Islam doesn't allow a lot of things but Islamist still do them, why don't condemn them in a fatwa...by name!
Posted on 08/14/2005 5:58:07 PM PDT by FairOpinion
At a checkpoint leading to the US-protected Green Zone, Gordy stands sentry. The affable Belgian Malinois has a nose finely tuned to detect the nitrates, plastic explosives, gunpowder, and detonation cords that suicide bombers use to blow up people.
On a barren stretch of road in northern Iraq, a dog rigged with explosives approaches a group of Iraqi police officers. Detonated by remote control, the bomb rips the dog apart but does not harm the officers.
Abdel Salam Kubaisi, a spokesman for the Muslim Scholars Association, a hard-line Sunni Arab clerical organization sympathetic to insurgents, called the practice un-Islamic.
''Our religion does not permit us to hurt animals," he said, ''neither by using them as explosive devices nor in any other manner."
''We have many items to help us do our mission, but I don't think we have a better detection tool than a dog," said Pitt, who cares for Buddy, another Belgian Malinois, a dog similar to a German shepherd.
''These dogs are amazing," she said. ''They are more dependable and effective than almost anything we have available to us."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
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Apparently infidels are lower than animals...
U.S. forces rely on dogs to detect bombs in Iraq. Insurgents rig them with explosives.
Posted by BigFinn
On News/Activism 08/10/2005 9:11:15 AM PDT · 15 replies · 502+ views
newsday.com ^ | August 10, 2005 | By Borzou Daragahi
BAGHDAD -- These are the dogs of war. At a checkpoint leading to the U.S.-protected Green Zone, Gordy stands sentry. The affable Belgian Malinois has a nose finely tuned to detect the nitrates, plastic explosives, gunpowder and detonation cords that suicide bombers use to blow up people. On a barren stretch of road in northern Iraq, a dog rigged with explosives approaches a group of Iraqi police officers. Detonated by remote control, the bomb tears the dog apart but doesn't harm the cops. In a war where the line between civilian and soldier is blurred, even man's best friend has...
Canines Get Drafted for Iraq Combat
Posted by RS
On News/Activism 08/09/2005 10:50:54 PM PDT · 18 replies · 390+ views
LA Times ^ | 08/09/2005 | Borzou Daragahi
At a checkpoint leading to the U.S.-protected Green Zone, Gordy stands sentry. The affable Belgian Malinois has a nose finely tuned to detect the nitrates, plastic explosives, gunpowder and detonation cords that suicide bombers use to blow up people. On a barren stretch of road in northern Iraq, a dog rigged with explosives approaches a group of Iraqi police officers. Detonated by remote control, the bomb tears the dog apart but doesn't harm the cops.
Islam doesn't allow a lot of things but Islamist still do them, why don't condemn them in a fatwa...by name!
Thanks for posting the links to the other articles on the same topic.
It's a sad tale for a dog lover. I get really depressed by stories like this.
Oh - well, if she's lost, I am glad she's safe with you till she's found again. If her owners can't be found, I'm sure you'll become great friends.
We adopted our latest on Christmas eve... nobody should be lost in front of a store on Christmas eve!
When I read that about using dogs the same as they use the dumbombers, I thought this might be from the onion or some other satire.
On behalf of all dog owners, thank you for keeping her safe till they found her. I hope they can keep her home now!
Mood for a dog? Try your shelter tomorrow. I bet there's a dog there that is just the ticket, and you'll never guess the shape of it till you see it. :~D
Actually, the usual region from which trained dogs are purchased (especially the Malinois) is in Southern Holland and Flanders.
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