Osama parade float sparks debate.

[im10ashus]

Some Say Prize-Winning Entry Offensive To Muslims

POSTED: 8:08 am CDT July 8, 2005

CHESTERTON, Ind. -- A Fourth of July parade float depicting a shackled, bloodied Osama bin Laden has divided some residents between those praising the display as patriotic and others who see it as un-American.

The float, which won the prize for most patriotic unit in the northwestern Indiana town's parade, featured a man dressed as Uncle Sam holding a leash that bound the hands of a bearded man in a robe and turban. The robe was splattered with fake blood because it was a leftover Halloween costume, said Penny Kozinski of Supporters of the Military, which sponsored the display.

The group intended to use the entry to publicize its mission of sending care packages to troops overseas.

"We were just showing we were capturing the bad guys," Kozinski said. "We're going to catch the bad guys and then our guys can come home."

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http://www.nbc5.com/news/4698314/detail.html

I guess that image of Abu Ghraib is still embedded in our collective minds - right or left?

"We're just showing we were capturing the bad guys." Hmmm. A float depicting the capture of Osama and "we're capturing the bad guys." Oh, okay, I get it. :crazy: