A US marine in Iraq has been removed from duty following claims that he handed out coins inscribed with biblical verses in Arabic.

Residents in Falluja had complained that the coins were being distributed at a checkpoint, the US military said.

US troops are forbidden from proselytising any religion.

The case comes a week after US President George Bush made a personal apology over a US soldier in Iraq shot holes into a version of the Koran.

In the Falluja incident, a military statement said a service member had been...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7427373.stm

Having read the story, shouldn't the title to the post be "US Marine Pushes Christianity on Iraqis?"

Yeah little misleading.

For the record not all Republican, Military Supporters are Christian.

Take me for example. I promote Deathmetal, drug use, promiscuity, and thinking for yourself. I think the troops should stay over there till the job is finished. I have family and friends and friends of family all over there now. Respect that shit man. Unfortunatly out of the thousands of people that serve our country a small percentage make bad choices.

I stand by the title.

It's no more misleading than "muslims are responsible for terrorism" or "bush wins election".

For the record, I would disagree with "muslims responsible for terrorism" as well.

right on.

i just like providing that angle that no one else will.

Maybe before long, our troops will be pushing Tupperware, Amway, or other door-to-door sales to help pay for our occupation...

it'd be a better use of their time, but these guys signed up "to shoot brown people"... I don't see marines as slick salesmen.

See the thing is. I just hate that people love to bash people in the service. I have thought many times about joining. Even though I have an absolute hatred for guns and violence. I feel like maybe I would be better service to our country by giving my life to help changing that area. I do not see color. I think ethnic people are sexy. They are sexy because they are a change from the over priveleged, stuck up, white American Dirty Girl. The reason I don't join is that I would probably have to take out some white kid from the midwest who did sign up to "Shoot brown people." They are trying to restore some order over there. Fucking Babylon, seriously. It would be like saying you wouldn't mind if some dictator and an army of assholes made LA look like a crator. Then who would you get your liberal ideas from?

Its sad how Pop politics are. Its not Pop for me to be conservative and support our family and friends who choose to make the sacrifice. Its not Pop for me to support a Republican candidate. Its not Pop for me to think social services and health care are one of the biggest enabling failure ideals ever. Its not Pop for me to say Global Whining.

Guess in the end that makes me Popfree.

I'm not trying to bash on anyone... but wasn't there order before we took out the economic infrastructure and government?

I'd support these war efforts a lot more if the government would be honest with us about WHY we're over there.

I totally support the idea of invading Iran for economic reasons... To prevent them from flooding the market with cheap oil priced in Euros. I do NOT however support the idea of invading Iran on the premise that their nuclear research somehow poses a threat to us.