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2005-09-19 Iraq-Jordan

Suicide bombers strike as Shiite pilgrimage underway

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-19 10:52|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The attacks on the Shiite pilgrims seems to me to be analogous to predator birds attacking hatched turtles on their crawl to the sea.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-09-19 11:15|| 2005-09-19 11:15|| Front Page Top

#2 predator birds attacking hatched turtles on their crawl to the sea.

I've seen that movie. It doesn't turn out well for the birds.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-09-19 13:32|| 2005-09-19 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Two notes: the soldiers prevented pilgrims from being killed. Probably a lot of pilgrims. Second, the AFP reporter just "happened" to be at the scene? Sounds like its time for that AFP repoter to "accidently" be at the scene of a shooting.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-19 14:51|| 2005-09-19 14:51|| Front Page Top

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