Religion in the Comics - 46
Here's a tale that takes some unexpected turns. It's from the 29th issue of Speed Comics, cover dated November 1943.
OK, to be fair, those mean Muslims at the start of the story were actually mean Nazis, but their behavior is familiar with what we know of Islamic societies. Kind of hard to believe that Nazis would try to impersonate Muslims. I don't think using masks is credible here. I also wonder if a Saudi Prince would give one of his daughters to an infidel to marry.
Here is what makes this story relevant to today:
I read an article that told of some soldiers witnessing abuse and rape in Iraq, and being told to not get involved.
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Anyway, it's not Arabs, it's Muslims.
This piece of tripe is set in Algiers. A few years later, the men disguised as women would be the Algerian guerillas. The French soldiers catch them by - what else? Noticing their big feet in combat boots, under the burkas.
As shown in the shot below from "The Battle of Algiers" (1966). Well worth watching if you've never seen it. The Pentagon made it required viewing for troops going to Iraq.
Ben M'Hidi: And doesn't it seem to you even more cowardly to drop napalm bombs on defenseless villages, so that there are a thousand times more innocent victims? Of course, if we had your airplanes it would be a lot easier for us. Give us your bombers, and you can have our baskets.
