US recommends no criminal charges for Quran burning in Afghanistan

[Esc8781]

I see them burning the bible.

 

[rubyjackass]

But seeing the sensitivity of the issue, the US administration could have done something more to appease the Afghan population and the Muslims around the world.
This indifference towards Islam and friendly-fire incidents aren't helping its war efforts.

The only way US could have ensured that the soldiers get your vision of punishment is to let them be prosecuted according to Afghan law. That is plain stupid, the suspects will be sentenced to death. Besides what signal does it send when US says to its soldiers, go and fight for your country in Afghanistan, but if you make a mistake you will be abandoned there.

So they can be tried only according to US law, according to which burning Quran, even organized Quran burning is not a crime. So the US administration is helpless. They have to bow to the rights of the soldiers. They are not like our countries where majority's opinions and 'feelings' are above human rights.

US has to be indifferent to Islam. It is written in their constitution. Now they cannot change that to prevent a religious nutjob from killing himself and a couple of his neighbors.

 

[El Weirdo]

One more "Oh_us_poor_Muslims" thread...

Dont start now mate..

 

[POST_HUMAN_WAR]

More recruits for the taliban

 

[Hack-Hook]

Here I Nostra-JESkandari Foresee another wave of attacks against US and NATO soldiers and target .
by the way beware of Afghan soldiers , the attacks may come from that direction .

Here I Nostra-JESkandari Foresee another wave of attacks against US and NATO soldiers and target .
by the way beware of Afghan soldiers , the attacks may come from that direction .

 

[Bhairava]

Sorry Hindus we are not like you which ban meat and kill Muslims

Pakistani delusional stereotype # 237.

 

[Pakistanisage]

They could not Punish low ranked guys because the orders came from the very top.

 

[anon45]

More recruits for the taliban

No one that wouldn't have joined anyway, no loss.

Here I Nostra-JESkandari Foresee another wave of attacks against US and NATO soldiers and target .
by the way beware of Afghan soldiers , the attacks may come from that direction .

Here I Nostra-JESkandari Foresee another wave of attacks against US and NATO soldiers and target .
by the way beware of Afghan soldiers , the attacks may come from that direction .

Nothing that wouldn't have happened anyway in a more calmly planned fashion. Better to get these savages riled up so they make mistakes in a hastily planned revenge attempt.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

talibans uses teachings of quran to kill infidels and americans !!! How is it not sensible to burn the source of their inspiration ?

Are you saying that Quran only teaches about killings and jihad and stuff ? A lot of the times they misinterpret this stuff on purpose anyway . Despicable comment .

 

[Hello_10]

More recruits for the taliban

I read many times that NATO soldiers were accused of circulating Bible also in Afghan

 

[Hello_10]

"The Crusade for a Christian Military": Are US Forces Trying to Convert Afghans to Christianity?

http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/press-releases/democracynow.html

The military is denying it allows its soldiers to proselytize to Afghans, following the release of footage showing US soldiers in Afghanistan discussing how to distribute Bibles translated into Pashto and Dari. We speak to Air Force veteran and former Reagan administration counsel Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, and journalist Jeff Sharlet, author of a Harper’s Magazine article on “The Crusade for a Christian Military.”

The former prime minister of Afghanistan Ahmed Shah Ahmedzai has called for an investigation into allegations that US soldiers are trying to convert Afghans to Christianity, saying: “This is a complete deviation from what they are supposed to be doing.”

His comments come after a report on Al Jazeera showed footage of soldiers at Bagram air base discussing how to distribute Bibles translated into Pashto and Dari. The US military is denying it allows its soldiers to proselytize to Afghans. The military claims the Bibles shown in the video had been confiscated and destroyed and were “never distributed.” Admiral Mike Mullen told a Pentagon briefing Monday: “It certainly is, from the United States military’s perspective, not our position to ever push any specific kind of religion, period.”

The Pentagon has also sharply criticized Al Jazeera for releasing the year-old footage which was shot by filmmaker and former soldier Brian Hughes. Military spokesperson Colonel Greg Julian said: “Most of this is taken out of context. This is irresponsible and inappropriate journalism. There is no effort to go out and proselytize to Afghans."

On Tuesday, Al Jazeera released unedited footage of the US soldiers’ bible study in Bagram to counter the Pentagon"s allegations. These excerpts from the unedited video show military chaplain Captain Emmit Furner leading the discussion on the definition of the US Central Command’s General Order Number One that explicitly forbids active duty troops from trying to convert people to any religion.

Excerpts of Al Jazeera footage.

I’m joined now by two guests who have closely followed this story. Jeff Sharlet is a contributing editor for Harper’s Magazine and joins me from Rochester, New York. He is author of “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power” which is coming out in paperback next month. His latest article is the cover story of the May issue of Harper’s magazine. Its called “Jesus Killed Mohammed: The Crusade for a Christian Military.”

We’re also joined from Albuquerque, New Mexico by Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force veteran and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. A registered Republican, he served as legal counsel to the Reagan administration for three years and is the author of “With God On Our Side: One Man’s War Against an Evangelical Coup in America’s Military.”

We spoke with Colonel Greg Julian in Afghanistan and invited him on the program but he declined to join us.

Jeff Sharlet, contributing editor for Harper’s Magazine. He is author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which is coming out in paperback next month.

Mikey Weinstein, Air Force veteran and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. A registered Republican, he served as legal counsel to the Reagan administration for three years. He is the author of With God on Our Side: One Man’s War Against an Evangelical Coup in America’s Military.

DEMOCRACY NOW! -

 

[Hello_10]

No one that wouldn't have joined anyway, no loss.



Nothing that wouldn't have happened anyway in a more calmly planned fashion. Better to get these savages riled up so they make mistakes in a hastily planned revenge attempt.

from 2.50min onward, if you try to make sense of the soldier's instructor then he clearly means to say to the US's soldiers that they are fighting for Christianity in Afghan and its their duty to serve Jesus. a clear sense, as explained in the same video after that also

 

[core]

Good decision............

 

[RazorMC]

The only way US could have ensured that the soldiers get your vision of punishment is to let them be prosecuted according to Afghan law ...

My version of punishment involves jail-term, not just the usual indifference. Anyways, not my problem if anti-US sentiments spread more rapidly in Afghanistan.

Their war, their headache.

 

[Hello_10]

My version of punishment involves jail-term, not just the usual indifference. Anyways, not my problem if anti-US sentiments spread more rapidly in Afghanistan.

Their war, their headache.

look, they came to Afghan for OBL who was finally found in Pakistan, an Arab Origin rich man living is rich life style, obviously? while NATO is bombing on the residential areas of Afghani people in search of those Al Qaeda activists who are belonging to mainly Arab nations and might be hidden in Afghan? and more NATO is bombing on the Afghan residential areas in search of hidden Al Qaeda members, more the strength of Taliban would be increased as Talibanis are Afghani people, blood of Afghan, and they have a reason to fight with NATO to stop bombing/killing of Afghani people? while on my side, bombing on Afghan's civilians is foolish if we know that Al Qaeda is now active in more than 50 countries, not just in few regional areas of Afghan

and here the question is, why would NATO bomb on the Afghani civilians in search of those Arab origin Al Qaeda terrorists including OBL, who were trained by CIA itself in 80s? and even if Talibanis were known as hardliners in 90s, key US's allies like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Pakistan maintained open diplomatic ties with Taliban during that time? while now Taliban leaders have come with more secular attitude than how they were in 90s, while now its NATO who are spreading religious hate in Afghan right now, which is making angry to Muslims of whole world

and as Afghan is a very big country, open border etc so few of the Al Qaeda activists might have entered in Afghan, obviously, then Taliban itself may help the Afghanistan free from outsider Al Qaeda activists? then here, whats the main reason behind bombing on the Afghan civilians, burning Quran and circulating Bible in poor of Afghan which would obviously make the whole Muslim world angry? as, why would Muslims accept bombing/killing of poor Afghan Muslims until they adopt Christianity