"Dear GI, Please don't wear your 'crusader' patch on patrol in a Muslim country"
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"Dear GI, Please don't wear your 'crusader' patch on patrol in a Muslim country"


Got this from @dangerroom's Twitter feed, linking to this image:



Oooooooh, dear.  See the patch?  "Militum Christi."

Somebody, please go read this, or this, or this, or this, or this.  It seems to be a theme, doesn't it, almost as if there were people out there with an agenda, determined to spread hate and ignorance.




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