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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 22 23:38:35 2008 edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Upstaters somehow don't seem to be trapped up in all the crap that happens in OTchat ... we buried one of our own AMERICANS today. :( Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan 2nd Lt. Mohsin Naqvi one of four killed by roadside bomb By SCOTT WALDMAN, Staff writer Click byline for more stories by writer. Last updated: 3:46 p.m., Monday, September 22, 2008 COLONIE -- Mohsin Naqvi, a Muslim who joined the Army after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and then died in an Afghanistan roadside bombing last week, was mourned by more than 100 people at a Central Avenue mosque today. Male mourners left the prayer room at the al-Fatima Islamic Center about 20 minutes before the start of the 1 p.m. ceremony so that the female members of the mosque could pay respects to Naqvi, who was 26 years old. The men gathered in the hall and bowed their heads in silence as wailing could be heard through the closed doors of the prayer room. Some of the women chanted Naqvi's first name. Naqvi joined the Army shortly after the terror attacks and hoped to bridge the divide between America and the Muslim world, friends and relatives say "Our message is we have chosen this country. We are going to live here. We are going to die here. We are going to contribute in every respect," said Haider Khwaja, the mosque's vice president. "He has sacrificed his life for the country." Naqvi was among four U.S. Army soldiers killed Sept. 17 when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol in eastern Afghanistan. He died during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Naqvi grew up near Newburgh. He was born in Pakistan and came to the U.S. as a young child. The second lieutenant had joined the Army Reserve near Newburgh days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and used his language skills to communicate with Afghans and reassure them about American intentions. His wife, Raazia, lives with his sister, Tasneem Ali, in Mechanicville. Six soldiers carried Naqvi's coffin into the mosque this afternoon as mourners filed in. Following Muslim tradition, the soldiers all removed their shoes before carrying Naqvi's casket into the al-Fatima Islamic Center. Once the casket was placed inside the mosque, Naqvi's brother, Hassan, 18, cried and kneeled before the coffin. The University at Albany pre-med student held his brother's military identification tags in his hands. "He was so full of energy, so happy. I have not seen people so happy, laughing all the time," family friend and mosque President Imdad Imam said, describing Naqvi and his wife, Raazia, at their wedding three months ago. Naqvi was deployed the next day. His funeral is being held at the same mosque where he was married. Naqvi graduated from Newburgh Free Academy and was a prominent member of the Mid-Hudson Islamic Association. His death comes during a spike in violence in Afghanistan, where the U.S. has sustained 122 deaths in 2008, more than any year since the U.S. first invaded in 2001. Naqvi was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park in Colonie. Mourners picked up the coffin from the back of the hearse and carried it 50 yards to the grave. Following Muslim custom, they sat it down three times and passed it along the line of men. Women sobbed as the soldier was carried to them. Soldiers fired a 21-gun salute and handed a folded American flag to Naqvi's widow. Men reached inside the coffin to clutch the shrouded body and pray. Family members grabbed handfuls of dirt to throw on the coffin and mourners picked up shovels to scoop up the earth. They clutched each other as the grave was covered.
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730* on Tue Sep 23 11:59:27 2008, in response to Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 22 23:38:35 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The sad fact is that this man's actions are noteworthy. Most Muslims since 9/11 have been complaining about perceived bigotry and whining about America's support for Israel as being the root cause of the current situation.
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Posted by RonInBayside* on Tue Sep 23 12:17:22 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 23 11:59:27 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Most Muslim US citizens before and after 9/11 have supported this country loyally, and many are serving and sacrificing in the Gulf while fucktards like you whine about Muslims and your precious stereotypes of them.
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Posted by JournalSquare-K-Car* on Tue Sep 23 12:25:12 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 23 11:59:27 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d How far up your behind has your head gone?
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by Orange Blossom Special* on Tue Sep 23 17:55:31 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by RonInBayside on Tue Sep 23 12:17:22 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Shall I repost the amazing amounts of people in prison right now for sabotage or giving away troop movement. Or all the brits and americans and canadians who travel over there to fight, but not with us. When you say "most", I want numbers.
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Tue Sep 23 17:56:17 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 23 11:59:27 2008. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d "whining about America's support for Israel as being the root cause of the current situation. " It depends who they're talking to or what day of the week it is for the reason. Which reminds me, I forgot to check out this years 9/11 cartoons.
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Tue Sep 23 20:14:08 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 23 11:59:27 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Hasn't been my own experience, and there's a LOT of faithful (and peaceful) Muslims around here. He was just one of them. And yes, the bigotry is pretty severe. Sikhs from India are routinely harassed and beaten, even people of Hispanic and Jewish origin who happen to "look wrong." :(
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by SMAZ* on Wed Sep 24 03:05:51 2008, in response to Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 22 23:38:35 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The late Navy SEAL Michael Mansour was awarded the Medal of Honor a few months back. Gen (Ret) John Abizaid was Commander of Central Command until last year. This just off the top of my head. There are others. Why do so many people act so surprised?
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Wed Sep 24 03:13:39 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by SMAZ on Wed Sep 24 03:05:51 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Because they're hateful, clueless morons? Nah ... :(
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by jimmymc25* on Wed Sep 24 04:32:14 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Sep 23 20:14:08 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Welcome to America! Jimmymc25
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by jimmymc25* on Wed Sep 24 04:35:55 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Tue Sep 23 17:55:31 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d You didn't demand that of Chris when he said most. Got an agenda? Yup. Jimmymc
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Wed Sep 24 04:44:34 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by jimmymc25 on Wed Sep 24 04:32:14 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d First time I went through Charlotte on September 14, 2001, we stopped off at a restaurant the "day after" on our way to my wife's dad's funeral. He died on September 13. The owner of the restaurant saw our "New York" plates on the car and wanted to know where we were from since he didn't recognize our accents. We said, "upstate New York." Fucker said, "welcome to America." :( So ... no thanks. No offense. If crackers like him and some of the others here are "America" then I'll break into a chorus of "Oh Canada" like most of the rest of us "up here." The "Capital district" is much like NYC once was ... Sikhs, Hindi, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists and others all living in relative peace and harmony. We're neighbors, friends, and we look OUT for one another. And if someone decides to get stupid, we have the RIGHT to take them out with impunity so long as we drag the carcass across the threshold before calling the sheriff. Me like! :)
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by jimmymc25* on Wed Sep 24 05:15:46 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Sep 24 04:44:34 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Yup....I understand where you're comming from. I gotta wonder, as in that Elvis Costello tune.....what's so funny about peace, love & understanding? Jimmymc25
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Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan
Posted by SelkirkTMO* on Wed Sep 24 05:20:41 2008, in response to Re: Mourners remember Muslim soldier who died in Afghanistan, posted by jimmymc25 on Wed Sep 24 05:15:46 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Heh. My brother, always KNEW you did! :) As to "Elvis" he's dead. (grin) ... nah, all that stuff is illegal now unless you live in California. What the "wrong wing" fails to understand is that you ONLY have to bring out the baseball bat or the "piece" every now and then. You don't have to take it shopping too. Heh.
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