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| 2005-05-20 | ||
| LONDON, England (CNN) -- About 100 people have been taking part in a noisy protest over the alleged desecration of the Quran outside the U.S. Embassy in London. The protesters chanted "Death, death to the USA," "USA watch your back, Osama is coming back" and other anti-American slogans. Many in the crowd covered their faces with scarves, the Press Association reported.
More than 200 people have gathered outside the US embassy in the London to demonstrate against what they call systematic and institutionalised abuse of the Quran. Muslim and non-Muslim groups alike heard former Guantanamo Bay detainee Martin Mubanga on Friday talk about frequent instances of disrespect for Islam's holy book during his time at the US prison camp. "The soldiers thought I was a dangerous man, a martial artist, so they liked to "This was one of the methods they used, throwing the Quran, my Quran, on the floor in my cell. This was in the first month at Camp Delta, but it is not something that stopped, rather continued and increased," Mubanga said. Oooh! They threw it on the floor not the bed...oooh!
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #48 Nah. I’ve grown bored of your putrid site. So I’ll leave you all to fester and stink in your filth. One last genuine piece of advice, don’t let that fool Norm near the Whitehouse. Goodbye potato heads. Well I hope that's how you spell it !!!!! |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 23:01 |
| #47 Would you watch... |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 22:40 |
| #46 I will NOT fight when someone tells me to do so, especially someone like bush. Right men, jump of that cliff, yes sir what ever you say sir. But then again, let’s be brutal and topical. If I saw someone molesting a kid say, I would cut off their head with a rusty knife myself and stick it on a pole. A bit right wing eh? But then there is not just left and right, it’s a mix with everyone somewhere within, but there is too many people in here who are right wing extremists. |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 22:19 |
| #45 "You have liberty, but only at the price your betters pay." Do you really believe I have liberty because Saddam has been ousted ? |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 21:33 |
| #44 Haha Here’s a thought why don’t you all charter a ship, get the government to arm you, and make the numbers up? Freelance like. The Muslims did it, your turn now. See ya |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 21:25 |
| #43 Have you seen the news about army recruitment problems? People are not as stupid as they once were… Also how many senators kids went to the Middle East? That’s a talking point. |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 21:01 |
| #42 Hey ed, why not jump on the next plane to the front line if you feel so strongly With a bit of luck you will take some of them out - while they take you out Two birds with one stone so to speak |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 20:05 |
| #41 Oh, and no postcards of him in his pants PLEASE... |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 18:15 |
| #40 NO, the Muslim extremists as well You can take Saddam for target practice to start with Have a nuke each With a bit a luck no-one will come back There will be no need for this site then either, two birds with one stone so to speak |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 18:13 |
| #39 Hate hate hate, your all as bad as each other You should all be put in a box and shipped off to an island somewhere, given as many weapons as you want and then you can kill each other as much as you want. Then the rest of the sane world can get on with things without you Goodbye... |
| Posted by: Get Real 2005-05-20 17:47 |
| #38 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 23:01 |
| #37 entertain me, get real. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-20 22:47 |
| #36 "Get Real" simply doesn't quite have a grip on reality, nor any strategic vision. Just like the typical shallow kids that have come after us. For shame, for shame. (they don't even know what shame is, either) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-20 22:43 |
| #35 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 22:40 |
| #34 I bet you would turn the other way. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-20 22:28 |
| #33 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 22:19 |
| #32 Real, old bean, If you're a citizen of the United States, you have the freedom to spew your bile here because my great-great-yada,yada,yada grandfather Charles Weatherford fought the British in Georgia and South Carolina in the 1700,s and again during the War of 1812 - at one point against his own grandson. You have your freedom because another ancestor of mine fought against Mexico in 1846, and another fought against Spain in the Philippines in 1898. You have the right to rattle your yap because my grandfather fought at the Marne in 1918, and my father fought at the Bulge in 1944. Finally, you're still a free man today because I and my dozen or so cousins helped fight the Cold War, including some of the "hot" segments, like Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, and Panama. There are several dozen retirees on this site that would gladly have gone to Afghanistan or Iraq, except the military decided in its infinite wisdom that we're "too old, too fat, and too slow". We'd love to join the border patrol protecting our borders, if the government would have us. Now, what have YOU done to ensure freedom in this country? What sacrifices have you made? I can count 31 dead family members dating back over the 250 years of history my ancestors have lived in this country. I believe the highest calling of any soldier is to honor the words of Thomas Jefferson, that people have the right to live under a government of their choice, and fighting to help them achieve that goal is noble, right, and honorable. I believe that's what we're doing in Afghanistan and Iraq. I believe that's what we did in Korea, and tried to do in Vietnam, before the US government turned its back on an ally. You can believe what you wish, but unless you can walk the walk, don't try to talk the talk. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-05-20 22:01 |
| #31 I just wish, just once, that someone at one of these little get-togethers the Muslims hold in London would stand up and shout, in a Drill-Sergeant bellow, "Comp'ny, fix bayonets!". Of course, I hope the Mayor of London can take a joke, and will kindly clean up all the c$$$ that cascades down "brave" Sir Mohammed's leg... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-05-20 21:49 |
| #30 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 21:33 |
| #29 You were offered a chance to exchange information, views, and to debate. But you don't have the balls to engage in a minimal exchange of information. I have taken your measure and you have been found wanting. Goodbye Euro-pissant. Try to hold onto your neck as long as you can. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-05-20 21:30 |
| #28 What does it matter how many "Senators kids" are htere? I went - I served, I put my life on the line. I continue to serve although now as a civilian. You didn't server, and those of your ilk refuse to do so, you're too much of a coward. You have liberty, but only at the price your betters pay. Woe to you the day the bill comes due and guys like us are not around to keep you from having to pay it in blood. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-05-20 21:28 |
| #27 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 21:25 |
| #26 Here is an article (not a complete list) talking about seven congressmen with children serving in the armed forces. Given the age distribution of congressional children (older than average), I remember reading that congressional kids served in a higher percentage that the general population. If I find the cite, I will post it. Get Real. What is your nationality? Did you serve? How many of your friends served? Is there a point where would you fight? |
| Posted by: ed 2005-05-20 21:20 |
| #25 soon you'll be a muslim, get real, people like you are pushovers not like the americans. we're going to make you one of us. all of you. |
| Posted by: Mahmoud 2005-05-20 21:16 |
| #24 get real - your attempts at relevance sound like bleating, get help |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-20 21:12 |
| #23 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 21:01 |
| #22 Get Real, I've done my time overseas in Korea and Okinawa, though in the 70's. You can be assured I checked about re-upping after Sept. 11, but the armed forces don't want an old non-lifer like me. If you are American, what have you ever done defend her? Did you sympathize with Osama bin Laden and thought "Hey, he has his points, though I could never be so crude about it". At what point will you defend yourself, your family, your country? Or are you one of those despised extasy loving, birkenstock wearing, Chardonnay sipping, relying on your betters to defend you, pacifist pussies? If you are a smug European, then you will soon have your chance to fight the muslims in your homeland. I have bad news for you. The slaughter of WW2 will look like a skirmish and there are a lot of reinforcements just to the south. I suggest you train, prepare, and read up on the muslim campaigns of conquest, such as occurred in Afghanistan/India in the 1200's. If you are too smug or lazy for it, read up on the fate of present day Christians in southern Sudan. That is your "I won't fight them" fate. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-05-20 20:47 |
| #21 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 20:05 |
| #20 is teh korran menshen anythin bout idolatry? |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-05-20 19:58 |
| #19 No, Get Real, If anyone is shipped off to an Island with Islamists, it will be the likes of you who are too chickenshit to defend yourselves and your families. Let's see how long you, with your kumbaya delusions, can keep your head attached and your nine year old daughter's virginity intact in the face of those who worship Mohammed. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-05-20 19:32 |
| #18 How many Qurans were burnt or destroyed in the World Trade Center? I won't even go into Bibles here... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-05-20 19:16 |
| #17 Is there a gas leak or something? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-20 18:43 |
| #16 Has it really left? Hooray! Tea and little cakes (or something stronger for those of you who prefer it) to celebrate! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-20 18:17 |
| #15 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 18:15 |
| #14 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 18:13 |
| #13 Hate hate hate, your all as bad as each other Oh no! It's those big, bad, mean and nasty Americans! |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-20 18:07 |
| #12 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Get Real TROLL 2005-05-20 17:47 |
| #11 All we have to do is put up a barricade of korans around the embassy and the respect of the mooselimbs for their sacred text will prevent them from crossing the force field. If only they had known about the powers of Allan's word at the Iranian embassy. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-05-20 16:18 |
| #10 Are there no fire hoses?... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-20 15:48 |
| #9 About 100 people have been taking part in a noisy protest over the alleged desecration of the Quran outside the U.S. Embassy in London. Translation: "We Muslims are stupid enough to believe all the negative stuff we hear, regardless of who says it and regardless of whether they have any credibility or not." Many in the crowd covered their faces with scarves, the Press Association reported. Hah, what a bunch of phuquing cowards. Even the protest-happy leftoids here in the U.S. don't do that. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-20 15:45 |
| #8 Here's more at at this link |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2005-05-20 15:29 |
| #7 More than 200 people have gathered outside the US embassy in the London to demonstrate against what they call systematic and institutionalised abuse of the Quran. Even if "systematic and institutionalised abuse of the Quran" had happened (which it didn't), it seems it was an isolated event (like Abu Gharib). So I guess using their logic, 200 protestors represents the highest form of "systematic and instituionalised" moonbattery, eh? Lock and load, boyz! Headin' for European heartland now, are we? |
| Posted by: BA 2005-05-20 14:20 |
| #6 I wish they would .... off to where they came from. |
| Posted by: Shistos Shistadogloo 2005-05-20 13:31 |
| #5 Hmmmmmm. We have this long story from The Observer in February... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1406987,00.html about Mr. Mubanga's internment at Guantanamo and not once does the subject of the dreaded Koran abuse come up. He is however a helluva poet... Dem labelled me a terrorist Calling me a thug. Dem labelled me a terrorist Calling me a slug... But I never did join bin Laden's crew anyway And now me know to be a Muslim is a hard core ting... And I got no love for the American government Dey can go suck and I don't mean peppermint. Now hear da bombs drop As de Muslim babies, dem a die, Now hear de bombs drop As de Muslim mothers dem a cry Now hear de bombs drop As de Muslim soldiers dem a fly Why? Because dey no want fe die. Is that State Poet of New Jersey job still open? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-20 13:03 |
| #4 They keep protesting about "desecration of the Koran", and I'll have to show them desecration! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-05-20 12:49 |
| #3 Cowards hide their faces. Nothing more needs to be noted. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-05-20 12:45 |
| #2 "USA watch your back, Osama is coming back" Wow, that even rhymes. Very impressive. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-05-20 12:40 |
| #1 The Marine guards have M-16s, don't they? |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-05-20 12:26 |