Apparently some GITMO interrogators
placed Qurans in washrooms to unsettle suspects, and "flushed a holy book down the toilet.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7848799/
and this has caused some kind of upheaval and protest
In Afghanistan, where recent protests against the reported desecration left 15 people dead...
We also learn the following;
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia -- both U.S. allies -- registered dismay over the allegations of Quran desecration, as did the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference and the outlawed Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
The unrest spread to the Palestinian territories Friday as hundreds of activists from the Islamic militant group Hamas staged a rare anti-U.S. protest in the Gaza Strip, with hundreds shouting "protect our holy book."<
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7810656/
Now darling Condi has responded to this little disagreement by promising that
"appropriate action" would be taken if the allegations are proven true. The U.S. government has said the desecration charge was being investigated by the Pentagon
Unfortunately, the offended parties request that "appropriate action" look something like this:
"We, in the Islamic Ahmed Kiftaro Compound, condemn every abuse that targets the sanctities of any nation and stress on respecting the right of any person to faith," the center said in a faxed statement Saturday. It urged the United States "to try and punish those who dared (to desecrate) the Quran and apologize to the 1 billion Muslims" in the world.
Now I do not personally hold the Quran as holy, nor the Bible or any other book for that matter, but I do not think it is such a good idea to desecrate them in order to score points or get information or just fuck with some prisoner's head.
I also do not know military law so I do not know if this behavior is punishable. I don't think that burning a Bible is against the law (at least not yet) so I am pretty sure that flushing a Quran is not against the law either.
It will be interesting to see how they decide to punish these people if the charges are correct and even more interesting to see the reaction from the religious warriors out there if they do.