SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California National Guard pulled down a flier posted in its headquarters suggesting the U.S. execute Islamic terrorists with bullets dipped in pig’s blood, denying them entry to heaven.
The flier, which prompted an outcry from Muslim and liberal groups, attributed the practice to World War I Gen. John J. Pershing.
“Maybe it is time for this segment of history to repeat itself, maybe in Iraq?” the flier stated. It was posted outside a cubicle in the Guard’s Civil Support Division.
A second flier showed the wings and tail of a bomber forming a peace sign with the slogan, “Peace the old fashioned way.”
Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Doug Hart at first defended the postings to the San Jose Mercury News, which reported them yesterday, but Col. Hart later said they had been removed.
“It’s troubling to see a governmental organization dedicated to the security of our country promoting culturally and religiously insensitive ideas,” said William Youmans, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Santa Clara, Calif.
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