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2007-01-12 Iraq

Police kill four gunmen, Iraqi official assassinated

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 dont you love the way Iraqis use "arab nationals" to refer only to non-Iraqis?

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-01-12 10:13|| 2007-01-12 10:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, at least they didn't call it "occupied Tal Afar".

Posted by ed 2007-01-12 10:18|| 2007-01-12 10:18|| Front Page Top

#3 i wasnt being sarcastic - I meant it like all this shit theyve gotten the last 4 years has really meant a lot of them (not just the Kurds) barely think of themselves as Arabs anymore.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-01-12 10:27|| 2007-01-12 10:27|| Front Page Top

#4 You're absolutely right LH. More and more they are calling people from any other ME nation as Arabs. It would seem as though they are as sick of the Arabs as we are. If this phenomenon is with the Iraqi press alone, I don't know. But, if the average Iraqi also sees it that way it could be a very big indicator of what will develop between Iraq and it's Arab neighbors.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-12 10:58|| 2007-01-12 10:58|| Front Page Top

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