Tonto 1 #1 September 1, 2005 That sucks. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #2 September 1, 2005 QuoteThat sucks. t After seeing the reports, I knew some boneheads would blame it on the US. Here's an excerpt from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167906,00.html: "This tragedy was the direct result of terrorism; hundreds of innocent people, mostly women and children, have died because of the fear and panic that terrorists are sowing in Iraq," NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said in a statement. Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi (search), a Sunni, said three bombers were stopped Wednesday some distance from the shrine, but "blew themselves up before reaching their destination." State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in Washington that he was not aware of any evidence that the stampede on the bridge was caused by a bombing. Others blamed the government and the U.S.-trained security forces. "Early security measures should have been taken to protect the lives of citizens and organize their processions," Iraqi Communist Party leader Hameed Majid Mousa told Al-Arabiya television. "We all know that there are terrorists who lie in wait for such events and prepare to ambush the people. ... Why are the processions not organized?" Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, told state-run Iraqiya television that "the government should take measures for an honest investigation to determine how failures doubled the casualties." Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #3 September 1, 2005 It still sucks. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #4 September 1, 2005 Quote... Iraqi Communist Party leader ... Nice dig, Walt. Yes, it does suck. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #5 September 1, 2005 QuoteQuote... Iraqi Communist Party leader ... Nice dig, Walt. Yes, it does suck. I don't care whether he is a Commie or not. Blaming the US for that tragedy is just dumb. I am curious, though, if any of the survivors are questioning their faith. Questioning one's faith doesn't seem to be a popular activity in that part of the world, but I'm thinking that if anyone who survived that still goes around thinking and saying that Allah is great, then they are brainwashed beyond all hope. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #6 September 1, 2005 Quoteblame it on the US um... my very basic understanding of comprehension is that when Iraqis says they blame the "government and U.S. trained security services" the people they are blaming are: 1) the Iraqi government (comprised of Iraqis) and 2) the Iraqi security services (again comprised of Iraqis) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #7 September 1, 2005 How odd, I thought it was just me that interpreted it that way too. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
