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| NCIS Uses Christmas Episode To Portray Christian Killing Of Muslim Soldier |
| 2009-12-19 |
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| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #7 The story line could have been neutral but it tried to put a very positive spin on the Muslim faith. The spin was PC to the max. The actions of the younger brother would have been right at home in a Muslim "honor killing" scenario. Somewhat off topic: Has there been any word of the Fort Hood Jihad investigation? |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-12-19 21:57 |
| #6 I can't believe anyone watched it to know that |
| Posted by: chris 2009-12-19 18:08 |
| #5 Not being fresh, just pointing out that soldier can be used as a blanket term. And the article does raise some interesting questions. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-12-19 17:31 |
| #4 Merriam Webster Main Entry: 1sol·dier Pronunciation: ˈsôl-jər Function: noun Etymology: Middle English soudeour, from Anglo-French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling's worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus Date: 14th century 1 a : one engaged in military service and especially in the army b : an enlisted man or woman c : a skilled warrior 2 : a militant leader, follower, or worker 3 a : one of a caste of wingless sterile termites usually differing from workers in larger size and head and long jaws b : one of a type of worker ants distinguished by exceptionally large head and jaws 4ˈsô-jər, ˈsôl- : one who shirks work — sol·dier·ly -lç adjective or adverb — sol·dier·ship -ˌship noun Though, ofcourse, the most accurate language identifies the servicemember by branch, e.g: Soldier, Airmen, Sailor, Marine, and so forth. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-12-19 17:29 |
| #3 This episode only confirms what I have felt about this series all along. Never watched the macho-feminista piece of crap for more the a minute or two without gagging and mashing the clicker. I'll not give it that much time in the future. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-12-19 16:54 |
| #2 "NCIS Uses Christmas Episode To Portray Christian Killing Of Muslim Soldier" I saw that episode, and I didn't take it that way at all. It was a (teenage) brother who killed his older brother because he thought the older brother was embarrassing the family by his conversion. It wasn't for religious reasons so much as for personal - and stupid teenage - reasons. And in any event, he didn't kill a soldier. NCIS stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Army is soldiers; Navy is Marines (and swabbies). |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-12-19 15:28 |
| #1 Hmmmm, Hollywood product and you are surprised why? |
| Posted by: Waldemar Gleamp1150 2009-12-19 14:54 |