Thursday 27 January 2005, 0:10 Makka Time, 21:10 GMT
According to Iraqi sources US Soldiers have entered a mosque, in Baghda's Sadr city and arrested 25 people violating the holiness of the place.
If what Shaikh Abd al-Hadi al-Darraji told Al-Jazeera is true, the American soldiers employed in that raid were really disrespectful and blasphem in orinating and drinking inside the mosque.
"[This] is a great sin in Islam," al-Darraji said.
"The action of the US forces just days before Sunday's election is a serious provocation and it reveals that the US is serious in insulting the Islamic values and imposing its culture on us.
"They claim they are democratic people, but they are targeting us because we boycotted the elections and said it should not be held under occupation."
As they are representing the nation worldwide, US soldiers should be better trained on moral aspects and cultural respect, or how can they represent anyone?
Il Romanaccio at 11:20 AM
