Now, at first I thought this was a hoax. But it appears it isn’t. Apparently a fellow writing into a Jihadi chat show wants to do “martyrdom operations.” The sheikh he talked to says they’ve got a great new technique to blow up infidels. We hide explosives up your butt. There’s just one hitch. You’ve got to be repeatedly sodomized in order to be able to accommodate the explosive. So, the questioner wants to know if it is permissible for him to be regularly rogered, if doing so makes his posterior more amenable to hiding explosives. The fellow on camera, Shiite cleric Abdallah Al-Khilaf, says that even though sodomy is forbidden if it is necessary for jihad, well, then it is required. Because jihad is the highest obligation.
Now, what I find hilarious here is that it never occurs to anyone that there might be some kind of technological work-around short of repeated sodomy. You know, maybe there’s a device or a technique, something that is a little less unpleasant, inconvenient or forbidden than straight-up buggery? Nope. Gotta go with the sodomy. The Saturday Night Live skit writes itself.
When I first saw this article title, I thought it was related to the latest ADF scandal.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 12, 2013 at 09:57 AM
That is the most offensive remark you have made on this forum, Mr Dent.
Try saying that face to face with a serviceman, you anonymous cretin.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 14, 2013 at 08:45 AM
Is it?
Sorry Peter, I didn't realise you were so precious.
http://mobile.news.com.au/national/sailors-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-on-their-birthday-with-objects-like-carrots/story-fncynjr2-1226755245458ecious.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 09:47 AM
Oh, I did mention that comment to my son (ex army reserve).
I also have a mate who was in the navy in the first Bush Gulf War. I wouldn't dare repeat some of his...er...anecdotes on MH.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 10:03 AM
It's amazing the breadth of worldly experiences these lefties have to try and justify their pearls of wisdom. I doubt AD knows anyone outside of his shrine to porn that is both his bedroom and his workplace.
Please deliver dole cheques 2nd bedroom on the right 1 Bludgers Road.
Posted by: kraka | December 14, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Tell ya what, any cretin that wants to be sodomized for the purpose of terrorism or anonymous bullshit can come round to my place. I will lube up the cricket bat for the purpose and Arthur Dent can be first in the cue if he wishes.
Posted by: Jim Witt | December 14, 2013 at 12:05 PM
You cast an aspersion on the whole Defence Force, Arthur, of which the overwhwelming majority disapprove of the practices you quote.
As I said previously, try saying that to a servicemen to his face.
Demeaning the ADF is one of the tenets of the Left.
I lost some very good mates in Vietnam and your general accusation is an insult to them and present and past serving members who find sexual harassment in the forces to be reprehensible.
People, like yourself, who have never served in the ADF should keep their snide remarks to themself.
I am not precious, but your post was offensive.
The Left should never attempt sarcasm - they dish it out, but object when it comes back to them.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 14, 2013 at 12:26 PM
You blokes crack me up sometimes. You talk about free speech being compromised by "political correctness", but as soon as someone critisises or satirises certain institutions, you cry foul.
The ADF does have a problem with discipline, and it's definitely not pretty - stop pretending it doesn't.
oh, and kraka, I have never been on the dole in my life, okay. Although I have been the recipient of various middle class welfare handouts over the years (negative gearing, private health rebate, family allowance, etc etc)
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 12:33 PM
I will lube up the cricket bat for the purpose and Arthur Dent can be first in the cue[sic] if he wishes.
Are you a member of the Jedi Council, Jim ?
(apologies to Peter)
hmmmmm......what did Menzies House expect from a thread with this title - Andy, was this your idea?
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 01:07 PM
Interesting... you thought ADF, I thought Catholic Church.
Posted by: dB | December 14, 2013 at 02:37 PM
You blokes crack me up sometimes. You talk about free speech being compromised by...
Not unlike their position on smaller government, less regulation, more freedom. It generally only applies to freedoms they approve of.
Posted by: dB | December 14, 2013 at 02:55 PM
Interesting... you thought ADF, I thought Catholic Church.
Careful dB. That's another institution that, apparently, enjoys immunity from criticism here on MH.
You should know by now that there is only one Abrahamic Religion that deserves scorn and derision. The one with the epileptic Prophet.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 05:18 PM
From outside the tent they're all religious nutters, just with a different set of nutty rules. And they all seem to want to get their rules written into the law of the land, so we can all "enjoy" them.
Admittedly one does seem to blow things up more than the others. But when it comes to sodomy I reckon the Christians would give them a run for their money.
Somebody should make a reality TV show out of it.
Posted by: dB | December 14, 2013 at 05:36 PM
You really are an obnoxious person, even for a Leftist.
Another gutless wonder who is too scared to use his real name and hides behind his best friend - his keyboard.
Coward.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 14, 2013 at 06:32 PM
Consider for a moment just why people become leftists.
Nothing surprising about db
Posted by: Anton | December 14, 2013 at 07:40 PM
You really are an obnoxious person, even for a Leftist.
Just wondering Peter, you throw this "leftist" label around with righteous (pun?) abandon.
What actually is your definition of a "Leftist"?
Is it someone who just disagrees with you, or someone who doesn't stand astride history yelling STOP!
I actually think I'm a centrist with libertarian leanings, but you use the pejorative label on me too.
cheers.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 08:24 PM
Sure Arthur, whatever you say. If I was Sigmund Freud I would say you are an over-educated, underachieving smartass internet troll who has never had a job not paid for by the public purse. It sure is amusing seeing you pretend to be some sort of deep thinking philosopher while simultaneously proving you are anything but via your posts.
It is fairly obvious you have that other troll Dante's disease-namely claiming to have a different qualification every other day relating to the topic at the time. It is very transparent and not that clever. Might work over at The Drum with all the other group think echo chamber members but you will have to come up with better material on a conservative blog where the IQ is higher.
Posted by: kraka | December 14, 2013 at 09:50 PM
If I was Sigmund Freud I would say you are an over-educated, underachieving smartass internet troll who has never had a job not paid for by the public purse.
Most of that is relative kraka, but the "public purse" bit is definitely wrong.
So I guess you're not Freud.
you will have to come up with better material on a conservative blog where the IQ is higher.
Good point, let's get back on topic.
What is it again?
oh, that's right - a potential terrorist is asking if regular sodomy is permitted, to make his anus amenable to putting a bomb in it.
hmmmm, I reckon he needs psychiatric help, and soon.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 14, 2013 at 11:44 PM
If I was Sigmund Freud I would say you are an over-educated...
I suspect most people with a high school certificate are over-educated for much of the stuff that flies past here as newsworthy. Occasionally there is a thoughtful piece, but the signal-to-noise ratio had gone right down lately.
over at The Drum with all the other group think echo chamber members but you will have to come up with better material on a conservative blog where the IQ is higher
There's plenty of evidence right here at MH that the left don't have a monopoly on "group think". And for an extreme historical example, remember that Hitler was voted into power.
The intended audience for many of these articles is not clear, but I'm pretty sure it's not the "high IQ" independent thinkers that hang out at MH.
Posted by: dB | December 15, 2013 at 10:27 AM
I actually think I'm a centrist with libertarian leanings
I'm not sure conservatives are too good with shades of grey.
"You're either with us, or you're against us" as one famously said.
Posted by: dB | December 15, 2013 at 03:18 PM
Occasionally there is a thoughtful piece, but the signal-to-noise ratio had gone right down lately.
Since Geoff Crocker left ?
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 15, 2013 at 04:57 PM
A Leftist is anyone who believes in Government by the minority.
A Leftist is also a person who cannot tolerate anyone having an opinion that does not agree with theirs.
A Leftist, unlike a Right winger, always claims to be a Centrist.
Leftists believe in the reverse Voltaire line;
"I disagree with what you say, but, will fight to the death for my right for you NOT to say it".
I think you fit the criteria, Arthur.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 16, 2013 at 05:28 PM
A Leftist is also a person who cannot tolerate anyone having an opinion that does not agree with theirs.
By that definition, MH is full of Leftists then.
Leftists believe... "I disagree with what you say, but, will fight to the death for my right for you NOT to say it".
hmmm... re-reading this thread, I can only see one instance (comment #7) of anyone trying to suppress somebody's speech.
Are you outting yourself as a Leftist, Peter?
Posted by: dB | December 16, 2013 at 07:26 PM
Peter & kraka.
I wouldn't take much notice of Dent or dB. I think kraka described Dent down to a tee and Peter certainly has dB accurately tallied up.
dB, like Dent, would have you believe that he is a right of centre academically gifted font of higher learning and intellectually superior to anyone who has an opinion that is not his. In fact he is simply a half-baked Google exponent who spends hours cherry picking small bits of information that he hopes will assist him in maintaining his enormous ego and the falseness of his pseudo-intellect. Small man's syndrome.
His right-of-centre claim is laughable when you take note of his cocky but immature, half-arsed attempts at argument. The constant put-downs of those that comment here, Veterans, the Christian religion and his support of homosexuals is all about staying mates with Dent so as to foster the ongoing support of each other because their backbones are too weak to allow them to stand alone.
Of course he would have you believe otherwise but he just can't reply without making some offensive sneering smartarse remark.
His too often snide and extremely offensive remarks about the ADF and Veterans is enough to make even the most tolerant among us want to take him around behind the shed and smack some manners into him. Dent, another "right-of-centre" pretender, thinks that he can insult serving and ex-service members because his son was a "Weekend Warrior" and so that gives him special rights.
I can recall a number of times during my service career when someone just like Dent or dB were paraded with a split lip, black eye and/or teeth missing only to be sneered at by a WOD who knew exactly why they were in that condition but chose to do nothing at all about it because even he thought they were detestable grubs that had begged for it.
"There is plenty of evidence right here on MH" that dB is a rude arrogant little upstart who is in effect an ignorant and offensive troll. Nothing more and nothing less.
Now watch for his mindless comeback. A dollar gets you ten that he can't help himself.
Posted by: Allan | December 16, 2013 at 07:27 PM
His too often snide and extremely offensive remarks about the ADF and Veterans...
Can you point to a single example of that?
Posted by: dB | December 16, 2013 at 07:46 PM
You will notice over here at Menzies House a lot more left views get printed than right views on left wing sites. We don't mind printing leftists arguments because they are usually easy to shoot down with those pesky little things called facts that the "progressives" so abhor. Much easier to say things like consensus and throw insults such as homophobic around than to build a coherent argument.
Posted by: kraka | December 16, 2013 at 09:14 PM
His too often snide and extremely offensive remarks about the ADF and Veterans is enough to make even the most tolerant among us want to take him around behind the shed and smack some manners into him.
Fair go Allan. Seems to me, the people you should be having a go at are the politicians who send our defence force people into hopeless wars.
Afganistan - 40 dead, 261 wounded and unknown thousands with psychological illnesses. Not to mention the $7.5 billion it's cost us so far, AND the $100 million a year we're giving to a - sitting down? - Muslim army.
Posted by: Arthur Dent | December 16, 2013 at 09:37 PM
A Leftist is also a creature like yourself who does not have the guts to use their real name.
As I mentioned before to you - I do not hide behind a keyboard to make derogatory comments like the obnoxious troll you are.
(Before you bring up the inconsistent "obnoxious troll") there is only one way to tell the truth to an idiot.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 16, 2013 at 11:21 PM
Enough said about what a Leftist is, Slarty.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 16, 2013 at 11:23 PM
It's good recreation once in a while, Allan, to have a go at these cretins who spend all day at their computers.
They wouldn't last Week one at Kapooka, Edinburgh or Cerberus.
Teamwork and Mateship means squat to these people.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | December 16, 2013 at 11:27 PM
Please don't afford yourself the liberty of telling me who I should be having a go at. I know exactly who I should be having a go at so I will let you in on a couple of news flashes.
I just love your comeback. Typical of a "right-of-centre" leftist. Who me? You should be having a go at the politicians, not me.
It wasn't a politician who opened up on this forum with a the tasteless comment and then wanted to carry on with his mate dB after telling a veteran that he was precious.
It is not the first time you have made tasteless and offensive remarks about the ADF. If you want to have a go at politicians then do it without your insulting comments involving defence personnel.
If you want a debate about defence personnel past and present then go about it in a respectful manner and you may just find that someone who knows what they are talking about will debate with you.
Posted by: Allan | December 17, 2013 at 09:21 AM
I wonder if it was a perverse version of "Teamwork and Mateship" that led the Catholic Church to quietly transfer paedophile priests to new parishes, where they'd have a fresh new batch of victims to prey on?
It sure seems they were more interested in looking after their mates, than their parishoners.
Posted by: dB | December 17, 2013 at 12:21 PM