Posted on 06/03/2005 11:15:54 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
A U.S. military investigation into the mishandling of the Muslim holy book at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has determined that detainees -- not U.S. soldiers -- attempted to flush the Quran down the toilet there.
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In one incident, on February 23, 2004, the report said a guard saw a "detainee place two Qurans in his toilet and state he no longer cared about the Quran or his religion.
Five minutes later, after the detainee retrieved the Qurans, he ripped several pages out of one Quran and threw the pages on the floor. Then, he placed both Qurans on the sink."
Another time, on January 19, 2005, a detainee "tore up his Quran and tried to flush it down the toilet. Four guards witnessed the incident," the report said.
The report also cited 12 other incidents by detainees, including one who used his Quran as a pillow, another who urinated on his holy book and several who ripped pages from the Quran.
Capt. Jeff Weir, an Army spokesman at the facility, told CNN in a phone interview that the detainees were typically trying to stage some form of protest when they mishandled the Quran.
Hood said investigators reviewed more than 30,000 documents in an exhaustive probe.
"The inquiry found no credible evidence that a member of the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo Bay ever flushed a Quran down a toilet. This matter is considered closed," the report said.
It said the U.S. military has issued more than 1,600 copies of the Quran since January 2002, conducted more than 28,000 interrogations and carried out thousands of "cell moves."
"Mishandling a Quran at Guantanamo Bay is a rare occurrence," Hood said. "Mishandling of a Quran here is never condoned."
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Is that a urine stain on your koran or did you spill your scotch and dry ginger?
Love the cartoon! Ages ago, I saw a little story on TV about a young man who spent some time in Gitmo, he was about sixteen, hailed from Afghanistan, was letgo from Gitmo, sent home, lived in a small village on a mountaintop; his father was thrilled - 'cos the boy had learned to read and write and speak english! Thank you Mr Bush he said, America very good people!
Ah, Iraqi Freedom, Democracy! After Saddam's statue came down, Iraqi drivers drove through the red lights at Baghdad intersections - Now we have freedom, no need to stop for traffic lights, whoopee! they cried...
Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy! LOL!
I'll be watching for them pigs.
Marayal and I have been around this point before. He doesn't get it.
CNN reported the truth, truth that supports everything the GOP has been saying???? I'm buying a lottery ticket.
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