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2005-07-31 Iraq-Jordan

Overflowing morgue testament to Iraq's mayhem

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2005-07-31 08:59|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Perhaps no one claims the bodies of the 'insurgents'. Remember, some of the parents of 'foreign fighters' think their kids are somewhere else. Who would come to claim criminals? Some people might be afraid they'd be rolled up if they showed up. Maybe "up to 20%" of those killed are the bad guyz.

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-31 09:33|| 2005-07-31 09:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Interview on NPR a couple of weeks ago (sorry, can't ferret out a link or remember the name) with an Iraqi man who has a little organization who do just that--- clain the unclaimed bodies and give a proper burial. Seems to be actually a rather saintly sort, and had been doing it for years--- even wrangled a concession from Saddam's gangster-government to do so.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-07-31 09:54|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-07-31 09:54|| Front Page Top

#3 What a lovely fate for the Sunni jihadis -- either buried in an unmarked grave, or in a Shia one.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-31 10:48|| 2005-07-31 10:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Weren't the morgues a bit busy in France, last year at this time? Mayhem? Or human indifference to the cause.

Posted by Spinegum Ulaiper9420 2005-07-31 11:29|| 2005-07-31 11:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Odd. Another Mikey post that blows past the theory I had. Since the jihadis are the ones doing most of the killing, what's his point here?

We're not the ones who keep quoting from jihad cheerleaders. I'm perfectly willing to admit the jihadis are killing innocent people, and that their murderous campaign has been horrific.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-31 11:54|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-31 11:54|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm perfectly willing to admit the jihadis are killing innocent people, and that their murderous campaign has been horrific.

So am I. But Mikey's not...

Posted by Raj 2005-07-31 12:08|| 2005-07-31 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Sgt. Mom

2005-07-31 12:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Sgt. Mom
Sorry, I tried to post this link, but..

In Iraq, a grim job in the service of Allah

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0729/p06s01-woiq.html

Posted by SwissTex 2005-07-31 12:48|| 2005-07-31 12:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Article: The situation in Baghdad has grown so bad that corpses not claimed from the morgue after a few weeks are now being buried in makeshift graves to make room for new arrivals. Since the beginning of the year, more than 400 unclaimed or unidentified bodies have had to be dealt with in this way.

Some of these cadavers are those of dead foreigners (terrorists or civilians). Others are the remains of domestic terrorists whose relatives and associates don't really want to claim them because of the danger of being identified for the terrorist supporters that they are.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2005-07-31 14:02|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-07-31 14:02|| Front Page Top

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