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General "Black Jack" Pershing and the Muslim Terrorists in the Philippines before WW I

General Pershing was born September 13th, 1860 near Laclede, MS.
He died July 15th, 1948 in Washington, DC.

Highlights of his life include:

1891 Professor of Military Science and Tactics University of Nebraska
1898 Serves in the Spanish-American War
1901 Awarded rank of Captain
1906 Promoted to rank of Brig. General
1909 Military Governor of Moro Province, Philippines
1916 Made Major General
1919 Promoted to General of the Armies
1921 Appointed Chief of Staff
1924 Retires from active duty Education West Point.

Just before World War I, there were a number of terrorist attacks
on the United States forces in the Philippines by Muslim
extremists.  So General Pershing captured 50 terrorists, and had
them tied to posts for execution.  He then had his men bring in
two pigs and slaughter them in front of the, now horrified,
terrorists.

Muslims detest pork, because they believe pigs are filthy
animals.  Some of them simply refuse to eat it, while others
won't even touch pigs at all, nor any of their by-products.  To
them, eating or touching a pig, its meat, its blood, etc., is to
be instantly barred from Paradise (and those virgins), and doomed
to hell.

The soldiers then soaked their bullets in the pigs' blood, and
proceeded to execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad.  The
soldiers then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorist's bodies,
and covered them in pig blood, entrails, etc.  They let the 50th
man go.

And for the next 42 years, there was not a single Muslim
extremist attack anywhere in the world.

Maybe it is time for this segment of history to repeat itself,
maybe in Iraq?  The question is, where do we find another Black
Jack Pershing?

Assalaam Alaikum -"peace be unto you."

More info to be found at:

http://forums.military.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/1741941282/m/346101765/inc/-1

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