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Arabia
Ramadan’s deadly start
2003-10-31
Six people were killed and another was injured in a shootout that took place on Saturday between Aal Saidah and al-Marazeek, one of the minor tribes affiliated to Bani Nawf in the al-Jawf governorate.
"Who youse callin' a minor tribe?"
Tribal sources said that the main cause behind fire exchange was attributed to the longstanding tribal disputes. “Tribal conflict between the two was erupted one year ago over a simple financial amount of money when they assembled in Marib, they quarreled and then pointed their guns at each other,” a tribal source said.
"That sucker stole my wallet!"
"Did not!"
"Yew callin' me a liar?"
"Go fer yer guns, Mahmoud!"
It is worthwhile mentioning that the eastern governorates such as, Marib, Shabowa, and al-Jawf have been involved in severe tribal clashes from time immemorial to time.
"Yeah. We do it fer fun! That's 'cuz we're tough!... Ow!"
Those tribal clashes constitute a big headache for the government.
"Will you goobers knock it off, fergawdsake?"
They have been given carte blanche and this has negatively affected their normal life.
"I can't deal with them. Just let them shoot each other. It's easier that way."
"Of course, effendi!"
Despite of rendering developmental and social projects in order to overcome the hard life there, which overwhelmed those tribes, the tribal clashes have been still predominant.
"Why get a job at the camel wash when I can just steal all their stuff?"
"But they ain't got any more than you do!"
"They'll have even less when we're done with 'em!"
Several US-funded projects have been recently implemented during a short visit Marib by the US Ambassador to Yemen and those major projects are equipping the President Hospital in Marib at the cost of USD 5.3 million as well as other developmental projects.
"Good idea. We need a hospital!"
[BANG!]
"Ow!... See?"
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#5  I tried Walking in a Shia Moslem Wonderland, but never made it past bandolier. A math major son of an English teacher trying to write a poem is a pitiful thing.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-10-31 7:49:10 PM  

#4  "The government demands that these individuals regain their self-control and abandon this project."

Borrowed from darkest Africa. Maybe it will work in Afghanistan. Super Hose: if I wasn't so busy right now I would cook up a Ramadan carol. Michael Morley: you are a good impromptu lyricist, er lyric writer. How bout fillin' in on this one? Thanks.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-10-31 5:03:36 PM  

#3  Maybe its just hard to get into the Ramadan spirit. They should sing some Ramadan carols to lighten things up. After a couple of years the carols could be changed into muzak for general consumption. The Santa Claus concept wouldn't work for them. He'd be climbing down the chimney and leaving new det cord and timers and all hell would break loose.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-10-31 4:44:49 PM  

#2  Yeah, how come everybody else gotta tiptoe around during Ramadan so to not offend our Muslim cousins, while they just walk out the front door in the morning and start blasting away at anybody and anything?
Another illustration of Religion of Peace hypocracy, maybe?
Posted by: tu3031   2003-10-31 3:56:30 PM  

#1  I read from a pundit - or maybe it was one of you guys - an observation that it's laughable that we were worried about offending Moslems by continuing to attack Afghanistan during Ramadan. Maybe Ramadan is the Moslem season of killing. It would make sense to eliminate some extra mouths to feed prior to winter in an agrarian tribal society.

One of my kids asked whether the Ramada Inn holds any celebration particular to Ramadan. I think I have passed on a gene that will lead them into trouble in life.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-10-31 11:20:51 AM  

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