Posted on 06/04/2005 10:33:08 AM PDT by freeperskickbutt
ASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Friday confirmed for the first time that a U.S. soldier deliberately kicked a Guantanamo Bay prisoner's Muslim holy book in violation of the military's rules for handling the Quran.
In other confirmed incidents, prison guards threw water balloons in a cell block, causing an unspecified number of Qurans to get wet; a guard's urine splashed on a detainee and his Quran; an interrogator stepped on a Quran during an interrogation; and a two-word obscenity was written in English on the inside cover of a Quran.
The findings are among the results of an investigation last month by Brig. Gen. Jay Hood, the commander of the detention center in Cuba, that was triggered by a Newsweek magazine report later retracted that a U.S. soldier had flushed one Guantanamo Bay detainee's Quran down a toilet.
The story stirred worldwide controversy and the Bush administration blamed it for deadly demonstrations in Afghanistan.
Last week, Hood disclosed that he had confirmed five cases of mishandling of the Quran, but he refused to provide details. Allegations of Quran desecration at Guantanamo Bay have led to anti-American passions in many Muslim nations, although Pentagon officials have insisted that the problems were relatively minor and that U.S. commanders have gone to great lengths to enable detainees to practice their religion in captivity.
Hood said last week that he found no credible evidence that a Quran was ever flushed down a toilet. He said a prisoner who was reported to have complained to an FBI agent in 2002 that a military guard threw a Quran in the toilet has since told Hood's investigators that he never witnessed any form of Quran desecration.
A 7 year sleeper? NO WAY!!
WAY!!!
Ping!!!
Since you are interested, the owner's attention was called to my bio and he decided not to delete it. I stand by my comments about him and I'm developing a strong dislike for you also.
---Troll recruiter since 1998.
Now that's the end of this part of the program, since I'm more likely than you to get banned for feuding.
Where's the lightening and pussy cats?
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh! I won't take them down. I'm ethical and they're true. If you need a scrapbook help yourself. You think a kid like you can intimidate anyone?
7 year sleeper.
Quick read of bio pages shows part of it.
Then his posts where he defends trolls.
*snort*
One doesn't defend obvious trolls for good and noble reasons.
/ end stating the obvious.
LOL!
Seen people like you, when caught out there, try to alter the incriminating evidence.
hehe I like the part where he is seemingly admitting to having more than ONE screen name. Intersting...
this guy sounds like JJ_fate
It's not my fault you hang around with the wrong people.
No, you're more likely to be banned for defending trolls.
LOL!
Really?
Who's teh one defending trolls?
"I have a real hatred for the owner because he treated me and my family like crap"
....about MY family, I would have seriously loud, bright alarm bells and lights going off in my head every time this individual posted a defense of an obvious troll.
Add "serious axe to grind" (which makes this individual potential troll material or in need of a long term treatment program) to "misguided" and you'll probably hit the nail on the head.
Take it up with the owner. If he doesn't delete when he knows it's not my fault. Perhaps you and the moderators can figure it out. I've had three poster names, now what? Call homeland security.
Yeah.
He does sound like old jj, just with better punctuation and typing.
Oy!!
Man you just don't quit do you?
you're FUNNY!!
and no, that ISN'T a good thing....
Yeahman! THIS might get enjoyable!
Yeah, I took that back in the next post after reading a certain post of his in this thread.
Saw him defend trolls before, but sheesh.
hehe maybe he isn't doped up this time LOL
Since you have no nuance in your intellect, let me clarify. I'm defending newbies who have posted serious subjects and been jumped on before anyone knew who they were. That's quick draw. But I know you don't want to give up good zot parties, so have your juvenile fun.
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