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2008-01-21 Iraq

Iraqis stream home after peaceful Ashura

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Posted by Steve White 2008-01-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Makes me think of those cargo cults where natives devised icons that they believed would draw ships with western goodies, for trade. In fact, cargo-shamans have the same credentials as the self-appointed "prophet" of the Muslims.

Posted by McZoid 2008-01-21 01:50|| 2008-01-21 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Peaceful Ashura?

I notice the doctors don't have blood streaming down their faces.

White clothing. Probably to show off the amount of blood from their self-inflicted injuries. Gotta show the neighbors just how Islamic they are!

Gads. If we could just come up with five or six of these days of mourning in a row for this that or the other prophet or imam or injustice that might solve 70% of the problem over there.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-21 02:24|| 2008-01-21 02:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Pray for Sepsis

Posted by Admiral Allan Ackbar 2008-01-21 09:12|| 2008-01-21 09:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting that the (presumably) medical personnel are wearing latex gloves - don't they think Allan will protect them?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-01-21 09:54|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-01-21 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Training and education, versus Religion, guess which won. (Ain't Religion)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-21 16:11|| 2008-01-21 16:11|| Front Page Top

#6 The thing that always gets me, really bad, is to see fathers putting scalp wounds on their sons and having blood go everywhere. That is sick. Do that in this country and you will be brought up on child abuse charges, except for San Francisco, where they give you a certificate in red printing.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-01-21 22:52|| 2008-01-21 22:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Last time I bled like that, religion had nothing to do with it. (Low hanging pipe, sharp end, 17 stitches)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-21 23:55|| 2008-01-21 23:55|| Front Page Top

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