Kudos To Khan, Brickbats To The Geezer & His Hate Mobs

At a recent campaign stop, The Geezer was confronted by an older woman who blustered that The Hopester was a "Muslim." General Colin Powell condemned The Geezer's response that suggested that a Muslim could not be a "God-fearing American." General Powell's example was the gravestone in the Arlington National Cemetery over the remains of Corporal Kareem Khan who died in action in Iraq in August 2007. Corporal Khan received the Bronze Star as well as the honor of burial in our most sacred ground. Shame on The Geezer. Shame on The Mighty Q. In their own way, both of them are worse than George Corley Wallace on his worst day. They babble about Joe The Plumber when they should give praise to Muslims like Corporal Kareem Khan. Thank you, General Powell for teaching us a lesson about patriotism. If this is (fair & balanced) love of country, so be it.

[x New Yorker]
Photo Essay By Platon
RIP, Corporal Kareem Khan



Elsheba Khan at the grave of her son, Specialist Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan.

[Born in London in 1968, Platon was raised in the Greek Isles by his English mother, an art historian, and Greek father, an architect, until the age of seven when his family returned to London. He attended St. Martin's School of Art, and after receiving his BA with honors in Graphic Design, he was then awarded an MA in photography and fine art at the Royal College of Art. Platon is now a staff photographer at The New Yorker magazine.]

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