Stemming from our interesting 'Current Events' discussion in today's seminar, I would like to propose an alternative to worrying about small Biblical inscriptions on the Marine's ACOG's. http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/slideshow?id=9580847
While worries over a perceived American retaliation jihad seem sensical, the actual inscriptions are so miniscule that the sandy combat zones would likely crust over the inscriptions before the claims are used against us.
It seems obscure to argue about such small details, when there are so many larger issues, both domestic and international. For example, over 340,000 Indians are put to work as "manual scavengers." Essentially, these Dalits, (formerly known as Untouchables,) work their whole lives cleaning up others' excrements. These jobs are not only illegal and incredibly dangerous for health concerns, they are also widespread. Hundreds of thousands of people forced to clean up human waste their entire lives seems a bit more pressing than diminutive inscriptions on Marine scopes.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6995142.ece
-Allison
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