Posted on 05/22/2008 10:05:04 AM PDT by Bokababe
Kabul, 22 May (AKI) - Two Afghan civilians and a NATO soldier were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday during a protest over a US soldier who used a Koran for shooting practice in Iraq.
According to Shah Jahan Noori, chief of police in the western Afghan province of Ghor, the protest involved more than a thousand people who tried to storm a NATO base in Chaghcharan, the provincial capital.
They were shouting slogans against Americans and the West.
"After the police prevented some of the protestors from entering the base, they starting throwing rocks and some of them started shooting at the police and injured 10 officers," said Noori.
Reports say that the protestors were from a religious school.
Earlier this week US President George W. Bush apologised to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the incident.
The US soldier, who has not been identified, was said to be a staff sergeant in a sniper section in Iraq. He was disciplined and sent home after the Koran was found by Iraqi police earlier this month riddled with bullet holes at a Baghdad shooting range.
The US military had describe the shooting as "both serious and deeply troubling", but stressed it was an "isolated incident and a result of one soldier's actions."
Had he shot a Bible he be decorated.
I am so sick of this PC crap.
Shoot the protestors once they start throwing rocks.
I was thinking the same thing.
“both serious and deeply troubling”
No, what’s serious and deeply troubling is that we allow any of these animals to live!
Militant
Hope he was a good shot? Don’t want to waste any bullets.
Two words - “grazing fire”
I agree with the sentiments being expressed here, but,,,,, shooting the koran was an incredibly stooopid thing to do. These reactions are completely predictable. We’ve gone through a lot to try and get Iraqi citizens to cooperate with us. And we’ve been winning that cooperation. And it’s paid off big in intelligence! I’d have that sniper/sarge cleaning latrines by now.
“Earlier this week US President George W. Bush apologised to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the incident.”
Hey Jorge, I am still waiting for your apology to Christians about that “piece of art” depicting a crucifix submerged in urine. Jeez, grow a backbone.
My thought EXACTLY....time for them to suck it up...it’s a paper book.....who cares. PC=BS
Agreed. But, you know the more we read here, the more we harden our hearts to Islam and Muslims in general. And what we read is likely nothing compared to what our soldiers experience over there, firsthand with Islam and Muslims.
As "professional" as we would like our soldiers to be, hate to say it, but stuff like this is bound to happen with more than one soldier, somewhere, somehow. We can discipline them, but we can't stop it from happening all together -- nor can we really prevent a riot when it does.
Riiiight.
Good luck getting important tips from a public that resents you.
The soldier was an idiot and should be punished for such stupidity.
Punish soldier for being stupid but it does not require an apology from us or press release.
...he should have shot up a non-fiction book instead...
Next time, involve the community there. Use the mosque for target practice. Fridays would be efficacious,..
a US soldier who used a Koran for shooting practice in Iraq....
And the problem is.....??
It’s time to start stomping on them like roaches. They should have never changed the name from Infinite Crusade.
No muslims no muslim problems. Go for the cheap gas again after they’re gone.
FMCDH(BITS)
The guys over there are in their 20's; they aren't 40. Good political judgment and big-picture thinking are not always their strong suits.
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