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2007-11-30 -Lurid Crime Tales-

One-quarter of Mecca pickpockets either pros or other pilgrims

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Posted by gromky 2007-11-30 02:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Where the f**k do you find a pocket on a djebellah? Maybe they mean purse cutting...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-11-30 10:18|| 2007-11-30 10:18|| Front Page Top

#2 No believing Muslim would steal, because they could lose a limb in this world, and burn forever in the next. The fact that theft prevails in those countries reveals an interesting fact; many "Muslims" only go through the motion of belief in that murder cult. The Islamization movement began only as atheist ideologies were penetrating Muslim culture. It is probably a reaction to the cleric's fear of losing status. We should be shooting clerics as prime GWOT target.

Posted by McZoid 2007-11-30 10:42|| 2007-11-30 10:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Hold on to your zamzams!

Posted by Excalibur 2007-11-30 11:08|| 2007-11-30 11:08|| Front Page Top

#4 All your pockets are belong to us.

Posted by wxjames 2007-11-30 13:13|| 2007-11-30 13:13|| Front Page Top

#5 We should be shooting clerics as prime GWOT target.

End of story.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-30 13:18|| 2007-11-30 13:18|| Front Page Top

#6 ...with the aim of developing strategies to protect pilgrims from such crimes.

How about a nice fresh pile of freshly chopped Egyptian pickpocket hands?
Right over there by the Kaaba...

Posted by tu3031 2007-11-30 13:18|| 2007-11-30 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 what would be interesting is how many pickpocket criminals there are during the Hajj.

If its only, say 20 or 30, then its not really a big deal. If its 2000 or 3000, then its a serious problem for the pilgrims (who also have to worry about dying of thirst or stampeded).

Posted by mhw">mhw 2007-11-30 14:04|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-11-30 14:04|| Front Page Top

#8 So are you behaving yourself, Pilgrim?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-11-30 21:17|| 2007-11-30 21:17|| Front Page Top

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