Posted on: 06-11-09 23:23:41
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Originally posted by Vandematram
The news reporting on this issue was one of the most mature reporting I've ever seen.
The news was played out as a US armed servicemen who had gunned people because of mental issues due to war duties.
It now emerges that he shouted \"God is Great\" when he gunned down people.
His fear was that he did not want to go to Afghanistan as he felt that he cannot shoot down a fellow of his own religion.
But does it justify the killing of people of other religion?. May be his religion allows or his religious leaders have interpreted that it is OK to kill a person of another religion but NOT when he kills the person of his own religion.
It happened also in Mumbai when Kasab and his fellow gunmen asked the names of the hostages before shooting them.
It is well documented in Kashmir where the men where asked to drop their pants before they were shot by terrorists.
He had posted on his blog:
http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2009/11/06/confronting-nidal-malik-hassan%E2%80%99s-erstwhile-%E2%80%9Cmartyrdom%E2%80%9D/
about his views on suicide bombing.
The recent FATWA in India where some clerics have put on singing of Vandematram the national song of India. As the song says that we need to bow before that nation of India and its flag and as they feel that they can only bow before their god. Hence the religion is above their country.
If an Indian armed service man of a particular religion is to fight a Pakistani soldier will he shoot him as he is an enemy of the country during the war or let him go because he is part of his religion?.
The recent minority survey report had mentioned that a particular religion is not represented in the Indian army at all. They had mentioned we need to recruit more of the minorities. But will they fight an enemy in a war from Pakistan, Bangladesh or other country?.
The same applies to the personal body guards of our top leaders in India. After Indira Gandhi's assassination no sikh has been hired as a body guard of top leaders.
Will you take a chance with your life?.
But the bottom line Major. Malick Nidal Hassan(any relation to Kamalhassan?) has screwed up big time for a lot of devout, law abiding citizens of this religion in North America.
This will also move on to the employment sector as they will look over the shoulder and do unnecessary multiple checks before being hired.
Unwanted/Unnecessary act of violence when everybody was working towards peace.
Well, your name must be abhorrent to some.
The Fatwa issuing morons equate vandematram with their religious call. All that Vandematram says is that I bow my head as a matter of respect and love and nothing in it suggests that it is equal or above the God.
When a person becomes fanatic, he stops thinking. In this context the question of "shoot down a fellow of his own religion" is interesting. Moron Major Nidal Hasan should have asked the question " IF my Afghan muslim brother knows that I am a muslim, would he still shoot me?". Had he done little effort to answer such a question, he would have come across large number of instances of muslim killing each other and then he would not have killed 12 innocents.
As regards your observation on effect on employment....., I disagree with you. The fact is that with he current trend of political appeasement and political correctness in India, Britain, France and Canada, they are the biggest favorites and with Obama adopting same attitude, I see gains and not loss in the employment prospects.
The fact of the matter is that Major Hassan shouted "allah akbar" before he started shooting. Also equated suicide bombers to soldiers who throw themselves on a grenade to save the lives of their comrades.
As ordinary citizens, we can have the luxury of "religion first", and "country next". When you enlist in the armed forces, navy or air force, you have no affiliations - be it political or religious. Even if you did, your duty to the country takes precedence over these beliefs. Like someone said on MSNBC yesterday, if your religious beliefs are an impediment in carrying out your duty - You simply should NOT enlist.
We live in a dangerous world we live in, where religious extremists have brought terror, death and destruction 6000 miles away to the North America. Major Hassan has only made things worse. Now extremists and conservatives from other religions will get another reason to persecute followers of his religion.
It is indeed, a sad day.
