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2003-05-20 Iraq

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Posted by Dar 2003-05-20 02:24 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "It sent out the wrong message, renovating a Christian cemetery when you're occupying a Muslim country," he said.

So what? The dead are the dead and the subject needs to be handled by ALL parties with (IMO) the appropriate respect for the dead, regardless of religious affiliation. Does anyone think that if it was a Muslim cemetery that was "desecrated" that Iraqis would shrug it off as no big deal? I sure as hell don't think so. Maybe it's just me, but I can't seem to shake off the suspicion that Muslims are one of the biggest crybaby groups to ever exist.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-20 14:43:05|| 2003-05-20 14:43:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Round up the usual suspects, then shoot a few. Nip this shit in the bud, Barney!

Posted by mojo 2003-05-20 14:45:45|| 2003-05-20 14:45:45|| Front Page Top

#3 "Muslims are one of the biggest crybaby groups"

Maybe, but desecrating British war cemeteries is hardly a Muslim innovation... the French are quite adept at it.

And once again, we seem to overlook that the poor dead Brits were fighting the Turkish occupiers. Turks and Mongols have wasted far more Arabs than anyone else (except other Arabs).

Posted by Mark IV 2003-05-20 15:01:21|| 2003-05-20 15:01:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Islam. The religion of peace.

Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-05-20 15:41:28|| 2003-05-20 15:41:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Fuckers.

What a whining twat Mr Jaber is, living his whole friggin' life under Saddams' rule, he gets liberated - no way is *he* going to be able to do it - then starts complaining when those men of honour pay their respects to the fallen rather than wipe his nose.

Oh, and does anyone here care to think what might have happened if this had been a Muslim cemetery and that had been desecrated?

From the article:

"The battle of Kut, described by T E Lawrence as a "slow-drawn agony", lasted some 143 days. Only 2,000 out of 23,000 men survived."

Again, fuckers.

Posted by Tony 2003-05-20 19:31:17|| 2003-05-20 19:31:17|| Front Page Top

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