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2003-05-16 Iraq

Gangsters destroy distilleries in the name of Islamic purity

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Posted by Bulldog 2003-05-16 04:00 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

"The Americans can take Baghdad in 48 hours but claim they cannot stop looters. Why do they allow Kurds to buy looted cars by the thousand and take them to the north? The Americans want to put looters and gangsters in power over us."

Let's see...
Islamonazi theocrats or gangsters...

I believe I would choose Al Capone over Mullah Omar any day.

Posted by Celissa 2003-05-16 08:14:57|| [www.celissasblog.com/weblog.php] 2003-05-16 08:14:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, I'd prefer neither. This has more to do with Sadr his his Shiite hard boyz than it does with The Evil of Strong Drinkâ¢ - gutter politix, rather than Carrie Nation or Izzie and Moe. My thought is that they should be put down hard, and quickly, while we try to drive home the lesson that one group doesn't have a right to take the liberty away from another.

Posted by Fred 2003-05-16 10:12:22|| 2003-05-16 10:12:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Just a couple of guesses:

1. These guys are connected to the former regime. How else would they be in this business?

2. Since when don't factory owners hire private guards if needed? (Like, maybe nobody wants to work for them now?)

I repeat, just guesses. But I bet there are major parts of this story that haven't been reported.

Posted by Glenn 2003-05-16 11:19:25|| 2003-05-16 11:19:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Do you suppose consumption of French wine has decreased?

Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-05-16 11:26:59|| 2003-05-16 11:26:59|| Front Page Top

#5 "They poured the poison away like a great river," he said.

Reminds me of that great Baptist Hymn
Who Dumped The Whiskey in the Creek

Better known as
Shall We Gather By The River

Posted by Shipman 2003-05-16 12:16:20|| 2003-05-16 12:16:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Sounds like some folks didn't pay the new shakedown boss his protection money.

Posted by tu3031 2003-05-16 12:27:31|| 2003-05-16 12:27:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Bulldog: If the destruction of these distilleries doesn't unite the British public, nothing will.

Posted by Matt 2003-05-16 14:40:41|| 2003-05-16 14:40:41|| Front Page Top

#8 You're right, Matt. I didn't comment in the post because I didn't know what to say. I was absolutely speechless. Had to go down the pub to recover. Seriously though, this is a shocking development, and truly disturbing for the average Joe Iraqi - some nut trying to take the whisky out of the liberation equation. This shold unite the Iraqis more than anyone else...

Posted by Bulldog 2003-05-17 04:35:29|| 2003-05-17 04:35:29|| Front Page Top

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