Posted by
Dawnsblood on Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:13:56 PM
Patterico continues
here:
The only Korans I saw, or even heard about, being placed in toilets, torn, or thrown onto the tier were done by detainees.
The guards and medical staff never even touched the Koran if at all
possible. We always called for an interpreter (a Muslim one, not all
were) or the camp librarian to handle any Koran. The only times I
witnessed a guard touch a Koran was during a search for contraband
where there was probable cause that some would be found. Those were
witnessed by an interpreter or the Cultural Advisor. Even when a
detainee threw their Koran onto the tier, it stayed until we could get
an appropriate person to collect it. We were always cautioned to be
exceptionally careful about Korans because of the previous (and
subsequently disproved) accusations.
Whoa. The part I have bolded above caught me by surprise. Stashiu saw detainees mistreating the Koran? I followed up with a question about that, and he replied:
Saw Korans thrown on the tier or torn, but these were by
individuals without complete control of their behavior, such as a
psychotic episode. Heard about two Korans in toilets by the same type
of detainee prior to being admitted for psychiatric restabilization. We
were very careful about Korans because of the previous media reports,
even though they had been discredited.