Scoop’s Views

An unidentified Marine sniper, formerly stationed in Iraq, has been pulled out of the country and sent back to the United States. Why? Because he allegedly used a Quran as a target early this month during some target practice at a shooting range at the Radhwaniya police station, located on Baghdad’s western outskirts, according to reports.

Did the U.S. Marine do this? Under U.S. law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), a case must first be made, and then his innocence or guilt is determined, not hang him first and then figure out later if he actually did anything wrong. Oh, wait! Muslims are offended by this offense, so, by all means, let’s hang him now and later figure out his guilt or innocence.

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April 4 has a couple of interesting items that have made an impact on society. One that’s helped lead mankind forward digitally, the other helped lead mankind forward, somewhat, through civil rights.

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Five years ago, even less in many cases, a lot of businesses didn’t have Web sites, let alone email, so customers could shoot off an email or check the site to see if the store carries a certain product.

The Deathly Hallows is the climax to the last 17 years of Rowling’s life, a time when she has gone from a single, divorced mother living on public assistance to a happily married mother of three and one of the richest women in the world.

Soldiers and family members from the entire Army are invited to participate in Caroline Kennedy?s Christmas book project.

Members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) are free to submit their stories, poems, letters and other writings that deal with Christmas in wartime.

Depending on how you look at the situation, Bus…

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