Outlawed T-Shirts
From Joatmoaf at I love Jet Noise -- a memo
distributed to the CO at a Navy base in the Middle East:
To: All Commands
Subject: Inappropriate T-Shirts
Ref: ComMidEastFor Inst 16134//24 K
1. The following T-shirts are no longer to be worn on or off base by any
military or civilian personnel serving in the Middle East:
- “Eat Pork Or Die” [both English and Arabic versions]
- “Shrine Busters” [Various. Show burning minarets or bomb/artillery shells
impacting Islamic shrines. Some with unit logos.]
- “Napalm, Sticks Like Crazy” [Both English and Arabic versions]
- “Goat - it isn’t just for breakfast any more.” [Both English and Arabic
versions]
- “The road to Paradise begins with me.” [Mostly Arabic versions but some in
English. Some show sniper scope cross-hairs]
- “Guns don’t kill people. I kill people.” [Both Arabic and English
versions]
- “Pork. The other white meat.” [Arabic version]
- “Infidel” [English, Arabic and other coalition force languages.]
2. The above T-shirts are to be removed from Post Exchanges upon receipt of
this directive.
3. The following signs are to be removed upon receipt of this message:
- “Islamic Religious Services Will Be Held at the Firing Range at 0800
Daily.”
- “Do we really need ’smart bombs’ to drop on these dumb bastards?”
4. All commands are instructed to implement sensitivity training upon
receipt.
HT: Single Mind