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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (3697)	6/8/2005 8:18:41 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

To wit: Far from disrespecting the faith of Muslim detainees at Gitmo, the U.S. catered to their religious needs. Yes, the Pentagon now confirms a few cases in which the Quran was accidentally mishandled by guards at the prison for terror suspects. But the bizarre fact that al-Qaida and Taliban enemy combatants were even supplied Qurans is lost on the liberal media. "Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War ............................................................ Chapter V RELIGIOUS, INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES Article 34 Prisoners of war shall enjoy complete latitude in the exercise of their religious duties, including attendance at the service of their faith, on condition that they comply with the disciplinary routine prescribed by the military authorities. Adequate premises shall be provided where religious services may be held. " unhchr.ch While it may be said in doing what is described in your article, the US is only doing what is required by the Geneva Convention, IT CAN ALSO BE SAID THE US IS DOING WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE GENEVA CONVENTION! Which is counter to many liberal claims! No German prisoners during WWII were provided copies of "Mein Kampf," for example. Yet the military passed out 1,300 paperback copies of the Muslim holy book in 13 languages to Gitmo detainees. "Mein Kamps is political, not religious. There is no requirement to provide such material. In March 2002, the Pentagon brought in a Muslim chaplain by the name of Abuhena Saifulislam to minister to Gitmo prisoners around the clock. He called them to prayer, privately ministered to them in Arabic and Urdu and trained Gitmo guards to respect Muslim customs. "Article 37 When prisoners of war have not the assistance of a retained chaplain or of a prisoner of war minister of their faith, a minister belonging to the prisoners' or a similar denomination, or in his absence a qualified layman, if such a course is feasible from a confessional point of view, shall be appointed, at the request of the prisoners concerned, to fill this office. This appointment, subject to the approval of the Detaining Power, shall take place with the agreement of the community of prisoners concerned and, wherever necessary, with the approval of the local religious authorities of the same faith. The person thus appointed shall comply with all regulations established by the Detaining Power in the interests of discipline and military security. " Again, a Geneva Convention requirement. BUT AGAIN, THE US WAS MEETING THE GENEVA CONVENTION REQUIREMENTS! In Saudi Arabia, for one, religious police shred Bibles brought into that country by Christians. For that matter, they're known to even confiscate books brought in by Muslim pilgrims traveling to Mecca if they espouse doctrines counter to Wahhabism, the kingdom's official religion. Perhaps these countries should first remove the log from their own eyes before rioting over the speck in ours. Possession of materials from religions other than Islam is flat out illegal in Saudi. It is a crime. Conversion of a Muslim to another faith their gets the death sentence for the converter and convertee.