Support the troops?
I do, of course, but then...I used to be one of them. I suppose that gives me insights that (some) others do not have.
I came across an article that made my blood boil:
Web Site Kicks Sand in Faces of GIs in Iraq Asking for Mats to Ease Hardship of Sleeping on Ground
An American GI assigned to one of the harshest posts in Iraq had a simple request last week for a Wisconsin mattress company: send some floor mats to help ease the hardship of sleeping on the cold, bug-infested ground.
What he got, instead, was a swift kick from the company's Web site, which not only refused the request but added insult to injury with the admonition, "If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq."
Army Sgt. Jason Hess, stationed in Taji, Iraq, with the 1st Cavalry Division, said he emailed his request to Discount-mats.com because he and his fellow soldiers sleep on the cold ground, which contains sand mites, sand flies and other disease carriers.
In his email, dated Jan. 16, 2007, he asked the Web-based company, registered to Faisal Khetani, an American Muslim of Pakistani descent:
"Do you ship to APO (military) addresses? I'm in the 1st Cavalry Division stationed in Iraq and we are trying to order some mats but we are looking for ships to APO first."
On the same day, Hess received this reply:
"SGT Hess,
We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.
Bargain Suppliers
Discount-Mats.com"
Khetani on Monday told FOX News that the person responsible for the email reply had been fired. The Web site, meanwhile, has been temporarily taken down.
Hess emailed that he has since found two mat suppliers willing to ship to an APO address in Iraq.
Out of curiosity, I went to the website.
Here's what I got:
Discount-Mats.com is Experiencing Technical Difficulties...
If you are inquiring about your order, please contact us via phone or email.
Thank you for your understanding & patience.
The "boys" at Blackfive had this to say:
Won't Ship to Iraq?
I'm hoping Discount-Mats.com will have to stick to selling prayer mats to Muslims from now on...
I came across an article that made my blood boil:
Web Site Kicks Sand in Faces of GIs in Iraq Asking for Mats to Ease Hardship of Sleeping on Ground
An American GI assigned to one of the harshest posts in Iraq had a simple request last week for a Wisconsin mattress company: send some floor mats to help ease the hardship of sleeping on the cold, bug-infested ground.
What he got, instead, was a swift kick from the company's Web site, which not only refused the request but added insult to injury with the admonition, "If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq."
Army Sgt. Jason Hess, stationed in Taji, Iraq, with the 1st Cavalry Division, said he emailed his request to Discount-mats.com because he and his fellow soldiers sleep on the cold ground, which contains sand mites, sand flies and other disease carriers.
In his email, dated Jan. 16, 2007, he asked the Web-based company, registered to Faisal Khetani, an American Muslim of Pakistani descent:
"Do you ship to APO (military) addresses? I'm in the 1st Cavalry Division stationed in Iraq and we are trying to order some mats but we are looking for ships to APO first."
On the same day, Hess received this reply:
"SGT Hess,
We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.
Bargain Suppliers
Discount-Mats.com"
Khetani on Monday told FOX News that the person responsible for the email reply had been fired. The Web site, meanwhile, has been temporarily taken down.
Hess emailed that he has since found two mat suppliers willing to ship to an APO address in Iraq.
Out of curiosity, I went to the website.
Here's what I got:
Discount-Mats.com is Experiencing Technical Difficulties...
If you are inquiring about your order, please contact us via phone or email.
Thank you for your understanding & patience.
The "boys" at Blackfive had this to say:
Won't Ship to Iraq?
I'm hoping Discount-Mats.com will have to stick to selling prayer mats to Muslims from now on...
posted by camojack | 03:35
11 Comments:
Yeah, Snopes does confirm, but since I saw one of the Discount-Mats.com folks being interviewed on the TV, I already knew that. What a silly thing to do. In this day and age, do folks really think their nasty writings won't show up?
What an ass-hat that clown is.
PS: the verification word is "snuty" ~ about sums it up, eh?
rusty:
Snopes says it's true, which I had already confirmed to my satisfaction without their help...before posting about it.
To what note were you referring?
benning:
They had an interview with a Discount-Mats.com staffer on television, did they?
Clown is right.
Bob_inSpain:
Yes, that is the sort of attitude (some) people had toward soldiers who served in Vietnam.
As for that guy you know who says "every US soldier that dies in Iraq is a good thing". Could you introduce me to him sometime? I've got something to, ummm, tell him...
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A couple of days ago several blogs posted Khetani's name, telephone number and address, which was also the business address... Faisal Khetani is an American Muslim from Pakistan... Since he was working out of his garage, the employee that showed allot of immaturity was probably just one of his relatives... Death Threats are so easy when you know where they live... hehehe...
This just confirms what I've suspected for year. Most people don't have a clue, any clue whatever about what is really happening. Worse yet, they don't care to learn. Worst of all, they all get to vote.
Hmmm...can't resist one more chance to point out that it is indeed possible to support the troops w/o supporting the mission (well, even the mission was a fair idea on paper but the horrifying execution has long since negated any real hope).
I tried to resist but couldn't...
Wow! We,here in Wisconsin sure are geting a lot of bad press lately. Did you hear about the Highschool that has been banned form chanting ,"USA,USA!" at their sporting events? Well ,the little mush brains are not cheering on the United States of America ,it's an insult to the other team ,standing for U(you)Suck A--.
Now rather than banning this ,if I were in charge ,I would sit the little ignoranuses down ,and make it clear to them what they are making fun of,and I would get some big burly Marines to explain it to them.
I'm sure it seemed entirely sensible for the employee to explain that the troops should pull out of Iraq at the time...
Barb, that's funny! Sad, but funny
Beerme, just as sensible as the troops just deciding to leave, hop the next flight back
'da Bunny:
Little sand-flea? Heh.
JR:
Death threats are not the answer.
boberin:
Most people don't have a clue, agreed.
Barb:
Can't blame the State of Wisconsin for what certain "mush brains" (as you put it) do.
Beerme:
It seems entirely sensible to me that they fired said employee...
"a business run by a Pakistani Muslim playing the rabid anti-American card."
Truth?
mig:
Truth? One person's truth is another's propaganda.
But the incident truly happened as reported; as for whether the guilty party was actually fired, who knows...
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