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Originally posted by Janos
Never been to weddings, haven't you? :p Groom and bride are supposed to leave and the guests are supposed to continue. I believe it's quite similar in Arab cultures. Karajorma might have more info about this stuff, given his knowledge in Islam generally and Arabs specifially (and remember, Iraq was and still is quite secular country). [/B]


Never actually been to a muslim wedding as all of my family on that side all live abroad. However I do remember that muslim weddings can easily be a three day affair so it's quite possible that this was still the first or second day.
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According to reports, the bride and groom had gone off to a tent to do their stuff, while everyone else continued partying.

 
 

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yeah, the second one is about a week old. its insane to support the occupation in an islamic country, so if the government wishes to maintain anything resembling popularity they need to take a clear anti-Dubya stance. but by far the most intersting story is chalabi getting arrested. the hawks are up in arms. no one reads my posts.

*goes off and sulks.*
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Chalabi's been working for the Iranians since the Iran-Iraq war, US was so desperate to get an Iraqi who'd tell them what they wanted to here they overlooked the fact. Now that its clear the man has zero public credabiliy in Iraq they've decided he's more of a danger to them than a help, not really all that interesting as the man has very little influence on Iraq,

 

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Originally posted by Janos

Because it's what they've got. You see, in Iraq gun culture is even more prominant than in USA, for example - practically every male has a gun. It's both status symbol and - note - means of self-defence, especially since the goverment fell and situation became what it is now.
People there don't buy blanks. Why would they buy blanks - just because USA is there? Check out what happens in practically every Arab party or fest - they always shoot, and practically always they shoot live ammo. Because they can get into situation where they're needed to use their ammo, then why spend money on blanks?
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I realize that, I'm a Muslim myself. But the argument that the USA is there and very neurotic would make me buy blanks. How many Iraqis have died so far? It seems to be the intelligent thing to do. And blanks are cheaper than actual bullets too, aren't they?

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Never been to weddings, haven't you? :p Groom and bride are supposed to leave and the guests are supposed to continue. I believe it's quite similar in Arab cultures. Karajorma might have more info about this stuff, given his knowledge in Islam generally and Arabs specifially (and remember, Iraq was and still is quite secular country).


I have been to a wedding. the couple there didn't have any pre-marital sex either. they ended it at 11:30 SPECIFICALLY for that reason. Maybe they were just horny

 

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Well, how demand for blanks do you think there is in Iraq?

 

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Originally posted by Reez

I realize that, I'm a Muslim myself. But the argument that the USA is there and very neurotic would make me buy blanks. How many Iraqis have died so far? It seems to be the intelligent thing to do. And blanks are cheaper than actual bullets too, aren't they?


Firing blanks instead of actual bullets is absolutly ridiculous, no soldier is going to take the time to check if actual bullets are coming out of the end of the guns before he returns fire. All thats going to happen is Iraqis would get gunned down without a chance to fire back.

 

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i see your point

 

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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/05/mil-040524-rferl03.htm

Now the US admits there was a wedding, but bad people were getting married :rolleyes:

 

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I like how Gen.Sanchez (I think it was him) used the words "bad guys". Yeah, really sophisticated understanding of world affairs there. And people wonder why the world thinks of the US the way it does.

 

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stupid general kimmit... "bad people have celebrations too"... so do good people dickhead. If he wants bad people, he should bomb a Donald Trump Executive meeting.

 

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Kimmitt, but even an idiot can see the press briefings are given for the    US home audience.

 

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well, unfortunatley for them, the whole world is watching. You may be able to fool the home audience with talk of "bad guys", "terrorists", "freedom loving nations" and so forth, but no one else buys it.

  

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but the rest of the world doesn't vote. Only Americans do. That's all Bush needs to convince, and that's all their militaries have to convince. No one wants the US as an enemy, if they're sane. Notice how all the governments have been eerily quiet about everything that's going on.

 

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Originally posted by Reez
but the rest of the world doesn't vote. Only Americans do. That's all Bush needs to convince, and that's all their militaries have to convince. No one wants the US as an enemy, if they're sane. Notice how all the governments have been eerily quiet about everything that's going on.


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oh yeah, France is really likely to send in the tanks and nuke Texas. But "the world" is being very quite. They don't have the huevos to say what they're all thinking, cause the other guy has a bigger gun.

I for one think that its absurd that 250 million Americans get to vote on foreign policy which influences some 6+ odd billion people. No taxation without representation, eh??

 

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Originally posted by Rictor
oh yeah, France is really likely to send in the tanks and nuke Texas. But "the world" is being very quite. They don't have the huevos to say what they're all thinking, cause the other guy has a bigger gun.


No, no, no.  That's not what I mean at all.

What I mean is, when governments stop talking it's because either

a. they don't care
b. they're thinking deeply
c. they're acting

As if current situations weren't rough enough, and to quote the most overquoted quote in history...

"I have a really bad feeling about this".
"Why does it want me to say my name?"

 

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That's how every big power has been in their heydey. The Romans, the Muslims, and the British were all like that. They'll let you do your thing so long as you don't screw with them. Be happy we don't all have to pay American taxes on top of the ones our country give us.

 

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I like how Gen.Sanchez (I think it was him) used the words "bad guys". Yeah, really sophisticated understanding of world affairs there. And people wonder why the world thinks of the US the way it does.
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