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General Pershing
Posted: 2003-08-01 09:36pm
by Hasler
I was reading about pershing's occupation of the Philippines and came across some stuff about how he put down the mammedans which were a group of islamic extreamist tribes. I read he took down the the largest tribe and linned up all the prisoners but one and shot them withbullets dipped in pigs blood which it says is a grave sin and causes them not to get their 70 virgins.
I was wondering if touching pigs blood is a grave sin in Islam, and if anyone knows if this actually happened or if it just some myth.
Posted: 2003-08-01 09:42pm
by Trytostaydead
Well, not sure about touching. But pigs are a definate no-no in terms of food as it is considered an unclean animal. So I guess the reasoning was, you're putting some pig into the poor schmoe a la bullet so you die unclean as well.
And that report I don't believe was ever validated as to have been done executed by Pershing. I think it was just a story attributed to him.
Posted: 2003-08-01 09:50pm
by Frank Hipper
Wouldn't surprise me if true.
Posted: 2003-08-01 09:54pm
by Hasler
He did study the Koran before he came up with his plan to put down the rebellion.
Re: General Pershing
Posted: 2003-08-01 09:56pm
by Sea Skimmer
Hasler wrote:
I was wondering if touching pigs blood is a grave sin in Islam, and if anyone knows if this actually happened or if it just some myth.
There was a case in which about 50-75 IIRC, where executed and then buried under pigskins to prevent them from ascending to heaven. Two where allowed to live and sent back to tell their tribe what had happened. US forces never had any more trouble from them. What you read sounds like an embellishment
Posted: 2003-08-01 09:58pm
by Hasler
Ya thats probally it then. Wonder what would happen if we tried that today.
Posted: 2003-08-01 10:05pm
by Trytostaydead
Hasler wrote:Ya thats probally it then. Wonder what would happen if we tried that today.
UN would ride our ass. ACLU would start suicide bombing themselves. NAACP would begin rioting. All of Islam would begin a Jihad against us. What?
Posted: 2003-08-01 10:09pm
by Hasler
It would bring us to an interesting point by jihading themselves they are planning on going to heaven but if we prevent them by way of pig thet go to hell for their efforts.
Posted: 2003-08-01 11:29pm
by Exonerate
Hasler wrote:Ya thats probally it then. Wonder what would happen if we tried that today.
I do recall the Russians wrapping the Chechen rebels who took over the theatre in pigskin and burying them that way...