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2004-04-11 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2004-04-11 8:34:37 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "By ABDUL-QADER SAADI, Associated Press Writer"

Fred, Fred, Fred... puhleeze don't leave out the most important thing and only verifiable fact in the article: who "wrote" it. Lol!

I'm sure LtC Byrne was a bit surprised by the number - his comment sounds like the classic response - since there is the implied "baby-killer" tone to Mr Saadi's little yarn.

Remember what "yahoo' used to mean, folks? Still does.

Posted by .com 2004-04-11 8:59:18 PM|| 2004-04-11 8:59:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's just use their numbers. Population 200,000. One third fled. That leaves 133,333. 6oo dead = 0.45%. I'd say they're getting off pretty darned easy considering their bad attitude and lack of cooperation.

Posted by Tom 2004-04-11 9:12:58 PM|| 2004-04-11 9:12:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Residents started burying bodies in the soccer fields starting Friday,

Kinda tough to play soccer with all those tombstones, isn't it?

Posted by Raj 2004-04-11 11:58:56 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-04-11 11:58:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 let's see, figuring 1m x 3m graves, leaving some spacing, call it a 25 x 30 grid, that's 750 graves in the 30m x 100m area, unless they're being real generous with acreage.

Posted by mojo 2004-04-12 12:09:30 AM|| 2004-04-12 12:09:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Raj - you just fired a realization for me - in all my time driving all over the place in Saudi, I don't remember ever seeing anything resembling a graveyard as we know them... This link may explain that this won't interrupt any soccer games - if they level the field again!

Posted by .com 2004-04-12 12:10:17 AM|| 2004-04-12 12:10:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Where are the Western human shields when you need them? Doesn't Code Pink know they have a job to do in Fallujah? Maybe they see more need of shields in Sudan.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-12 12:33:07 AM|| 2004-04-12 12:33:07 AM|| Front Page Top

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