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I'm Your Friend
Reader comment on item: Muslim Soldiers in the West, Criticized by their Communities
in response to reader comment: I salute you, Al Amreeke
Submitted by Philip Saenz (United States), Feb 7, 2007 at 20:01
Dear Al Amreeke,
Sir, I wish that I knew you personally. You could be my friend any day. I've met only three Muslims in my life and they were all excellent young men. They can't all be crazy.
I can understand why you have to keep quiet. And I know you are caught in a horrible situation. You have a lot of courage. May God bless you. I'll pray for you. Your friend, Philip Saenz
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| Pakistani Vision : Destruction of West by Pakistani Islamic Nukes [80 words] | Birju Amit | Nov 8, 2009 13:56 | 164207 | ||
| Surely this is another case of 'Sudden Jihad Syndrome'? [11 words] | J Schamroth | Nov 8, 2009 10:25 | 164199 | ||
 A Demonstration of Loyalty to Islam, Normal Actions of a Shaheed, But Not A Syndrome [862 words] | Doc Tater | Nov 27, 2009 16:07 | 164199 | ||
| The threat to America from radical Islam [201 words] | Bob Jack | Nov 8, 2009 10:24 | 164198 | ||
| Homicide Bomber Or Martyr Questions [73 words] | infosifter | Nov 8, 2009 10:19 | 164197 | ||
| redemption [95 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Nov 8, 2009 07:44 | 164191 | ||
| PC correctness [133 words] | dfwhite19438 | Nov 9, 2009 15:17 | 164191 | ||
| Do muslims fight secular wars? [46 words] | GeorgeP | Jul 11, 2009 02:48 | 158742 | ||
| What about the Muslims they're fighting for? [70 words] | Malcolm (Australia) | Jul 18, 2009 07:20 | 158742 | ||
| War for religion [335 words] | Rafi | Nov 8, 2009 09:54 | 158742 | ||
| British Muslim, British Hero [56 words] | Javed Javed | Feb 18, 2008 08:03 | 120452 | ||
| Follow 120000 Prophets, Is that practcale? [52 words] | miriam | Feb 14, 2008 08:49 | 120202 | ||
| A real Muslim, a real American Soldier [4809 words] | Al Amreekee | Jan 21, 2007 22:43 | 74007 | ||
| Great Man [172 words] | Philip Saenz | Feb 10, 2007 20:57 | 74007 | ||
| You Deserve Respect Not Disrespect Forgive The Ignorance Of The Sleep [124 words] | Deshawn Addison | Mar 22, 2007 22:15 | 74007 | ||
| A muslim is as a muslim does.. [53 words] | donvan | May 31, 2007 14:23 | 74007 | ||
| Well-said! [185 words] | deborah majzoub | Jun 18, 2007 13:51 | 74007 | ||
| Get a life [174 words] | Doug Corrigan | Apr 17, 2008 13:48 | 74007 | ||
| Amreeke: Excellent Points [152 words] | Viking Woman | Apr 21, 2008 05:18 | 74007 | ||
| To Doug Corrigan [317 words] | sayitlikeitis | May 7, 2008 20:33 | 74007 | ||
| Hatred destroys. Not a relilgion. [23 words] | Anne Ziegler | Sep 23, 2008 15:16 | 74007 | ||
| A Muslim is a muslim [148 words] | ariana | Oct 4, 2008 05:35 | 74007 | ||
| quite true.. [92 words] | donvan | Oct 6, 2008 08:29 | 74007 | ||
| 1 | Do research before you refer any references [634 words] | Rektivianto Yoewono | Apr 18, 2009 19:18 | 74007 | |
| dont be ingulfed by flame of the bewilderment you are in and make research to get away from the personal stress [223 words] | faisal | Jul 8, 2009 02:14 | 74007 | ||
| Opposites [151 words] | Illary | Jul 13, 2009 00:36 | 74007 | ||
| Misquoting the Quran [15 words] | Mike Fontane | Nov 8, 2009 13:38 | 74007 | ||
| PRECISELY CORRECT [212 words] | DANIEL REDMOND | Nov 26, 2009 13:39 | 74007 | ||
| @ Anne Ziegler [12 words] | Chris | Feb 1, 2010 03:46 | 74007 | ||
| Oh really...... [138 words] | Chris | Feb 1, 2010 04:06 | 74007 | ||
| On the subject ( Kill the Jews and Christians ) [1093 words] | Sayitlikeitis | Feb 2, 2010 08:58 | 74007 | ||
| 12 | I am a muslim soldier in US Army [572 words] | 'Al Amreeke' | Dec 24, 2006 16:42 | 70425 |
| A 'good Muslim' cannot be American... [320 words] | Warren Raymond | Dec 25, 2006 03:12 | 70425 | ||
| Dubious veracity of 'Al Amreeke' [22 words] | Abu Nudnik | Jan 2, 2007 10:39 | 70425 | ||
| You're not alone [157 words] | Frank Mascaro | Jan 6, 2007 14:43 | 70425 | ||
| fish nor fowl.. [142 words] | donvan | Jan 9, 2007 16:55 | 70425 | ||
| Safety [206 words] | Yaakov Watkins | Jan 11, 2007 22:22 | 70425 | ||
| I salute you, Al Amreeke [214 words] | Michel C. Zala | Jan 17, 2007 15:53 | 70425 | ||
| Muslim Soldier in US Army [1169 words] | Another American | Jan 18, 2007 02:53 | 70425 | ||
 I'm Your Friend [75 words] | Philip Saenz | Feb 7, 2007 20:01 | 70425 | ||
| don't believe your story...Sarg..! [366 words] | fatchabrute | Mar 19, 2007 04:09 | 70425 | ||
| To "Soldier W...Al Amreeke:" Label me "Unconvinced." [255 words] | mariana | May 14, 2007 12:52 | 70425 | ||
| Sad [64 words] | Kat | Jun 11, 2007 22:24 | 70425 | ||
| 1 | thank you for your service [71 words] | gary fouse | Jun 18, 2007 00:15 | 70425 | |
| i dont understand why american government allow muslims to build mosques in such a huge numbers [65 words] | anil | Aug 15, 2007 15:02 | 70425 | ||
| To Al Amreeke & all Muslim-American Soldiers [55 words] | Susan | Sep 17, 2007 10:46 | 70425 | ||
| That is wrong!!! [136 words] | AllahAkbar! | Sep 17, 2007 20:49 | 70425 | ||
| You can't have it both ways [174 words] | JOE KAFFIR | Jan 14, 2008 15:38 | 70425 | ||
| salaam brother [119 words] | Yasser Al Sharara | Jan 21, 2008 07:07 | 70425 | ||
| And we rely on guys like this to obtain important intelligence? [48 words] | Doc Tater | Feb 6, 2008 17:57 | 70425 | ||
| God save your country [81 words] | tj | Mar 3, 2008 05:08 | 70425 | ||
| Life is tough all over - welcome to the real world. [206 words] | Jon White | Apr 4, 2008 09:54 | 70425 | ||
| MY STORY:Muslim Marine Everyday [82 words] | muslim marine | Jun 30, 2008 04:34 | 70425 | ||
| Joe Kaffir, you are now enlightend [77 words] | Muslim Marine | Jun 30, 2008 04:49 | 70425 | ||
| To donvan [74 words] | Muslim Marine | Jun 30, 2008 17:28 | 70425 | ||
| Semper Fidelis [192 words] | donvan | Jul 1, 2008 11:06 | 70425 | ||
| NO ONE IS PERFECT brother! [47 words] | TIPO ZOLTAN {HOLLAND} | Aug 19, 2008 13:22 | 70425 | ||
| to Al Amreeke [63 words] | Liliana | Sep 20, 2008 10:40 | 70425 | ||
| Thank you Buddy. [80 words] | John Cerkez | Nov 3, 2008 21:44 | 70425 | ||
| TENTH VERSE "...Same As The First... A Little Bit Louder, A Little Bit Worse...." [50 words] | mariana | Mar 5, 2009 12:43 | 70425 | ||
| comments on a story [59 words] | Alex | Apr 8, 2009 10:23 | 70425 | ||
| "New" Muslim [527 words] | DJM | May 21, 2009 15:33 | 70425 | ||
| Nor do I believe you [25 words] | Pippa | Nov 8, 2009 19:47 | 70425 | ||
| Our dear DMJ and his imaginary friend [420 words] | dhimmi no more | Nov 9, 2009 07:53 | 70425 | ||
| Nice try, Al! [56 words] | Guy Macher | Nov 9, 2009 14:14 | 70425 | ||
| Another Muslim American soldier [81 words] | Beqaror | Jan 2, 2010 15:11 | 70425 | ||
| @ AllahAkbar! [86 words] | Chris | Feb 2, 2010 00:07 | 70425 | ||
| American Muslim soldier [137 words] | fred | Apr 3, 2014 05:06 | 70425 | ||
| i love these brave soldiers [56 words] | danica | Aug 12, 2006 05:14 | 52481 | ||
| 2 | PROUD TO BE AMERICAN MUSLIM IN THE ARMY!! [369 words] | ahmadzafire | Dec 24, 2006 18:50 | 52481 | |
| ... follow the same Prophets? [103 words] | W. A. Tomlinson | Jan 2, 2007 17:58 | 52481 | ||
| I ain't buying ... [324 words] | Mark Major | Jan 4, 2007 09:01 | 52481 | ||
| W. A. Tomlinson yes the same prophets... [261 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 4, 2007 23:36 | 52481 | ||
| easy answer [489 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 6, 2007 02:37 | 52481 | ||
| More baloney [121 words] | Mark Major | Jan 6, 2007 14:38 | 52481 | ||
| more from what you dont know.... [132 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 6, 2007 21:24 | 52481 | ||
| Still ain't buying it [316 words] | Mark Major | Jan 8, 2007 05:27 | 52481 | ||
| I don't think so [317 words] | Mark Major | Jan 8, 2007 06:21 | 52481 | ||
| So Elison cannot say if our constitution comes before Quran--- and he swore alligience to USA?? [175 words] | Jaladhi | Jan 8, 2007 15:56 | 52481 | ||
| ahmadzafire - the clerics and Iraqis won't agree with you!! [128 words] | Jaladhi | Jan 8, 2007 17:16 | 52481 | ||
| Mark Major [262 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 8, 2007 21:20 | 52481 | ||
| not really.... [59 words] | donvan | Jan 9, 2007 17:18 | 52481 | ||
| teach what theyre interpretation of... [29 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 9, 2007 23:06 | 52481 | ||
| Personal Jihad Against Jihad [96 words] | Noah Freitas | Jan 12, 2007 13:46 | 52481 | ||
| I disagree with you [270 words] | Mark Major | Jan 14, 2007 12:50 | 52481 | ||
| Individual moral imperative [123 words] | Mark Major | Jan 14, 2007 13:40 | 52481 | ||
| 1 | more info on marriage and four wives [566 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 15, 2007 23:42 | 52481 | |
| You can't justify Polygamy in the west [242 words] | Mark Major | Jan 17, 2007 09:36 | 52481 | ||
| Mark Major it's not polygamy if its not out of sexual content. [440 words] | ahmadzafire | Jan 17, 2007 20:58 | 52481 | ||
| What I said [254 words] | Mark Major | Jan 19, 2007 09:39 | 52481 | ||
| what i said [787 words] | ahmadzaffire | Jan 21, 2007 00:20 | 52481 | ||
| people are awakening. [180 words] | surjit | Jan 22, 2007 19:30 | 52481 | ||
| sorry you feel that way!!! [28 words] | ahmadzafire | Feb 7, 2007 00:45 | 52481 | ||
| Polygamy [581 words] | sam | Feb 12, 2007 23:56 | 52481 | ||
| You went off on a tangent [112 words] | Mark Major | Feb 20, 2007 00:35 | 52481 | ||
| My Opinion [72 words] | mark Major | Feb 20, 2007 00:43 | 52481 | ||
| Mark, with all respect... [1327 words] | sam | Feb 21, 2007 21:01 | 52481 | ||
| I like your version of Islam Sam............. [265 words] | Timothy | Feb 22, 2007 12:50 | 52481 | ||
| Ahmed whom are you really fooling? [228 words] | morous | Mar 2, 2007 12:07 | 52481 | ||
| wrong Sam [47 words] | fatcha | Mar 19, 2007 04:34 | 52481 | ||
| ahmadzafire ... ? [218 words] | fatcha brute | Mar 19, 2007 05:31 | 52481 | ||
| Ahmadzafire [63 words] | fatchabrute | Mar 20, 2007 02:53 | 52481 | ||
| fatchabrute [150 words] | ahmadzafire | Mar 22, 2007 20:44 | 52481 | ||
| ELLISO NEEDS TO DROP THE FRONT... [18 words] | verballistic | May 4, 2007 03:44 | 52481 | ||
| Bible or Country? [20 words] | Donna | Nov 7, 2007 23:55 | 52481 | ||
| Not true [428 words] | cennicia | Feb 14, 2008 08:41 | 52481 | ||
| Mark Major I dont believe you [23 words] | Muslim Marine | Jun 30, 2008 05:02 | 52481 | ||
| What point are you trying to make [97 words] | mark major | Jul 6, 2008 06:10 | 52481 | ||
| Believe what you will, I won't try to convert your way of thinking [278 words] | Mark Major | Jul 6, 2008 06:33 | 52481 | ||
| Lets look at this in context to the lives they lived and what is god like [279 words] | Mark Major | Jul 6, 2008 07:13 | 52481 | ||
| A lot of what you say is true though: [125 words] | Mark Major | Jul 6, 2008 07:38 | 52481 | ||
| listen!! [299 words] | ahmadzafire | Jul 7, 2008 21:39 | 52481 | ||
| prove it [21 words] | ahmadzafire | Jul 7, 2008 21:44 | 52481 | ||
| Mohammed was still different by the way he lived his life [162 words] | mark Major | Jul 10, 2008 05:38 | 52481 | ||
| you don't get the point [56 words] | ahmadzafire | Jul 10, 2008 23:17 | 52481 | ||
| free speech Buddy [353 words] | Mark Major | Jul 19, 2008 05:35 | 52481 | ||
| Perception is what i call it [515 words] | ahmadzafire | Jul 28, 2008 13:59 | 52481 | ||
| Hellfire Blazes over the heads of Kafirs [252 words] | Still a Kafir | Oct 6, 2008 23:37 | 52481 | ||
| Still a Kafir [124 words] | ahmadzafire | Oct 8, 2008 15:02 | 52481 | ||
| if Support kafir against muslims you will be with them, not with muslims [60 words] | MOHAMMED ABDUL MUJEEB | Apr 6, 2009 07:38 | 52481 | ||
| MOHAMMED ABDUL MUJEEB [145 words] | ahmadzafire | Apr 7, 2009 03:16 | 52481 | ||
| You don't kill other muslims and that's not your intent...!? [164 words] | MOHAMMED ABDUL MUJEEB | Apr 8, 2009 01:52 | 52481 | ||
| MOHAMMED ABDUL MUJEEB [94 words] | ahmadzafire | Apr 8, 2009 22:18 | 52481 | ||
| The Lord will take away there crescents [210 words] | Colin | Jul 21, 2009 12:18 | 52481 | ||
| People please!!! We are failing the test from Yahew,God,Allah,Jeavoah,Almightly etc... [798 words] | ahmadzafire | Jul 22, 2009 19:51 | 52481 | ||
| Reply to ahmadzafire - Jesus Christ is born of Virgin Mary as a SINLESS BLOOD only can save this WORLD [148 words] | A Christian | Nov 20, 2009 17:43 | 52481 |
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