MUSLIM MARINE FIGHTS IN NAME OF ISLAM >From Tom Newton Dunn At Bagram Air Base THE only Muslim Royal Marine in Afghanistan vowed last night to fight al-Qaeda terrorists in the name of Islam. Each night as his comrades sit in camp playing cards and talking about the conflict, Ghazanfar Hussain, 22, reads the Koran. He doesn't drink or smoke, and the Brit-born commando of Pakistani origin tries to pray as often as possible - whenever he gets a chance to clean his feet. But he insists that to fight against the Islamic extremist organisation and kill their followers does not clash with his beliefs. Ghaza, from Yorkshire, said: "It made me very angry when al-Qaeda used my religion on September 11 to justify what they did. "There is no suicide bombing in the Koran. They are just simple terrorists. Their faith is false. "When we go up there to sort them out, not only will I be doing my job, I'll also be doing right by my religion. They need to be stopped and brought to justice. And that is in the Koran." Ghaza's mother is home in Yorkshire while his father has returned to the Kashmir mountains to look after Ghaza's ageing grandmother. Speaking at Bagram Air Base as he prepared for war, Ghaza added: "The terrorists killed hundreds of Pakistanis on September 11 and hundreds of Muslims, not to mention hundreds of British. I think some people have forgotten that. "The bottom line is that I'm a British citizen, so I fight for Britain." After 18 months' hard training, former Burger King waiter Ghaza is one of the fittest marines in 45 Commando's Whiskey Company. And he says he enjoys the mutual respect of his colleagues. "No matter what your colour, creed or beliefs everyone is treated the same," he says. "We are all brothers." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 20-Apr-02

Thanks Mike - very interesting. I hope he doesn't find it difficult when he comes home and people haven't really understood what he is saying. Marj > MUSLIM MARINE FIGHTS IN NAME OF ISLAM > >From Tom Newton Dunn At Bagram Air Base > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 19/04/02

At least he's with the British Army and not just here for the dole! Brian Staffordshire, UK List Admin www.lordbramhall.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Daily Mirror > Thanks Mike - very interesting. I hope he doesn't find it difficult when he > comes home and people haven't really understood what he is saying. > > Marj > > > MUSLIM MARINE FIGHTS IN NAME OF ISLAM > > >From Tom Newton Dunn At Bagram Air Base > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 19/04/02 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 20/04/2002