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US Head of Joint Chiefs Condemns Anti-Muslim Course at War College
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THIS is what the Church teaches… any questions?
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On Friday, in a broadcast on the Russian Service of the BBC, General Martin Dempsey, the Head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, condemned a course on Islam taught at a major US military school, saying that it’s “totally unacceptable”. The course for senior officers taught that there’s no such thing as moderate Islam, and that they should consider it a hostile religion. It approved “total war” against all Muslims in the world and didn’t exclude nuclear strikes against Islamic holy places such as Mecca and Medina, as well as the destruction of innocent civilians. Pentagon sources confirmed that the syllabus and other course materials published on a US Department of Defence official website are authentic. General Dempsey ordered a full investigation to find out what’s taught about Islam in other DoD educational institutions. This optional course on Islam for senior officers was at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk VA. A month ago, the brass shut down the course following a complaint by one of the officers. The DoD banned the Lieutenant Colonel who taught this course from teaching, but so far hasn’t removed from the staff. The Pentagon expects that they’ll know the investigation results by the end of May.
11 May 2012
Interfax-Religion
http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=45463
Editor’s Note:
This shows that we must keep vigilance… if we don’t, the haters run rampant. How much do you wanna bet that the officer involved was a Born Again tied up with the Christian Right? I wouldn’t bet against it…
BMD
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