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2004-04-13 Afghanistan/South Asia

Two US Soldiers in Afghanistan Embrace Islam and Now Support the Taliban

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-04-13 10:16:10 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can somebody explain this to me?

Posted by ex-lib 2004-04-13 10:34:51 PM|| 2004-04-13 10:34:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 in Khost, a soldier told Pakistanâs Daily Ausaf on the condition of anonymity that two US soldiers embraced Islam.

Ummm, an unidentified "anonymous soldier" said this? Yawn.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-13 10:37:05 PM|| 2004-04-13 10:37:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 In light of America's freedom of religion, they have every right to pursue study of Taleban doctrine.

Similarly, our Military has an identical right to identify, apprehend and subject these same people to courts-martial for collaborating with the enemy.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-13 10:51:22 PM|| 2004-04-13 10:51:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Based upon this story, the US government better make a contract with the University of California, Berkeley anthropology department and slap a study on the actions of these two soldiers and see why they went native. /smartassery

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-04-13 10:59:50 PM|| 2004-04-13 10:59:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hummmmmm..... special ops guys? Of all their attributes, maybe "acting" is another action item to add to that training matrix.

Posted by Sherry 2004-04-13 11:00:26 PM|| 2004-04-13 11:00:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Geez, the things some guys will do for a piece of *%%.

Posted by Anonymous4155 2004-04-13 11:01:22 PM|| 2004-04-13 11:01:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Oops, that was my smart assed remark.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-04-13 11:05:48 PM|| 2004-04-13 11:05:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Uh-huh. Suuuuurrrre they did.

Oh, yes, I believe that. After all, an "anonymous source" said it was so.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-13 11:07:10 PM|| 2004-04-13 11:07:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 azzam.com used to say the same thing back during the Chechen war, about Russian soldiers converting. It's pure fantasy but it shows more about what the enemy is thinking. In the Chechen story, the Russian soldier converts were given suicide missions and performed them, thus earning a place among the honored dead.

Posted by Gromky 2004-04-13 11:16:53 PM|| 2004-04-13 11:16:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Coming up next... Mullah Omar picks the pennant races.

Posted by tu3031 2004-04-13 11:23:07 PM|| 2004-04-13 11:23:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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