Iraq's Sunni mufti dies of heart attack

Associated Press (excerpt) ^ | June 17, 2007

[HAL9000]

Excerpt -

BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraq's top Sunni religious leader died Sunday after suffering heart attack in his hometown of Tikrit, a local official said.

Sheik Jamal al-Din Abdul Karim al-Dabban, 68, was the mufti, or religious authority, for Iraq's Sunni Arab minority. He died around 6 a.m. in his home, said Ahmed Khalifa, the spokesman for Tirkit's governor.

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[Aussie Dasher]

Such a fine example should be followed by ALL of his supporters immediately!!!

[FremontLives]

Are we rooting for the Sunnis this week? I forget.

[Calpernia]

ping

[plenipotentiary]

“Iraq’s Sunni mufti dies of heart attack”

GOOD!

[bannie]

That’s how I feel!

We need daily score-cards.

[Allegra]

Are we rooting for the Sunnis this week? I forget.

LOL

We're rooting for the regular Iraqis who are not members of al Qaeda, the Mahdi Army or the Badr Brigade (the last two brought to you by the government of Iran.)

[ErnBatavia]

By reading the newspapers, you’d think nobody ever died of natural causes over there...nobody.

[bygolly]

Or another way of putting it, dying by the hand of a Sunni or Shiite is the natural cause of death in Muslim lands.

Forgive me if I forgot any other Muslim sects.

[Allegra]

By reading the newspapers, you’d think nobody ever died of natural causes over there...nobody.

Actually, the Iraqis joke that they don't die of natural causes. They usually follow this comment with BOOM and machine gun noises. They've got the gallows humor down pretty pat. ;-)

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I hope this b@st@rd loves barbecue.

[buck61]

I hope this b@st@rd loves barbecue.

I know the left loves BBQ.
I’m wondering how many liberals in the USA will attend his wake?
Good riddance!!!!

[montag813]

I hope he wore light clothing. He’ll need it where he’s going.

[airborne]

They've got the gallows humor down pretty pat.

Maybe Iraq will develop some great stand up comedians as a result of the war. ;^)

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump........