaking yourself away from a Christian proselytizer, it's not easy). I was still nowhere near being a Muslim, but better informed.

I think some Christian chaplain took it personally that people under him converted.

Saudi officials had promised that the discussions would touch only on Arab culture.

Someone is completely clueless. You cannot separate Arab culture from Islam. Trying to understand Arab culture without also understanding Islam would be pointless.

Even so, Eberhart said, "there's no doubt in my mind there's an effort [by al Qaeda and other terrorists] to turn our people."

There have always been efforts by our enemies to turn our troops using any hooks they can get, and our soldiers are regularly trained on how to spot such attempts and to report them. Turning in someone attempting to recruit you is a big feather in your cap.

[tubavil]

Excellent reference on muslim terrorists in the military BUMP.

James Yee.

Ahmad I. Halabi

Ahmed F. Mehalba

Bilal Philips

Abdurahman Alamoudi

Ali Mohamed

Jeffrey Leon Battle

Hasan Akbar

[mrustow]

but military officials were slow to grasp the implications, he said.

Bull! They were just to cowardly to act.

[dinok]

Our military allowed this while Christianity was not allowed to be practiced by our troops on Saudi soil. Sickening.