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.He requested the mats from a stateside firm via email. Was his request cheerfully granted by patriotic Americans who "support our troops"? Glad you asked:
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...By some strange coincidence, the website is
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 SuppliersDiscount-Mats.com
registered to Faisal Khetani, an American Muslim of Pakistani descent...Allegedly, the employee who sent the scurrilous email—no doubt an American patriot—was fired. The website, which obviously goes to the mat for our brave warfighters, has also been, er, "temporarily" taken offline. (We'll keep clicking the link just for fun and hope you will, too. The temporary page encourages "phone or email" contact, but helpfully provides no phone number or e-address. Wonder why.)
BTW, the Sarge eventually found a more patriotic supplier, so the story had a happy ending for him after all. But I am haunted by the fact that Islamofascists hiding out in this country, along with their nut-roots apologists, are probably scratching their heads right now, wondering what the problem is here. After all, isn't this merely the exercise of "free speech" by another "patriot" who supports our troops? Good for morale? We report, you decide.
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