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2002-10-19 Home Front

Al-Qaida 'Trained Snipers For US Attacks'

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-10-19 12:17 pm|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Re Turbans: Eastern Orthodox clerics also wore turbans, in the early Eastern Empire period.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-10-19 17:07:10|| 2002-10-19 17:07:10|| Front Page Top

#2 The Sihks sort of sit in the middle, They are hated by both the Hindus and the Muslims, which is kind of a drag if you hail from the subcontinent. Here in Northern California, many of the farms and orchards up here are owned an operated by Sihks. They are some of the finest people I've ever met, and extremely proud to be American citizens. They are fiercely loyal. Im happy as hell to have them as our allies, and I would not want to have them as an enemy.

Posted by Frank Martin 2002-10-19 20:27:45|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2002-10-19 20:27:45|| Front Page Top

#3 No, no one wants the Sikhs as an enemy; Indira Gandhi learned that to her horror one afternoon in her backyard after she ordered the storming of the Sikh Grand Temple...

Posted by Brian 2002-10-20 00:56:55|| 2002-10-20 00:56:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry to go a little off-topic, but I want to point out that "turban" doesn NOT equal Muslim. True, some Muslims wear turbans, but the most habitual turban-wearers are Sikhs. And Sikhs are bitter enemies of Muslims. (I think. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!)

Posted by Aracona 2002-10-19 12:33:51|| 2002-10-19 12:33:51|| Front Page Top

#5 I just write "turban" because I've written "crazed Islamist killers, rolling their eyes and screaming 'death to infidels'" too daggone many times in the past year. The Pak fundos always wear their turbans, the ayatollahs wear a different model turban, the Indonesian fundos wear yet another model. So, my apologies to the Sikhs and to other real people who prefer to wrap their heads - consider it shorthand.

Posted by Fred 2002-10-19 12:55:28|| 2002-10-19 12:55:28|| Front Page Top

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