Bible codes in Afghan army guns

[ensho]

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/01/20101211239216652.html


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Al Jazeera has discovered that some Afghan soldiers are using guns engraved with coded biblical references.

The weapons come from Trijicon, a manufacturer based in Wixon, Michigan, that supplies the US military. The company's now deceased founder, Glyn Bandon, started the practice which continues today.

David Chater, Al Jazeera's correspondent in the Afghan capital Kabul, said: "It is a rallying cry for the Taliban. It gives them a propaganda tool.

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"We gave the Afghan military these weapons. We are very disappointed, but it's a tiny little inscription and very hard to notice and I don't think it will be an issue in the field."

Acknowledging the mistake, Breazile said: "We would have not bought these sights had we known they had these inscriptions on them."

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Officials from Trijicon also said that the US military had been a customer since 1995.

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Meanwhile, the US-based Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has called on Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, to immediately withdraw the equipment from combat.
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all over the world people are looking at their guns, oh yes.

this news is BIG and growing.

and as people look up the words in the bible.

this news is not going away anytime soon.....

[Christa]

1. Spread the word

It has been in the news for a few days now but it will never be enough.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-military-weapons-inscribed-secret-jesus-bible-codes/story?id=9575794


U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes
Pentagon Supplier for Rifle Sights Says It Has 'Always' Added New Testament References
By JOSEPH RHEE, TAHMAN BRADLEY and BRIAN ROSS
Jan. 18, 2010

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. There are have been 10+ previous threads in this...

[elocs]

3. Well, I guess news is not really news unless it gets posted for days and days.

My local paper is going to start reprinting the paper from the day before just in case anybody has missed anything.

[TheWraith]

4. Sloppy journalism.

The codes aren't engraved on any weapons. They're on the optional scope/sights combo that's popular for a lot of frontline troops.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

5. Only Trijicon doesn't make any weapons.

http://www.trijicon.com/

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. a little slow on the uptake...

maybe you should stick to your 'nuclear events...'

sP

[ensho]

7. you are such a sweetie

nt

[ProdigalJunkMail]

9. just trying to help...

[Tsar_Bomba]

8. I'm sure some xtian will post the standard reply

Those are not xtians or they are other xtians.