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We apologize for yesterday’s downtime. Thanks to you the reader our traffic finally outgrew our hosting plan. Yesterday was spent moving The Hot Joints to private dedicated servers capable of handling our increased readership. Everything is moved over and running smoothly and we appreciate your patients.
-Chris Jones
Managing Editor
The Hot Joints
Iraq Party Calling For “Severe” Punishment Of U.S. Soldier Who Desicrated Quran
On May 9th, a U.S. Staff Sergeant who was a sniper section leader foolishly used a Qu’ran for target practice (cue the looting, arson, and murder). The tattered holy book was later discovered by Iraqi soldiers and reported to U.S. officials.
Suffice it to say the “Arab street” was outraged prompting U.S. Army officials to take swift action. The Sergeant who perpetrated the offense was relieved of his command with “prejudice” and reassigned back to the United States.
Suffice it also to say the raging Muslims don’t feel that punishment was adequate and are calling for a “severe” punishment.
So the U.S. military held an official “apology ceremony” and Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, Commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, graveled at the feet of the tribal leaders.
On Saturday, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, appeared at an apology ceremony flanked by leaders from Radhwaniya.
“I come before you here seeking your forgiveness,” Hammond said to tribal leaders and others gathered. “In the most humble manner, I look in your eyes today, and I say please forgive me and my soldiers.”
Another military official kissed a Quran and presented it as “a humble gift” to the tribal leaders.
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.”
Hammond said, “The actions of one soldier were nothing more than criminal behavior. I’ve come to this land to protect you, to support you — not to harm you — and the behavior of this soldier was nothing short of wrong and unacceptable.”
Sheikh Hamadi al-Qirtani, in a speech on behalf of all tribal sheikhs of Radhwaniya, called the shooting “aggression against the entire Islamic world.”
What that soldier did to the Qu’ran was incredibly stupid and he should have known better. His commanders were right to send him home, because his stupidity put our entire mission in Iraq at risk.
I also recognize how critical it is that we have the support of local clerics and the like in Iraq, but it’s frankly humiliating to see one of our guy’s kissing a Qu’ran.
Pakistani Govt Reverses Itself On Bhutto’s Death
In a dramatic U-turn, Pakistan government has “apologized” for claiming that former premier Benazir Bhutto died of a skull fracture after hitting the sunroof of her car during a suicide attack.
Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan has asked the media and people to “forgive and ignore” comments made by his ministry’s spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema which were slammed by her Pakistan People’s Party as “lies” and led to an uproar at home and abroad.
This sudden U-turn is likely a direct result of various privately shot movies and pictures that actually recorded the assassination second by second.
The Hot Joints posted a dramatic video yesterday confirming once and for all that Bhutto was indeed shot. The footage actually shows the gun being fired and the bullets striking the former prime minister seconds before a suicide bomber blew himself up.
-Chris Jones
“Don’t Tase Me Bro” Writes Letter of Apology to Students/Faculty af UF
Andrew Meyer has addressed an apology letter to UF students, UF President Bernie Machen and Student Government for his “failure to act calmly” during a Sept. 17 forum with Sen. John Kerry.
Meyer wrote that he “stepped out of line” and felt he had tarnished UF’s image.
“In society, as in life, there are consequences for not following the rules,” Meyer wrote. “In this instance, not following the rules has imposed consequences for many people other than myself, people who have seen their school, and perhaps their degree, tarnished in the eyes of others through no fault of their own.”
Meyer, a UF telecommunication senior, was tackled, Tasered and arrested by University Police Department officers during a question-and-answer session following the speech from Kerry.
Radical people are running wild in this country right now and the Police handled it exactly as they should have. It also made for the best video of 2007 especially hearing Meyer howling like a girl, “Don’t Tase Me Bro!!”
The crazies in this country think “free speech” means they have the right to act like an asshole and disrupt any forum, anywhere, at any time. That is simply nonsense and the best way to prove that is through the use of a taser.
I think Andrew Meyer does deserve credit for taking responsibility for his actions instead of playing the victim. If only the Capital Hill Police would apply the same tactics against those CodePink bitches maybe order could be restored to the Capital as well.
-Chris Jones
Rep. Pete Stark Apologizes for Outrageous Comments
Rep. Pete Stark was made to apologize today on the House floor for his repulsive comments a few days ago. You can click here to watch a clip of him making the remarks that he’s apologizing for right here.
-Chris Jones
Boehner Calls on Democratic Rep. Stark to Retract Statement
From Drudge Report:
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement regarding remarks made on the House floor by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) during the debate on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):
“Our troops in Iraq are fighting against al-Qaeda and other radical jihadists hellbent on killing the people we are sent here to represent. Congressman Stark’s statement dishonors not only the Commander-in-Chief, but the thousands of courageous men and women of America’s armed forces who believe in their mission and are putting their lives on the line for our freedom and security. Congressman Stark should retract his statement and apologize to the House, our Commander-in-Chief, and the families of our soldiers and commanders fighting terror overseas.”
During debate on the SCHIP children’s health care legislation today, Rep. Stark stated: “You don’t have money to fund the war or children. But you’re going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the President’s amusement.”
It’s also worth mentioning that the vote to override the President’s veto on SCHIP was a complete FAILURE.
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