Posted on 06/25/2007 11:25:30 AM PDT by swarthyguy
Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) had tarnished its name here by publicly attacking and murdering children, videotaping beheadings, all while imposing harsh punishments on Iraqi civilians found guilty of violating morality laws prohibiting activities like smoking. The AQI installed Sharia court had sanctioned the amputation of the two “smoking fingers” for those who violated anti-smoking laws. In part because local sentiment was shifting against it, AQI synthesized with other groups and undertook an image makeover, christening itself “The Islamic State of Iraq.” But the new name was just lipstick on a pig here.
On the evening of the 24th I spoke with a local Iraqi official, Colonel Faik, who said the Muftis would order the severance of the two fingers used to hold a cigarette for any Iraqis caught smoking. Other reports, from here in Diyala and also in Anbar, allege that smokers are murdered by AQI. Most Iraqis smoke and this particular prohibition appeared to have earned the ire of many locals. After an American unit cleared an apartment complex on the 23rd, LTC Smiley, the battalion commander, reported that residents didn’t ask for food and water, but cigarettes. In other parts of Baqubah, people have been celebrating the routing of AQI by lighting up and smoking cigarettes.
Other AQI edicts included beatings for men who refused to grow beards, and corporal punishments for obscene sexual suggestiveness, defined by such “loose” behavior as carrying tomatoes and cucumbers in the same bag. These fatwas were not eagerly embraced by most Iraqis, and the taint traveled back to the Muftis who sat in supreme judgment. Locals, who are increasingly helpful in pointing out and celebrating the downfall of AQI here, said that during the initial Arrowhead Ripper attack the morning of the 19th, AQI murdered five men. Townsend’s men found the buried corpses behind an AQI prison, exactly where they’d been told to look for the group grave. Locals also directed Townsend’s men to a torture house. Peering through a window, American soldiers saw knives, swords, bindings and drills. AQI is well-known for its macabre eagerness to drill into kneecaps, elbows, ribs, skulls, and other parts of victims.
One local Mufti who was said to have always worn a hood and sunglasses—and to have somehow disguised his voice—was pointed out to the Iraqi Army this weekend, who promptly captured him. Iraqi officials said today that although they did not previously know that this man was a Mufti, his name had been on their target list. The Mufti is being questioned and his name has not been released.
Fixed it!
Damn, I new that Baghdad Hot Dog stand was a bad investment...
I’ve been puttin on a burka to get in touch with my feminine side.
It’s hard to smoke with one of those on,tho.
I guess crossdressing jihadis must be really frustrated.
Enough to make you take up tabak.
Shoot, both you and Paul Bremer.
“loose” behavior as carrying tomatoes and cucumbers in the same bag.”
If I’d known that in college, I could’ve saved a lot to time by just looking in her shopping bag before asking her out!
AQ’s strategy is to kill all of us. I was suggesting something that .... Oh, never mind!
What are you? Some kinda commie?
Scumbag smokers?...I can’t beleive you get away with that crap on free republic.
How bout this, you ignorant sh1t, some of our soldiers happen to be scumbag smokers themselves!
Well, if they are smokers, they helping AQ.
You can’t smoke in most American cities, including bars(that’s another thing, if we ban alcohol, we’ll have more commonalities with AQ) but we’re encouraging them in Iraq.
Why are Americans supporting smokers overseas when we’re banning them from public stateside.
Who would you rather be in a closed room with?
A non smoking jihadi.
A smoker.
I daresay most Americans would prefer the unpolluted environment of the former.
I don’t smoke. I live in a city where smoking is still allowed. It doesn’t bother me in the least. I occasionally smoke a stogie.
I wouldn’t share a room with a jihadi if he were covered in jasmine and rose petals.
You are a very poor excuse for an american.
ROFLOL! I DID forget the goats :-|
>>were covered in jasmine and rose petals.
That’s pornographic. Ever look closely at an open or semi opened rose.
Hey, Americans hate smokers, AQ hates smokers, why should we even allow them to smoke in Iraq.
Let them go smoke in Syria.
Hmmm...how about a home rolled? You can make one end really, REALLY thin so it'll fit through the mesh.
So how goes your experment in cross dressing? Any bratings lately?
Kuffar crossdressers have more choices. I don’t like that too much. No one notices me when I Xdress in a burqa. They think I’m a female. Of course, who can blame them for thinking so.
I tried black, blue and a couple of the new Saudi risque ones.
The only one who came on to me was a lesbian in a burka.
Jihadi crossdressing is a more complex issue than widely understood.
If so, you might want to move from the USA to Iran.
You guys may want to take a look at this.
If the goal is to eradicate smoking, perhaps the jihadis are on to something; forget the behavior, eradicate the smoker. You have to admit it would be rather effective in promoting a smoke frei Amrika.
That brings up another whole train of thought.
Last year, Iran instituted NYC/Cali type smoking bans.
More commonalities! See, we aren’t that different after all.
Once MADD gets it’s way, even alcohol won’t be a divider anymore.
That's because you used all-beef hot dogs. You'd have done OK if you'd sold the pork ones instead.
Stop spilling CPA secrets. It’s the CIA’s turn this week. Wait your turn. I before P except after.......
Not even if you covered him on Swartguy's burka? Jasone and rose prtals are a damned sight sexier than cucumbers or tomotoes.
'Course you couldn't let him outside, or you're both be getting something else cut off.
“Smoking is a bigger threat to America than AQ”
Only in your mind buddy.
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