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2005-05-28 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2005-05-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yes, an unpremeditated suicide bombing is where the devout muslim slips on the bomb vest by mistake before heading off to the mosque for noon prayer. If by happenstance someone nearby uses a cellphone to call the wrong number, then----poof! An accidental, unpremeditated suicide bombing occurs by total mistake.

Posted by Grearong Glavins9457 2005-05-28 11:01|| 2005-05-28 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure newsweek will report this as Bush'es fault..... Someone farting in Gitmo or something.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-05-28 11:06|| 2005-05-28 11:06|| Front Page Top

#3 bearded, huh? Well that leaves all the men and half the women as suspects.....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-28 11:11|| 2005-05-28 11:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Cynical, moi? Heh heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-05-28 11:49|| 2005-05-28 11:49|| Front Page Top

#5
An apparent suicide bomb detonated Friday as hundreds of Shiite Muslims recited verses from the Quran during a religious festival at a shrine near Pakistanâs capital, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens, witnesses said.

After the blast, hundreds of Shiite pilgrims, beating their chests in mourning, clashed with baton-wielding police, who charged the crowd to clear the way for ambulances. Some of the Shiite protesters chanted, âDown with America!â
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Posted by john 2005-05-28 13:53|| 2005-05-28 13:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Pakistani textbook - "West Pakistanis are tall and fair and eat wheat. East Pakistanis are short and dark and eat rice"

The bomber MUST be a Sri Lankan Tamil (who are short and dark and ....)
RAW's probable involvement in shrine blast being probed

Even though forensic experts have so far not come up with definite identification of the alleged suicide bomber, his dark colour and built is said to further support the thesis.

Posted by john 2005-05-28 13:59|| 2005-05-28 13:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Pakistani textbook - "West Pakistanis are tall and fair and eat wheat. East Pakistanis are short and dark and eat rice" Must be an old textbook. This is a reference to the old East and West Pakistan. The former now being Bangladesh.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-28 19:21|| 2005-05-28 19:21|| Front Page Top

#8 I entered the congregation area and people stood up to welcome me, a powerful blast took place and I saw the bomberâs upper body flying through the air.â

Just like in the west, a flying host.

Posted by Shipman 2005-05-28 22:13|| 2005-05-28 22:13|| Front Page Top

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