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BRAAAAAAAINS!
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I got an idea...
Supersoakers filled with pigs blood. No "weapons", just millions of gallons of pigs blood sprayed all over the Muslim world. ![]() |
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A relative of mine, Gen. Pershing, was rumored to have done something akin to this to stop the insurgency in Palestine, I believe. From what I understand, he ordered bullets to be dipped in pig's blood and then had his men shoot a line of insurgents. Supposedly, this stopped any further attacks as the enemy was afraid that they would not get into Paradise with the taint of pig's blood upon them. I really doubt today's Martyr would be so easily swayed- they all ate BLT's and drank like fishes prior to the Sept. 11th attacks. (There must be some sort of Martyr upgrade being offered now).
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Assuming you're talking about John Pershing, he was never stationed in the Middle East. The story your thinking of is about him putting down a Muslim insurgency in the Phillipines during our occupation of that country following the Spanish American War.
It is generally considered apocryphal though for a couple reasons. There is not evidence that the events happened. Also, Muslims do not believe that they will be barred from heaven for having having been touched by a pig or pig's blood. So the tactic wouldn't work even if tried. There was an email glurge thing with this story back shortly after 9/11 so I'm sure there are details at Snopes. |
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I suppose the problem that I had with your original statement was that there is an implication that the unconverted are not worthy. The unconverted are not worthy of what? As far as Paul being smug....there's a fine line between smug and certain. I suppose you could describe him that way, but being in prison, under house arrest, blind in later years, ship wrecked, facing beheading among other things.....those things might have a tendency to be humbling. |
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