halide1
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5/27/2006 11:34:00 PM
By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi tennis coach and two of his players were shot to death this week in Baghdad because they were wearing shorts, authorities said Saturday, reporting the latest in a series of recent attacks attributed to Islamic extremists.
In the shooting, gunmen stopped a car carrying the Sunni Arab coach and two Shiite players, asked them to step out and then shot them, said Manham Kubba secretary-general of the Iraqi Tennis Union.
Extremists had distributed leaflets warning people in the mostly Sunni neighborhoods of Saidiyah and Ghazaliyah warning people not to wear shorts, police said.
"Wearing shorts by youth are prohibited because it violates the principals of Islamic religion when showing forbidden parts of the body. Also women should wear the veil," the leaflets said.
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Jason
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5/28/2006 12:42:00 AM
I hate to say it, but it doesn't surprise me. The United States has influenced a heavy case of dichotomy among that country's populace, and one can only expect that extremes will come into conflict as a result.
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halide1
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5/28/2006 1:16:00 AM
The extremes were already in place, the iron hand of Saddam kept them in check. The US did not influence the "dichotomy" (which I believe is an incorrect term considering Iraq is comprised of 3 groups of people, not two) we simply enabled it to act out by not repressing it.
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londonkev
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5/28/2006 4:48:00 AM
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Grapes
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5/28/2006 4:09:00 PM
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Gone2
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5/28/2006 8:20:00 PM
LIfe is not cheap in the middle east.
Its cheap in Muslim countries.
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DickSS
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5/29/2006 6:44:00 AM
wearing shorts goes against islamic principles
apparently, killing ppl who wear shorts does not
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Grapes
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5/30/2006 9:31:00 PM
dum dum dum dum dum dum dada
"Who wears short shorts?"
Extremists: "NO-ONE WEARS SHORT SHORTS!!!!!"
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trainspotter10
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5/30/2006 10:05:00 PM
^ HAHA
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