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Iraq
Iraqi minister: Would-be bomber holds Syrian passport
2003-10-29
The would-be bomber thwarted in Monday’s suicide bombing wave in Baghdad was a Yemeni holding a Syrian passport, Iraqi interim Health Minister Khodair Abbas said on Wednesday.
A Yemeni, involved with a bombing? I’m shocked, well, no.
"According to the initial investigation results, the detained bomber is a Yemeni holding a Syrian passport," Abbas said. "The suspect did not want to give any information on the other two passengers in his car who managed to escape, nor the identity of the other bombers in the attacks."
"But we’re working him over, er, continuing to question him."
"There is a real possibility the bombers were fundamentalist, Wahhabists," he said.
Sounds right to me.
A U.S. military spokesperson said the man was caught Monday when he attempted to drive an explosives-packed car towards a police station in Baghdad’s Al-Jadida area. He fled on foot when his car came under fire and then fell down and shouted "wait, I am Syrian," the spokesman said. A Syrian passport was later found on him, the spokesman said.
Only one passport? Must be a poor yemeni then.
Posted by:Steve

#3  Everytime they nail one of these pricks they should announce their nationality.

Followed by an immediate execution and subsequent burial in a pigskin.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-10-29 11:07:34 AM  

#2  "But everyone knew her as Nancy..."
Identity Crisis Redux - Jihadi-style...

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
Hit young Rocky in the eye Rocky didn't like that
He said I'm gonna get that boy
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival
His rival it seems had broken his dreams
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man who called himself Dan
Were in the next room at the hoe down
Rocky burst in and grinning a grin
He said Danny boy this is a showdown
But Daniel was hot-he drew first and shot
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.

Now the doctor came in stinking of gin
And proceeded to lie on the table
He said Rocky you met your match
And Rocky said, Doc it's only a scratch
And I'll be better I'll be better doc as soon as I am able.

Now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
To help with good Rocky's revival.

-Rocky Raccoon

Methinks Allah checked out, too... about a nanosecond after he was invented... hasn't been seen since.
Posted by: .com   2003-10-29 10:18:19 AM  

#1  Everytime they nail one of these pricks they should announce their nationality. If all you listen to is mainstream media, you'd think the current situation in Iraq was the equivalent of the French resistance vs. the German's in WW2, which is bullshit.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-10-29 10:16:09 AM  

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