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2005-04-05 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Fred 2005-04-05 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hauling an AK around in a crowded bazaar? Didn't it, uh, like stick out just a little? Knowing the proficiency of "Islamic militants" with weaponry, the shooter must've been within inches to get two head shots.

Prolly an inncocent unarmed man, as this is the norm for "Islamic militants". The only surprising thing might be that it wasn't a woman or a schoolchild.

If this had happened in Bangladesh, whoa baby, the RAB or the shoppers prolly would've clubbed the "Islamic militants" to death with their own AK.

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 1:46:25 AM|| 2005-04-05 1:46:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't it, uh, like stick out just a little?
Dude, this is Waziristan. Not packing heat will get you noticed.

Posted by Steve 2005-04-05 8:16:40 AM|| 2005-04-05 8:16:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol - pretty funny picture there, Steve, and I'm sure you frequent the market regularly, lol... but the question persists...

Assuming "everyone's" packing heat...

Apparently the victim wasn't. And he's a member of the local tribe - probably known to some or many in the market. If he gets gunned down, and lotsa folks are armed, how did they get away unscathed (they shouldn't have) or, at least, trailed by a bunch of AK-packin' bros, cousins, and third wives - as this is unthinkable given the "crowded" adjective and that he's local?

In other words, something's just not right about this with the perps getting in 2 head shots (two!) and getting away clean in a crowded market full of his kin - armed to the teeth.

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 9:27:00 AM|| 2005-04-05 9:27:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 was crowded, but necessarily any close relatives. Will a second cousin whos armed, but perhaps not the sharpest shooter, take on somebody whos just taken somebody out? Revenge is needed for honor, sure, but you go back and ORGANIZE revenge with your pals, dont you? You dont just go off shooting against somebody whose likely to kill you? "Bernardo is looking for Tony, and hes got a gun .... Somewhere, theres a place for us....." One local kills another local, the other locals try to look the other way I think. "well yeah, I heard a shot, detective, but i HAD to finish my lasagna - yeah i had a gun and I COULD have taken the killer down - but you see, when somebody rubs somebody out over calamari and chianti, theres usually somebody BEHIND the killer, ya see? Somebody I DONT wanna mess with, ya see? Im no coward, but Im no fool either"

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-04-05 9:53:14 AM|| 2005-04-05 9:53:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 What LH said. Shooting starts, you hit the deck and ask questions later. If it was a "their tribe against our tribe" kind of hit, you seeth about it for a while, then pick out one of their clan to wack from behind.
If on the other hand, you find out it was somebody higher up in his own clan that took out the hit on Fazal, well, too bad. Life goes on.

Posted by Steve 2005-04-05 10:42:14 AM|| 2005-04-05 10:42:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Got the perps right in front of you and you're gonna get all a-skeered?

Lol! Some kinda tribal members youze guyz are. I'll take a Hatfield or a McCoy, thanks, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 11:08:52 AM|| 2005-04-05 11:08:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Sounds like Fazal probably flashed his "Secret United States Spy" ID card around a little too much. Either that, or he pissed somebody off.

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-05 11:13:20 AM|| 2005-04-05 11:13:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Some kinda tribal members youze guyz are.

Hey, who you calling a tribal member?
I'm just telling you how they think. This bloodthirsty 'merican is more likely to slap leather and drop ya where ya stand.

Posted by Steve 2005-04-05 11:53:22 AM|| 2005-04-05 11:53:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 WTF? I was laughing and funnin' - do you have a burr up your ass?

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 12:43:16 PM|| 2005-04-05 12:43:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I was laughing and funnin'
Me too :)

Posted by Steve 2005-04-05 1:04:11 PM|| 2005-04-05 1:04:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I thought we were from the same tribe - the Itchy Finger Tribe, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 1:06:58 PM|| 2005-04-05 1:06:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 More like snarky keyboard tribe, .com.

Posted by Snutch Jesing6219 2005-04-05 1:29:08 PM|| 2005-04-05 1:29:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Are we talking about Waziristan or Texas? [Disclaimer: I'n not messin with Texas so hush]

Posted by Adam 2005-04-05 3:35:21 PM|| 2005-04-05 3:35:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 SJ - Well, in another life it wasn't a keyboard, heh.

Adam - As a native Texan, I can mess with 'em - but won't, heh. Like a whole 'nuther country - so true.

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 3:58:03 PM|| 2005-04-05 3:58:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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