Posted on 12/12/2005 2:36:01 PM PST by Cecily
BAGHDAD, Dec. 11, 2005 – The sky over this city lit up with "celebratory gunfire" as Iraq beat Syria in a soccer match Dec. 10.As time ran out in Iraq's 4-3 victory, many Baghdad citizens ran outside and fired weapons in the air. "It's typical," an Air Force colonel who was caught outside during the beginning of the celebration said. "This is what happened when Iraq had the success in the Olympics last year. And Eid al Fitr (the celebration of the end of Ramadan) sounds like the Tet Offensive."
An Iraqi linguist at the Ministry of Defense said he believes the match had political overtones. "The Iraqis were pleased we won because Syria is sheltering the 'Saddamists' and helping the terrorists," he said.
When the gunfire broke out, most Americans had no clue why it was happening. Tracer rounds stitched the sky interspersed with actual fireworks. After several minutes, rumor control informed folks that it was "just" celebratory gunfire and not a terrorist attack in the city.
But what goes up must come down. The embassy warning system activated: "Rounds are impacting the embassy grounds. Take cover. Take cover."
The rounds actually falling on the compound sounded like fat drops
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OK, it is clear these people are lunatics, absolute lunatics.
Soccer is a weapon of mass destruction.
Sounds like LA after the Lakers win an NBA title.
geez, yeah really ... fire in the hole!
That place needs gun control. Can't we send some lieburrals over there to straighten the place out?
Lunatics?! it's about no different than what happens in the U.S. after a team wins a championship.
I don't hear reports of fires, overturned cars, and riots with people dying like they did in Boston last World Series.
Who cares, they fired some gunshots in the air to celebrate.. Relax.
Imagine the chaos if they won the NCAA basketball championships.
Didn't they learn this bad habit from Saddam Hussein?
I love how people here in the U.S. like to attack "soccer hooligans" and such, when the behavior of sports fans in the U.S. after teams win titles is just as bad if not worse.
Kind of like Detroit after a Pistons win.
LMAO...just posted the same thing before I saw your post except I used Pistons.
There, fixed it.
It's fashionable on FR to "slam" sports like soccer, track & field, cross-country skiing, cycling, mountainbiking, and others that aren't familiar to mainstream viewers.
All thing considered, I'm much more concerned about one of our major cities after a NBA championship than I am about what will happen should say, Manchester United, win another Premier League/First Division title.
~ Blue Jays ~
Thats nothing. A woman in Boston died in the celebration after the Red Sox won the World Series.
And so it is thusly, that the nation of Iraq begins to build itself.
Humdulilah!.....GooooooooooooooaaaOOOOOOL!
By the beard of the prophet, it was an off side?
the proper lib response would be to outlaw Iraqi soccer victories
You are right. The soccer ball is a vicious weapon in the hands of Muslims!
Abdul, do you have a liscence for those balls?? ( LOL)
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