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2004-03-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve 2004-03-17 9:21:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 knew this was a BBC article just from the headline, the sneer marks are a dead givaway. are they implying they are half dead or perhaps in a zombiefied state,or are they just dead,yes dead without the sneer marks.

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-17 9:42:57 AM|| 2004-3-17 9:42:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Personally, I blame Schroedinger.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-3-17 10:06:25 AM|| 2004-3-17 10:06:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 More from al-Bawaba: At least 17 Kurds were killed in northern Syria in clashes with Arabs, as unrest among the Kurdish population spread to more towns and villages, an official of a Kurdish party told reporters on Wednesday. Mashaal Timo, a member of the political bureau of the Kurdish People's Union, said nine people were killed in the Asharafiye and Sheikh Maksud districts of Aleppo, the main northwestern city.
Another six were killed in the village of Ifrin, 40km northwest of Aleppo and two others in Ras al-Ain, on the Turkish border to the northeast, he told the AFP. The clashes started on Tuesday and continued overnight, and followed police suppression of rioting in the city of Qamishli, in which at least 19 Kurds were reported killed at the weekend following disturbances during a football match.
Timo conveyed Arabs had also been killed at Qamishli and Arab tribesmen seeking revenge had attacked Kurdish villages along the Turkish border, including Amuda, Derik, Ain Diwar, Malkiye and Derbassiye. According to Timo, Syrian authorities made efforts to restore calm and had held a meeting with leaders of both sides.

Posted by Steve 2004-3-17 11:12:00 AM|| 2004-3-17 11:12:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 haaretz confirms Al-Bawaba (hows THAT for arab Israeli cooperation?) 15 killed in Allepo, others in Ifrin.

Also reports a french human rights group says 2000 Kurds arrested in Damascus, many released, some after beatings.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-3-17 2:15:47 PM|| 2004-3-17 2:15:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Personally, I blame Schroedinger
I figure it's 50/50.

Beware the PETA Thought Crime Brigade.

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-17 3:21:23 PM|| 2004-3-17 3:21:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL Shipman, thanks for the tip.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-3-17 6:09:58 PM|| 2004-3-17 6:09:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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