When shipping items to a soldier like Darren Rogers, senders must read through a form that states what exactly you can't send to a soldier in a warzone.  There are the usual suspects--explosives, firearms, lives plants--but then there are those that have a religious taint to them.  

Apparently Islam has infected the US Postal Service.  It states:

• C1. Obscene articles, prints, paintings, cards, films, videotapes, etc., and horror comics and matrices are prohibited.
• E2. Any matter depicting nude or seminude persons, pornographic or sexual items, or nonauthorized political materials is prohibited. Although religious materials contrary to Islamic faith are prohibited in bulk quantities, items for personal use of addressee are permissible.

•  H1. Pork or pork by-products are prohibited.

 Now I understand the importance of cultural sensitivities in a counterinsurgency.  I understand that the US military doesn't want Playboy sending over a year's supply of goods for America's fighting forces.  I get that.  Here's what I don't get: 

Horror comics.  This smacks of the 1954 House subcommittee on the dangers of comic books.  You have to love that you cannot send someone a violent cartoon when they are in a warzone, likely killing people on their own.  There's also the matter of what constitutes a horror comic (or matrices) in the first place. 

Pork.  Yes, the Koran forbids it.  But the vast majority of soldiers aren't Muslim.  Respect the culture, yes, I understand.  But if that's the intent, then don't serve pork at the Dining Facilities, which we do in Iraq on a daily basis (based off personal experience).  If Uncle Joe wants to send bacon bits to his nephew, so be it.  It's not like Hormel is dropping bulk containers of Spam into Kabul.

Pornography. Let me dispell the rumors of Islamic insurgent purity.  In house raids after bad guys in Iraq we would find as much pornography as we did insurgent propaganda.  The two go hand-in-hand, which shouldn't be a surprise.  Insurgents tend to be 18-25 year olds--horny, confused 18-25 year olds--that really love their porn and sense of righteousness.  They also have it big for Britney Spears.  I don't know why, but Iraqi insurgents love that infidel. 

Also, porn is a great relaxant.  When General Pershing was down in Mexico chasing Pancho Villa he had the provost marshal regulate prostitution to make sure soldiers stayed calm and that the local prostitutes got paid.  18-25 year old Americans are just as horny as Iraqis and Afghans, whether they're stateside or not.  Better to have them whacking off to a few Playboys than cheating on their spouses or hitting up the local brothel.  

Religious material contrary to Islam. I've got my own opinions on Jesus and religion (mostly bad) but if the Bible is contrary to the Koran then I can't believe Sarah Palin and plenty of others aren't up in arms that they can't parachute in the King James to America's fighting forces.   Religion is important to a lot of the guys over there, so let them have it in their off time. 

Obama and a slew of other politicians have said that the terrorists will win when their actions start to infringe on our Constitutional rights.  So, have they?