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To: Joe NYC who wrote (527239)	11/9/2009 4:07:29 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574637

How convenient to forget all the Muslims that have been killed by American troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Lebanon. That was a poor attempt at changing subject from the one you lost (US military people harming one another). I always take these attempts as an dishonest way of saying "I give up, but I don't want to acknowledge it". Honest way of responding would be saying "A good point" - which would not necessarily leave you in a bad light. Joe, once again you're FOS. I am not making a distinction between Christian and Muslim soldiers. You all are. All I am saying that there have been incidents where American soldiers have killed each other.....one just a few monts ago. No one on this thread was saying ANYTHING about that killing spree let alone that a crazy Christian had offed American soldiers in the name of their religion. Bigotry can be a subtle thing.....it sneaks up on people when they least expect it.

To: Joe NYC who wrote (527239)	11/9/2009 4:50:42 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574637

Here......you can join this group....kill two birds with one stone.....getting the Muslims out of the military while insuring that the remaining soldiers don't read playboy. You may even get them to buy some of those old internment camps in ID where we can 'store' the Muslim Americans until 'the war on terrorism' is over. AFA TAKES THE NEXT LOGICAL, HATEFUL STEP.... Last week, some Fox News personalities suggested there should be "special screenings" of American Muslims serving in the U.S. military. It was only a matter of time, then, before conservatives called for a flat-out ban. Enter the poorly-named American Family Association. Now, if you're not familiar with the AFA, it's something of a third-tier religious right outfit, which tends to make money promoting efforts to combat the "War on Christmas." The group's usual m.o. is to call for a boycott of just about anything or anyone who falls short of its "pro-family" standards. (My personal favorite: the time the AFA went after Wal-Mart for promoting "Brokeback Mountain" DVDs.) The group has never shown a particular interest in military matters, except for the time it demanded that the Pentagon prohibit servicemen and women living on military bases from purchasing Playboy and Penthouse. Now, however, in light of the Fort Hood shootings, the AFA has published a piece taking a strong interest in who does and doesn't wear the uniform. From an AFA-published piece: It it [sic] is time, I suggest, to stop the practice of allowing Muslims to serve in the U.S. military. The reason is simple: the more devout a Muslim is, the more of a threat he is to national security. Devout Muslims, who accept the teachings of the Prophet as divinely inspired, believe it is their duty to kill infidels. [...] Of course, most U.S. Muslims don't shoot up their fellow soldiers. Fine. As soon as Muslims give us a foolproof way to identify their jihadis from their moderates, we'll go back to allowing them to serve. You tell us who the ones are that we have to worry about, prove you're right, and Muslims can once again serve. Until that day comes, we simply cannot afford the risk. You invent a jihadi-detector that works every time it's used, and we'll welcome you back with open arms. This is not Islamophobia, it is Islamo-realism. Actually, it is idiotic. And ignorant. And bigoted. Nearly every gunman involved in tragedies like the one last week is a man. Are we going to prohibit men from military service until there's a madman-detector that works every time it's used? I don't expect the AFA to understand, but when Muslim Americans serve in the military, it strengthens the military. Actively discriminating against millions of law-abiding, patriotic citizens based on nothing but know-nothing hatred, would do nothing but undermine our national security interests.