By John Vandiver
U.S. Central Command issued an apology Thursday after it was discovered
that offensive language including the phrase “Negro blood” had found
its way into a welcome guide for military personnel deployed to Saudi
Arabia.
“We regret that inappropriate material was posted to our website
without a more fulsome review and apologize to anyone who took offense,”
CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Bill Urban said in a statement.
“We removed the
document as soon as we were notified of the content, and it was
returned to the originating office for revision.”
The 69-page “Welcome Booklet,” which includes information ranging from
base services to religious and cultural life in Saudi Arabia, delved
into the country’s history with arcane language now regarded as
offensive.
“The population of the (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is mainly composed of
descendants of indigenous tribes that have inhabited the peninsula since
prehistoric times with some later mixture of Negro blood from slaves
imported from Africa,” said the manual dated June 2018.
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Source: Stars and Stripes
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