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May 27, 2003
Iraqi man ends 20 years in hiding
From the BBC: After two decades in hiding, an Iraqi man has finally emerged back into the real world - squinting at the unaccustomed light.Posted By Laurence (Amish Tech Support) at May 27, 2003 06:11 PM | TrackBack Yes saddam was evil OOPS! I meant SPEAKING of Salam Pax, if you go to his Raed blog you'll see he has pictures posted from "Basra" of a "British Army Patrol". The only problem is that the picture is of a pair of Humvees. One would assume that if he was in Basra, he'd recognize a British Army Patrol when he saw one. Or if he were actually in Baghdad, he'd recognize a Humvee if he saw one. Also note that supposedly he and his buddies are wandering around Iraq looking for evidence of war crimes and other nasty things that the coalition has done. They want to count up the bodies killed by GWB. One wonders why they aren't out there auditing Hussein's score? I guess Pax isn't interested, being a Ba'athist and all... Posted by: CERDIP at May 28, 2003 08:18 AMwhats the addy for his blog? Posted by: Bubba at May 28, 2003 09:00 AMthanks Dave, I noticed that your up early today, LOL had your coffee yet? Posted by: Bubba at May 28, 2003 09:22 AMBubba, One would assume that if he was in Basra, he'd recognize a British Army Patrol when he saw one. Then one's assumption would most likely be wrong. Do you honestly expect an Iraqi citizen, a Baghdd resident, who has never seen either the American or British military to distinguish a British patrol from an American one based on the model truck they drive? Hell, most Americans can't tell a Toyota from a Cadillac without looking at the nameplate, how do you expect him to distinguish a HUMVEE from whatever the Brit's drive. To military buffs like me, or you perhaps, the difference is immediately apparent, but homosexual intellectual Baghdadite Salam is most likely not a military buff, especially not of Western militaries. The shots are not close-ups and you cannot see any flags or other distinguishing markings on those HUMVEEs. Posted by: Byron at May 28, 2003 11:11 AMwell Byron, a Humvee is quite distinctive,but, I agree with your argument on the point of vehicle id to those unfamilliar . You would think however, that the American flag plus the american flag on every soldiers uniform would be a clue, even to the most stupid reporter. And, he even has pictures to prove how stupid he is on this mistake. Didn't he look at his own pictures? also, I don't think there are any brits in that area that I have heard of, but then, I've been having a bad day...... Ok, am I missing something Byron? You said, "homosexual intellectual Baghdadite Salam" ? So Salam is a homosexual? Not that there is anything wrong with being homosexual, had to throw that PC comment in there of course! Posted by: Texas Chick at May 28, 2003 04:04 PMand Salam is supposed to have lived in the West for quite some time... Posted by: jovos at May 28, 2003 04:20 PMNot having extensively read Salam's blog, I'm just passing word of mouth, but it's said that he hinted at his homosexuality in said blog. Considering the Military's relatively recent skirmishes with homosexuality, I think it's pretty relevant to point out that Salam hints at homosexuality when deciding whether he's a military buff or not. Posted by: TBox at May 29, 2003 08:31 AMPost a comment
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