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2007-01-17 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How very muslim of them.
I'm not making the connection here, why would they bomb a university? Or is it just an opportunity thingy.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-17 06:16|| 2007-01-17 06:16|| Front Page Top

#2 The goal is to drive all the educated from the country because it is much easier to 'lead' dummies than those who are capable of figuring out the con (a more violent version of the 'education' system of our inner cities.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-01-17 07:57|| 2007-01-17 07:57|| Front Page Top

#3 And dentists would qualify as 'educated', which may explain Mookie's teeth.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-01-17 09:50|| 2007-01-17 09:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Sunnis bombing a high value Shia concentration.

Posted by ed 2007-01-17 10:03|| 2007-01-17 10:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought Universities were largely Sunni. (at least under Saddam).

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-01-17 11:08|| 2007-01-17 11:08|| Front Page Top

#6 It's in East Baghdad. Almost all Shia. High value since they are the children of the small Shia educated classes and where the next generation of Iraqi leaders will come from.

Posted by ed 2007-01-17 11:16|| 2007-01-17 11:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Knowledge is the enemy of those wanting to remain in the seventh century. I still don't understand why they don't cast off all automatic weapons.

Posted by wxjames 2007-01-17 12:07|| 2007-01-17 12:07|| Front Page Top

#8 They need those automatic weapons & C4 to make sure everyone else stays in the 7th century, doncha know...

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-01-17 19:48|| 2007-01-17 19:48|| Front Page Top

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