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2011-01-09 Iraq

FM summoned over Arabias execution of 40 Iraqis

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Posted by Steve White 2011-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Is this based on any newspaper/government/NGO report, or is it just the old rumor mill?

Posted by Pstanley 2011-01-09 00:29|| 2011-01-09 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Pstanley, Aswat al-Iraq is one of several Iraqi news agencies.

Posted by twobyfour 2011-01-09 07:15|| 2011-01-09 07:15|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd bet they could find 40 Soddies in Iraqi jails...

for equal relations and all that

Posted by Frank G 2011-01-09 10:38|| 2011-01-09 10:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Aswat al-Iraq is one of several Iraqi news agencies.

Yes, but I was referring to the "40" figure? Where did that number come from? Is there a list of names? What crime were they charged with? Where were these men executed?

Rumors can take a life of their own in many Arab countries. And not without good reason. The rumor mill may be more accurate that anything you're likely to find in a dictator's newspaper.

Posted by Pstanley 2011-01-09 11:16|| 2011-01-09 11:16|| Front Page Top

#5 "40" is a common figure used in that culture to mean "many". It's the whole "40 days and 40 nights" thing. Not literally 40. When a Bedouin says "40", they mean "more than a few" as in a dozen or more.

Posted by crosspatch 2011-01-09 20:14|| 2011-01-09 20:14|| Front Page Top

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