Yes, of course, they’re not enraged at jihad terrorism, they’re enraged that the leaflet calls the Taliban dogs. Why? Because Islam hates dogs:
“Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’” — Sahih Bukhari 4.54.50
“Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert.” — Sahih Muslim 3811
“Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.” — Sahih Muslim 551
And the leaflet also had the shahada, the Islamic confession of faith, which is not actually a single Qur’an verse as AFP claims, but a combination of elements of two verses (37:35 and 48:29), written on the dog’s body. Taliban, let’s remember, means “students.” Students of what? Islam. Afghans have never protested against the Taliban’s avowed Islamic motivations and goals. But when Americans notice them, watch out. This is how the “Islamophobia” smear always works: Muslims saying “Kill them wherever you find them is fine.” Non-Muslims noticing Muslims saying “Kill them wherever you find them is fine” is “Islamophobic.”
“US angers Afghans with ‘offensive’ leaflet drop,” AFP, September 6, 2017:
US forces apologised Wednesday for dropping leaflets in northern Afghanistan depicting a dog with a Koranic verse written across its body – an image highly offensive to Muslims.
A photo of the alleged leaflet circulating on social media shows a lion chasing a white dog — the same colour as the Taliban’s flag – with the holy verse “there is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is the messenger of Allah” superimposed on its body.
Dogs are seen as unclean creatures by some Muslims and the association of Islam with a canine in deeply religious Afghanistan has angered many people.
“Take back your freedom from these dogs. Help the security forces eliminate these enemies. Take back your freedom and ensure your security,” the leaflet says.
NATO forces frequently drop leaflets over large swathes of Afghanistan in an effort to persuade locals against supporting insurgents.
Social media users condemned the disrespectful design on the leaflets, which were dropped in Parwan province.
“Death to infidels, death to their servants,” one user posted on Facebook.
Another wrote: “They do this in a country with a 99.9% Muslim population. We will see how the (insurgents)… react.”
Major General James Linder, who heads the US and NATO special operations forces in Afghanistan, apologised for the leaflet design which he said was an “error”.
“The design of the leaflets mistakenly contained an image highly offensive to both Muslims and the religion of Islam,” Linder said in a statement.
“I sincerely apologize. We have the deepest respect for Islam and our Muslim partners worldwide.”
An investigation into the incident is under way, said a spokesman for the special operations forces at Bagram Airbase in Parwan, America’s largest base in Afghanistan.
He refused to release a copy of the leaflet.
Hassiba Efat, a member of the Parwan provincial council, told AFP: “The leaflets are very offensive to Islam”.
“The people in the villages are angry about it but so far we have had no reports of any demonstrations.
“They (foreign forces) have apologised and promised to collect as many of the leaflets as possible.”…
Geoffrey Britain says
The ONLY difference between the Taliban and other Afghans is disagreement on how to subdue the infidel.
Tangata says
Good one mate.
paul says
the infidel always ends up dead. Soldiers over there do not go to the village alone. They will be killed. Thats what we are helping
RAB says
Why does the West always apologize for doing the right thing? With Trump face down in the swamp and islamophobia popping up all over the place, will somebody out there show me a ray of hope somewhere of stopping this insanity?
Peacemaker says
Next time, they should consider using ‘Pig’ instead of ‘Dog’. ie, Jihad Pigs, Taliban Pigs, Islamic Terrorist Pigs.
Richard says
“The design of the leaflets mistakenly contained an image highly offensive to both Muslims and the religion of Islam,” Linder said in a statement. “I sincerely apologize. We have the deepest respect for Islam and our Muslim partners worldwide.”
For God’s sake. He might as well roll over on his back and expose his belly and throat to Islam, while piddling at the same time. These “apologies” are seen by Muslims as nothing but craven weakness and submission. This Linder and most of his ilk are worse than useless.
carol says
Exactly right – and where in the world would this respect come from? You’d think the West was absolutely retarded and bought and paid for!
I recently (and rather rashly) engaged an obviously smug young person in a conversation about Muslims and Islam. Her comments came straight out of a can and I told her she should not be a Canadian Pollyanna taking people at face value but look instead at the broader picture and the likely future. She proudly suggested that BILLIONS of Muslims had to have a brain between them – but predictably was stumped when I asked if she knew what taqqiya was about.
Nonetheless she extended her hand magnanimously as we parted ways. I didn’t find it too difficult to NOT feel like a bigot afterward.
Soooo much virtue signalling while blandly ignoring the everyday cost in human lives and suffering.
carol says
Exactly right – and where in the world would this respect come from? You’d think the West was absolutely retarded and bought and paid for!
I recently (and rather rashly) engaged an obviously smug young person in a conversation about Muslims and Islam. Her comments came straight out of a can and I told her she should not be a Canadian Pollyanna taking people at face value but look instead at the broader picture and the likely future. She proudly suggested that BILLIONS of Muslims had to have a brain between them – but predictably was stumped when I asked if she knew what taqqiya was about.
Nonetheless she extended her hand magnanimously as we parted ways. I didn’t find it too difficult to NOT feel like a bigot afterward.
Soooo much virtue signalling while blandly ignoring the everyday cost in human lives and suffering.
gravenimage says
Carol, you nonetheless may have planted a seed of doubt in this young woman–she may continue in denial, or she may start taking a second look. It does happen.
carol says
Yes gi, the more sure-footed amongst us probably need to speak out more in person.
I just came across this fine new video by Dublin boy Pat Condell. It should be mandatory in universities etc.:
Europe Is Killing Itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydPZRoLzu-E
Pere LaChaise says
All I am say is that the fact that no one noticed this stupidity until moslems complained shows why the US shouldn’t even be in Afghanistan in the first place. Idiots like these can never win a war. After all these decades they still can’t recognize the shape of the letters that spell the shahada. I say shame on the fools whose propaganda induces sympathy for the target! “You can’t fix stupid”.
Sam says
Unbelievably stupid endeavor to send our youth to be killed by Islamic DOGS AND NOT EVEN KNOWING WHAT THE HELL WE ARE DOING THERE FOR WHAT.
Biggest mistake of Trump thus far in my opinion. What are they learning about these stupid military engagements in the middle east?
Pete says
The leaflet should have been more descriptive…..and to the point
” Dog Sh!t “
Voytek Gagalka says
Wait till McMaster will handle this issue PERSONALLY, reprimand (fire) all “guilty” within US forces and bootlick in apology to all those “offended” Mohammedans!
Guest says
Oh we’re sorry. We meant filthy pigs
zachary says
It breaks my heart they are offended I hope the future leaflets show mohammad drinking camel urine demonic scumbags all 2 billion of those filthy creatures
gravenimage says
Afghanistan: Muslims enraged at US leaflet calling Taliban “dogs” and depicting Islamic confession of faith
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So much for the idea that “ordinary” Muslims in Afghanistan oppose the Taliban–if they did, this would not upset them; in fact, they would agree.
I fear for Americans there with the increased troop levels. We will never be able to civilize these Mohammedans.
Lydia says
Okay so let me get this down here…
1. To ward off evil… stick close to the Lord.
2. To ward off vampires… use garlic.
3. To ward off jihadists… use bacon and have a lot of dogs in the yard.
Got it!
: D
Jim says
Sahih Bukake is a liar!! The angel Gabriel was never going to visit that stinking mohammed.
Georg says
Perhaps this means Pakistanis wouldn’t like my appellation of “Crapistan” for their unenviable locale.
Guy Forester says
1. We never needed to go into Iraq, at all, ever. Our fearless leaders were bought and paid for to go fight as proxies for one arab state against another. We did not learn the first time nor the second time.
2. Saddam was an irrelevant petty despot. When he protected the Achille Lauro hijackers, all we needed to do was target every one of his and his son’s palaces and every military airbase. End of problem.
3. We needed to hit Afghanistan hard, fast, thoroughly, and get out. Instead, we try to do it on the cheap with local yokel muslim militias that help al Qaeda leaders escape because they are all muslims. We are infidels.
4. Mr. Trump: Time to get out of Afghanistan and let them continue their tribal wars.
No more support of any kind for Pakistan. They are not our friends.
5. When the pope gets friendly with a mullah from iran, it tells you what the pope thinks of his flock. Dear Pope Francis: Please reread that little thing about “feed my sheep.” It was not feed the sheep to the wolves. Got it?
In conclusion, we need to pull our troops out from where we are not welcome (basically any muslim country) and let those countries fend for themselves. We need to regroup, rearm, and ready our military for the real battle that is headed our way. Get rid of the lefty political hack officers that BHO promoted and bring back some of those that he purged. Quit wasting lives in these useless sideshows that are intended to weaken us. Close the border, and limit immigration to those people that are really interested in becoming Americans.
In case you are wondering: Yes, I am fed up. This is not going to end well.
More Ham Ed says
“Afghanistan: Muslims enraged at US leaflet calling Taliban “dogs” and depicting…”
Many article titles could just simply be shortened to “Muslims Enraged” and that would be accurate 90% of the time (for worldwide events).
Guy Forester says
Similar to Al Capp’s Students Wildly Indignant about Nearly Everything (SWINE). Or as Ronald Reagan said, “Act like Tarzan, look like Jane, smell like Cheetah.”
balam says
‘SNAKES’ is the more appropriate name for the TALIBANS. They have all the qualities of snakes. They can never be trusted .Their main aim is to kill. Have you ever come across a peaceful snake? On the contrary ,DOG is too good a title for the Taliban because DOG is a faithful animal unlike a Snake.
Eyes Open says
This just goes to show the futility of this fight. The west is not really fighting the enemy. The enemy is not terrorism ( which is a tactic ). The enemy is Islam and it’s teachings. The leaflet speaks truth. Perhaps then the leaflet should have a picture of chains and the shahada and then a statement saying free yourself from these chains. You are slaves to a lie
St. Michael Defend Us says
I don’t even think this was something an American, or probably ANY non-muslim, would have thought up for these pamphlets. Calling someone a “dog” as an insult is, I think, a muslim thing. No doubt the muslim consultants who made this up were very, very, highly paid by the U.S. taxpayers, and, knew EXACTLY what they were doing on this score.