Posted on 05/07/2004 2:38:37 PM PDT by swilhelm73
Baghdad - Sheik Ali bin Ibn Boutayoo, spiritual leader of the ultra-orthodox Waqi sect of Shi’ite Muslims, yesterday apologized to Paul Bremer, the Coalition Administrator of Iraq, for recent complaints about photographs which allegedly show American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners of war.
“We had no idea that this was an initiation ceremony for the pledge class of the Baghdad University chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity,” said Sheik Boutayoo. “In the past the only fraternal organizations at our universities were the College Suicide Bomber Coalition and the Saddam Scouts. We’re awfully sorry about the confusion and we sincerely hope that nobody has gotten into trouble about this.
In order to prevent similar types of confusion in the future, Coalition authorities have ordered all Iraqi schools and mosques to begin mandatory cultural sensitivity training in which Iraqis will be educated about the finer nuances of Western civilization.
“Wow, my cultural sensitivity classes have really opened my eyes,” said Johnny al-Farabi, an 8th grader at the newly renamed Ronald Reagan Middle School in the fashionable Baghdad suburb of Al-Shaker Heights. “Like, In the Western world it is considered rude to strap on sticks of dynamite and blow yourself up in a crowded department store or nursery. Who knew?"
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