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June 12, 2009
Red Cross Goes Bonkers PC and Kisses Up To Muslims with Symbol
Calls for Red Cross symbol to be axed over links to the Crusades
A Labour minister has sparked controversy by claiming that an alternative symbol is needed for the Red Cross because of the logo's supposed links to the Crusades.
Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant said that the historic emblem risked undermining the work of the humanitarian organisation.
His intervention came as MPs debated the adoption of the 'red crystal' - a diamond-shaped badge - to avoid the religious connotations of the cross and crescent symbols currently used by the international body.
But critics said the new insignia was a sop to political correctness and warned that it may be the first step towards it replacing cross and crescent. Others fear that it may not be as widely recognised on the battlefield.
'It is, in an effort not to be contentious, possibly too anodyne to serve its purpose,' Tory MP John Hayes said. Philip Davies, a Tory backbencher, said: 'At face value to the layman it seems at best a solution looking for a problem and at worst another example of extreme political correctness.
'No one has ever suggested to me that the Red Cross refers to the Crusades.'
Shadow Foreign Office minister David Lidington said that use of the crystal over the cross by the British military should 'be the exception rather than be allowed to become the norm'.
Tory Oliver Heald said the Red Cross symbol was widely recognised and counselled caution that 'we are careful not to undermine that'.
'There is also a risk of confusion with many different symbols, and that terrorists may exploit that to mask themselves when carrying out attacks,' he added.
However, the symbol unintentionally raised suggestions that it was somehow linked to the Hospitallers, a military order which took part in the Crusades, the centuries long series of military campaigns waged by Christians from Europe.
Subsequently, a red crescent emblem was adopted in tandem.
Mr Bryant told the Commons: 'The reference to the Crusades is... not lost to some people which, of course, anybody involved in the Red Cross would wholly deprecate.
'The truth of the matter is that it has been difficult in some places for us to ensure that these connotations of a religious war or a religious crusade don't undermine the work that the Red Cross or Red Crescent is able to do.'
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement hope that the neutrality of the red crystal will help improve protection for casualties, military medical services and humanitarian workers.
It was chosen because it is devoid of religious and other partisan connotations.
A treaty which established the red crystal as an additional protective symbol became part of international law in 2006.
It will now receive the same status in UK law as the red cross and red crescent under the Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill passed today.
The impartial movement is the world's largest humanitarian network made up of almost 97million volunteers, supporters, and staff in 186 countries.
Leigh Daynes, spokesman for the British Red Cross, said: 'The British Red Cross strongly supports acceptance of the Red Crystal emblem.
It would give another option for the protection of humanitarian workers, as well as for the medical services of the armed forces, in situations where use of the Red Cross or Red Crescent emblems might be misunderstood.
'In these circumstances, the Red Crystal would make our workers and the medical services of the armed forces safer. The British Red Cross will continue to use the Red Cross emblem, which, after more than a century, has served us well.'
Wild Thing's comment..........
You know what, screw you Red Cross. You are NOT the first one on the scene in America, it has always been the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army was the FIRST one on the scene on 9-11 NOT the freaking Red Cross.
Remember how the Red Corss has these big fund raisers with the stupid liberal Hollywood bunch and then what does the Red Cross do???? They are loaded with corruption and they rip off the funds boom bah! Twice that I can remember this has happened.
Now they want to kiss up to the Muslims, oh God forbid a Muslim that is causing the destruction and killing in the world is offended.
If they aren't kissing up to the Muslims then I double dare them to use this as one of their symbols! They won't and we can count on that.
Each time anyone, or any company or organization gives in to complaints from the Islamo's it gives their agenda more credibility to THEM. Let's see all we have to do is bomb, murder, behead, etc., then whine about being picked on for doing such things and viola we get our way. Sorry not interested! I'll leave that for Obama's friends, Bill Ayers, theh PLO, the Hamas etc.
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....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
VN 66-67
Posted by Wild Thing at June 12, 2009 07:44 AM
Comments
Let's ban also Swiss flag...since there's a big cross in the middle of it
Posted by: Countrygirl at June 12, 2009 09:34 AM
There are pros and cons about how much good the Red Cross actually does. I don't know.
Eventually we will getting around to changing Old Glory and the American bald eagle as symbols because they ofend muslims in some manner. What about those of us that really WANT to offend muslims in every way possible? Don't we get a say so?
Posted by: TomR at June 12, 2009 01:39 PM
TomR, Amen brother. I really WANT to offend mooslims in every way possible? I do have say; and I will hurt (very badly) anyone who disagrees with me.
Posted by: Steve Gaston, USMC at June 12, 2009 03:08 PM
First off, the freaking Red Cross is like the UN, a bunch of thieving bureaucrats scamming the good will of charitable people to build their empire.
It is not the non-profit organization as they are touted, it's a goddam PAC granted non-profit status, unworthy of my respect or contributions.
I used to support them blindly, giving blood on their every drive. Twice I've been called to give blood for direct use by a known patient, dedicated only to that patient's needs, in each instance there were 20 or more of us donors pledged to defray the expense of the blood, that's 20 units or more, pints if you will, not only did the hospital charge for the administration of that blood it was drawn at the hospital, last case 11 pints for one patient, the F'k Red Cross billed the patients for $32 a pint in addition also, they kept the rest of the blood. Defeating the original intent to help a person in dire needs of not only blood, but of depriving them of financial help. Now they've openly joined the Muzzie dark side too, as PC posturing halfwits. F'em and the camel they rode in on!!! Camel felching muzzie scum!!! That includes Muzzy Hussein Obama also.
Posted by: Jack at June 12, 2009 03:43 PM
So the Red Cross caved in to the muzzys. So when is the world going to wake up.
Posted by: Mark at June 12, 2009 05:37 PM
