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Iraqi man shot after throwing slipper at US troops
guardian.co.uk ^
| Sept. 17, 2009
| Martin Chulov
Posted on 09/18/2009 7:53:55 PM PDT by smokingfrog
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I'll say it first.
Don't bring a slipper to a gun fight.
To: smokingfrog
For all the troops knew the thing was booby trapped. Stupid to throw ANYTHING at the troops.
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posted on
09/18/2009 7:55:28 PM PDT
by
madison10
To: smokingfrog
Well certainly. American troops do not duck.
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posted on
09/18/2009 7:56:13 PM PDT
by
eleni121
(The New Byzantium - resurrect it!)
To: smokingfrog
A joint patrol of US and Iraqi troops is believed to have mistaken the flying shoe for a grenade. So there you go! A grenade will fit into a slipper perfectly.
Case closed.
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posted on
09/18/2009 7:57:08 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Americans! "Behaving badly" since April 19, 1775!)
To: smokingfrog
Too bad they didn’t kill him. He will do other stupid things until someone does.
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posted on
09/18/2009 7:59:11 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: smokingfrog
lol.. where is that pic of the kid from the simpsons saying ha-ha
To: smokingfrog
A joint patrol of US and Iraqi troops is believed to have mistaken the flying shoe for a grenade. It was a slipper? So sorry, my mistake. Here, let me help you put that stupid head back on your shoulders, so I can shoot it off again.
To: smokingfrog
Guess they oughtta keep their funky slippers on their funky feets.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:05:07 PM PDT
by
ponygirl
(Racist my Asstroturf)
To: smokingfrog
In the words of Tony Montana, "How jou like THAT, Eh?"
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:05:53 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government -- Thomas Payne)
To: smokingfrog
Reminds me of this.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:07:39 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(I wonder why Solomon Ortiz (TX-27) is so afraid of talking with his constituents?)
There are some smelly feet in that part of the world. I’d log it as a failed CBR attack.
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:23:28 PM PDT
by
Godwin1
To: smokingfrog
http://world-o-crap.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/whothrowsashoe.jpg "Who throws a shoe? Honestly? You fight like a woman!"
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:25:13 PM PDT
by
RAO1125
(Neoconservatism:Failed. Socialism:Failing (again). Next up: Libertarianism)
To: smokingfrog
“People that live in muslim countries, should not throw slippers at well armed americans. “
1000 yrs from now, muslim ladies will tell their children that “moral of the story” and the kids will have no clue what heck mom is talking about.
To: smokingfrog; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
Aw, ya saved the best for first. ;’)
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posted on
09/18/2009 8:41:15 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: SunkenCiv
He must have forgotten it was still a combat zone.
To: smokingfrog
He’ll just have to try again for his Darwin Award...
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posted on
09/18/2009 9:42:14 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: smokingfrog
It wasn’t a shoe, I wasn’t an adult, and it wasn’t a bunch of Marines, but from some event that was sort of similar that I was involved in, I’d bet that he has learned his lesson.
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:23:35 PM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("Do you call it 'unsound method'?" "No method at all," I murmured.)
To: smokingfrog
Picture you as some “rag head” in the streets of Iraq. Picture further how pissed you are seeing U.S. Peace Keepers in your street. Picture your choices: Don't throw sandals; throw sandals armed army patrol and watch incoming "hot lead". You be the judge of the smartest decision.
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posted on
09/19/2009 1:17:17 AM PDT
by
jws3sticks
(Sarah Palin forever!)
To: Paleo Conservative
Harrison Ford said that that scene was spur of the moment. He was fighting the flu (or a real bad cold?) and on that day of filming he was supposed to actually choreograph a fight with the guy but he felt so sick he just pulled out his gun and shot. The other guy played along, everybody laughed, and that’s the way it went into the film.
To: smokingfrog
The Gaurdian is writing garbage.
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posted on
09/19/2009 1:55:28 AM PDT
by
Sarajevo
(You're jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
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