United States: University bans sniper charity

United States: University bans sniper charity: "University bans sniper charity
A US university in Wisconsin has blocked a fund-raising campaign by Republican students in support of the Adopt-a-Sniper group, founded to assist US sharp-shooters in Iraq and Afghanistan. The students at Marquette University in Milwaukee were selling bracelets bearing the motto 1 Shot - 1 Kill - No Remorse - I Decide.

The US military, unable to deploy forces on the streets of parts of Iraq without suffering heavy casualties, have turned to snipers to kill suspected insurgents from a safer distance. The brainchild of a Texas police SWAT officer Adopt a Sniper has raised thousands of dollars in cash and gear to supplement the kit of these troops. Among products sold by the group is a $15 coin with the motto Assistance From A Distance. The students, representing a group called College Republicans, originally got permission to set up a table at the student union to raise money for US troops in Iraq. The specific choice of group only emerged later. 'Clearly the rhetoric of that organization raised some questions and we had some strong objections as a Jesuit university,' Marquette University school spokeswoman Brigid O'Brien said on 3 February."