Muslim Soldier, Fearing Hell, Refuses Iraq Tour

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030912/ap_on_re_mi_ea/britain_iraq_reservist&cid=540&ncid=1473

LONDON - A Muslim air force reservist told a military tribunal Friday that he refused to serve in Iraq, fearing that he would be consigned to hell.

Leading Aircraftsman Mohisin Khan, 24, has appealed a Royal Air Force decision to fine him nine days' pay and seven days' privileges for going absent without leave in February and March to avoid being sent to the Persian Gulf.

He told the tribunal at Uxbridge Royal Air Force base in west London that his faith had led him to conclude that the war against the regime of President Saddam Hussein was unjustified.

"As a Muslim you are not allowed to fight against someone else unless it is for self-defense," he said. "I didn't think it was a right war to fight because we were not defending ourselves.

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1. this guy needs to get some richer parents!!

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2. He wish his father was George Bush Sr

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3. You mean Iraq ** isn't ** hell?

Oh, right... Iraq's is a dry heat.