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| Families try to avoid sending items violating Islamic law to GSDF |
| 2004-08-11 |
| Families of Japanese troops deployed in Iraq are having a hard time picking things to send to their loved ones because they cannot send items that violate Islamic law, such as alcohol, magazines with photos of women in swimsuits, and even instant noodles with pork-based ingredients. According to a manual distributed by the Ground Self-Defense Force to families in late July, magazines and videotapes containing images of women in swimsuits are forbidden. All personal videotapes are viewed by customs and any pornography could result in confiscation and even a penalty. The manual also suggests that families black out labels on boxes when sending items carrying well-known brand names, such as Sony and Toshiba, to avoid the parcels from being stolen. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #6 The manual also suggests that families black out labels on boxes when sending items carrying well-known brand names, such as Sony and Toshiba, to avoid the parcels from being stolen. Maybe someone should conspire with some Japanese individual and fill up a box marked "Panasonic" with pig shit and try shipping it. I'm sure the thieves would get a nice little surprise. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-11 17:01 |
| #5 It was black. There are no, uh, vital essences that I'm aware of that are pure black, heh. At least not from a living person... It was disgusting, though, you got the gist right, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-11 12:46 |
| #4 .com: At least you sure hoped that it was the magic marker than made the pages stick together. |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-08-11 12:43 |
| #3 LOL JerseyMike!!! |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-08-11 10:44 |
| #2 I used to get mail subscribed materials after they had been "reviewed" too. The Saudis employed an army of Pakistanis and Indians and gave them an unlimited supply of black Magic Markers. Magazines and such had pages blacked out (advertising - sex sells) so heavily that multiple pages were forever stuck together. Catalogs had entire sections ripped out - women's clothing and such. Even album covers and tape labels were subject to the Magic Marker treatment. It's simply fucking insane. Make that "Islam is simply fucking insane." Blacking out the labels won't stop theft - it will heighten curiosity - re-box in another box which has an uninteresting label, like canned goods. I had both incoming and outgoing mail and parcels stolen regularly during my first tour (92-93) in SA. It finally stopped, in my second tour, when I started using TNT - not available before - a shipping service similar to DHL / FedEx. I feel for the families, it's expensive as hell to have only about 40%-50% of your shipments get through - that was my average in SA - I hope they are faring better. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-11 10:24 |
| #1 They ought to try to send pictures of Islamist erotica instead. Like pictures of goats with shaved asses. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-08-11 10:07 |