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2007-07-30 Iraq

Football victory unites Iraqs feuding leaders

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Posted by Steve White 2007-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Yeah...unites them for about 5 minutes. There'll be a story later about how one of the players was killed while shooting at US soldiers, or AQI bombs the welcome-home party, or something else.

Posted by gromky 2007-07-30 03:00|| 2007-07-30 03:00|| Front Page Top

#2 It's great to see the Saudis lose, it made my day. Now let's take that oil off their hands.

Posted by Vargon the Dry 2007-07-30 06:19|| 2007-07-30 06:19|| Front Page Top

#3 And then the Brown Eyed team captain takes the opportunity to express the ~~Democrat~~ ~~Liberal~~Progressive position that the US should get out of Iraq!
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1183592007

Posted by OyVey1 2007-07-30 12:41|| 2007-07-30 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey, why not? He's getting out...

But after the game, Mahmoud, who was named player of the tournament, said one of the tragedies of the war was that the team would not even be able to return to Iraq with the trophy. "I don't want the Iraqi people to be angry with me," he said. "[But] if I go back with the team, anybody could kill me or try to hurt me."

Probably wants to go to LA and hang with Becks and Posh...

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-30 12:45|| 2007-07-30 12:45|| Front Page Top

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