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The U.S. military regrets any offense it may have caused by handing out a soccer ball emblazoned with the name of Allah on it as part of a public relations exercise in Afghanistan, a spokesman said Monday.

IT IS JUST A SOCCER BALL. IT HAS THE FLAG OF A MUSLIM COUNTRY ON IT. WHAT ARE WE APOLOGIZING FOR.

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posted at 22:17:56 on 08/27/07 - Category: Army

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Mila wrote:

Oh my Gosh! The fact that the military does not know that it is offensive to put the word "God" on something that people kick around shows that they know absolutely NOTHING about muslims. Was it ignorance or an honest mistake? I don't know. In either case, it is beyond sad.
08/28/07 23:10:20

True patriot wrote:

who cares, cause we beat them and there Ghad so they can just get over it.
08/29/07 08:56:01

True patriot wrote:

and you can too you freaking ungreateful whatever you come from or live at i want to know where are you at
08/29/07 08:59:09

alexander wrote:

it was rather nieve to put that on a soccer ball seeing how it will be used, but their intentions were true and of pure heart. no malice was intended and they should see where we were coming from. should they let it go? id say yes, but an apology would also be good on our part for our slip up.
08/29/07 09:30:29

Mila wrote:

True patriot or should I say True Hater. Sounds like you've got some sort of mental issue there. You are so filled with hate! Obviously you are not very educated either, because instead of making a statement supported by facts, you resort to name-calling and threat of implied violence. Tell me the truth, did you have a labotomy?
08/29/07 19:20:59

True patriot wrote:

Tell me who are you? i am here to have fun if you cant take a joke dont get on this blog i swear if i have to get on every blog you leave commits on i will just to mess with you. I am full of love to but not for you.
08/30/07 08:25:54

Mila wrote:

True loser, you do not UNDERSTAND the concept of love. You are just a hater. Go ahead, get on every blog and look totally stupid. Gives me a good laugh.
08/30/07 15:22:13

True patriot wrote:

well it lights a fire under your bush so lol i dont care ether loser.
08/31/07 08:22:34

True patriot wrote:

freaking ghad, ghad is for pussys
08/31/07 08:24:41

real soldier wrote:

why are hippies getting on a military blog? get a life
08/31/07 12:59:25

To the misinformed in the U.S. wrote:

Do some reading and research. Find out that America is being hijacked by the Israeli lobby, making American politicians make decisions NOT in the best interest of America. By the way, did you see the Orthodox Jews celebrating in NYC when 911 happened. Now why on earth would they do that, unless they knew something....
09/01/07 18:50:19

Educated wrote:

Jihad...not Ghad....
09/03/07 00:24:21

True patriot wrote:

do you really think i really care about how it is spelled if you understood what it ment don't worrie about it. i dont like muslim terms
09/04/07 07:57:56

Steve Lasater wrote:

We live here in America. The land of the free.Where U.S.A fought hard and long for FREEDOM.Why on this beautiful
green EARTH.Of the World should our Freedom of life bow to other's.
U.S.A. Is supposed to be a land that stand's strong.It is all wrong for imagrant's and other country's
of the World to be running this country. It is U.S.A who fought long and hard for this country.It is
wrong for America to be speaking other langauges in this country.American English Is Our Land of Freedom of speech.
We don't need foriegner's of other people or other country's telling America U.S.A Taking away our FREEDOM!!!!!!! U.S.A. Fought long and hard for America!!!!!!!
09/04/07 23:27:02

True patriot wrote:

cool steve who are ya
09/05/07 07:54:37

True patriot wrote:

I won this blog as of now
09/06/07 07:52:58

Mila wrote:

Correction. the native american language is the true language of America. Your an idiot Steve.

True patriot is a racist murderer with a personality disorder. Tell me the truth true patriot. Are you gay?
09/15/07 09:14:55

True patriot wrote:

mila your fucking stupid i love women i got one. and your a blood traitor. And i like the fucking english language.
09/17/07 08:47:52

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