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2008-04-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by john frum 2008-04-12 15:53|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 So were they fur extremist beliefs, or agin' em?

Posted by Bobby 2008-04-12 16:29|| 2008-04-12 16:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Love the wine. Were the vineyards damaged?

/yeah, I know....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-12 16:50|| 2008-04-12 16:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Hopefully it will be the start of a "bombing campaign" by persons unknown.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-12 17:59|| 2008-04-12 17:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Wahabists and Baha'i? Those two are on extreme opposite ends of the bell curve of Muslim beliefs, the Baha'i believing in peace, love, happiness, and their messiah (Christian variety, the fleshly incarnation of God) who superseded Mohammed.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-12 18:39|| 2008-04-12 18:39|| Front Page Top

#5 "The blast occurred in a mosque in the city either during or after evening prayers ... the explosion was caused by a bomb."

Nonsense. Everyone knows mosques are really ammunition depots - sounds more like some of the ammo went off.

Too bad.

Or not.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-04-12 19:00|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-04-12 19:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Exactly my thought, Barbara. Someone future Darwin Award nominee was fondling the powder during the prayer time in the basement.

BTW, how close is this City to Iraqi border? Could be a hub for Iranian insertion teams into Iraq???

Posted by BA 2008-04-12 21:56|| 2008-04-12 21:56|| Front Page Top

#7 About 250 km east of Bushehr. So quite a bit from the Iraq border, about 400 km as crow flies.

Posted by twobyfour 2008-04-12 22:13|| 2008-04-12 22:13|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd think crows would have more sense, 2x4...

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-04-12 22:15|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-04-12 22:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Red wire guys, always connect the red wire LAST after connecting the ground.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-12 22:43|| 2008-04-12 22:43|| Front Page Top

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