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| Baby Boomer's granddaddy sez it was all just a joke... |
| 2002-06-30 |
| The grandfather of a Palestinian baby who was photographed in a suicide bomber's costume - replete with fake explosives, ammunition belt and red Hamas headband - said Saturday that the disguise was a joke. Initially denying the baby in the photograph - which was splashed across the front pages of Israeli newspapers and international television networks - was his grandson, Redwan Abu Turki finally admitted he was related to the child. First we lie. Only if that doesn't work do we explain with another lie. That's the way good Muslims do it. It's in the Koran someplace. You could look it up. "This picture was at a rally at the university. The picture was taken just for the fun of it," he told The Associated Press. Heh heh. Very funny. How come you didn't laugh when the house was demolished? Redwan Abu Turki said his son, Nader Abu Turki, is the baby's father and is wanted by the Israeli army. He said Nader has been on the run since the army searched the family's home last week seeking to arrest him for involvement with the Islamic militant group Hamas. Nothin' but fun-lovers in that family, by golly. That Hamas organization, they're kinda like the Not Ready for Prime Time Players and the Wyans Brothers rolled into one, only with bombs. This whole intifada thing, that's just an on-going prank. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |