Oh, for crying out loud.
May. 17th, 2008 07:43 pm U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes
Hammond also read from the shooter's letter: "I sincerely hope that my actions have not diminished the partnership that our two nations have developed together. ... My actions were shortsighted, very reckless and irresponsible, but in my heart [the actions] were not malicious."
A tribal leader said "the criminal act by U.S. forces" took place at a shooting range at the Radhwaniya police station. After the shooters left, an Iraqi policeman found a target marked in the middle of the bullet-riddled Quran.
Copies of the pictures of the Quran obtained by CNN show multiple bullet holes and an expletive scrawled on one of its pages.
Boy, I'd hate to see how he would have treated it if it HAD been mailicious. *eyeroll*
EDIT: Also, this is a crime against humanity.
Hammond also read from the shooter's letter: "I sincerely hope that my actions have not diminished the partnership that our two nations have developed together. ... My actions were shortsighted, very reckless and irresponsible, but in my heart [the actions] were not malicious."
A tribal leader said "the criminal act by U.S. forces" took place at a shooting range at the Radhwaniya police station. After the shooters left, an Iraqi policeman found a target marked in the middle of the bullet-riddled Quran.
Copies of the pictures of the Quran obtained by CNN show multiple bullet holes and an expletive scrawled on one of its pages.
Boy, I'd hate to see how he would have treated it if it HAD been mailicious. *eyeroll*
EDIT: Also, this is a crime against humanity.
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Date: 2008-05-18 08:16 am (UTC)SammyJared's in it and hell, I'd probably watch Gilmore Girls repeats for that goof).