Everything's fine...no, really...

Another bizarre and horribly real Reality Show episode.  Frankly, I'm a little surprised this didn't happen during McCain's bazaar walkabout.  Baghdad Bob is alive and well and still living in Iraq.  Cripes.

Learning to Live With the Mahdi Army - Washington Post

"BAGHDAD -- No, there have been no problems, the police commander was telling the armor-laden American soldiers squeezed into his office in the vast Shiite enclave of Sadr City. Except, he said, for the text-messaged death threats he often received from militia members.

Suddenly the meeting was interrupted by a loud mortar blast, followed by another explosion. A third, thunderous boom rattled the room, sending ripples through the yellow curtains and bringing the U.S. soldiers to their feet."

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"The soldiers said they do not know which police officers are involved with the Mahdi Army. Their Iraqi interpreters, who also serve as cultural barometers, tell the soldiers that all the police officers are. 'That's why they're still alive,' said interpreter 'Adam' Abdul Kareem, 29, who uses a false first name and covers his face to conceal his identity while working"

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"Hansen's Humvee turned down narrow streets lined with staring people. Mixon's voice crackled over the radio: 'We're getting a lot of'You're-not-going-to-catch-us' smiles.'"

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"'We need to bring a bunch of troops into Sadr and [expletive] this place up,' said Spec. Josh Saykally, 25, of Minocqua, Wis., meaning soldiers should be living in the center of the district, not just on the edge."

Novel interpretation of "we need to ... [expletive] this place up".

Everything's fine...no, really...

Another bizarre and horribly real Reality Show episode.  Frankly, I'm a little surprised this didn't happen during McCain's bazaar walkabout.  Baghdad Bob is alive and well and still living in Iraq.  Cripes.

Learning to Live With the Mahdi Army - Washington Post

"BAGHDAD -- No, there have been no problems, the police commander was telling the armor-laden American soldiers squeezed into his office in the vast Shiite enclave of Sadr City. Except, he said, for the text-messaged death threats he often received from militia members.

Suddenly the meeting was interrupted by a loud mortar blast, followed by another explosion. A third, thunderous boom rattled the room, sending ripples through the yellow curtains and bringing the U.S. soldiers to their feet."

 ---

"The soldiers said they do not know which police officers are involved with the Mahdi Army. Their Iraqi interpreters, who also serve as cultural barometers, tell the soldiers that all the police officers are. 'That's why they're still alive,' said interpreter 'Adam' Abdul Kareem, 29, who uses a false first name and covers his face to conceal his identity while working"

 ---

"Hansen's Humvee turned down narrow streets lined with staring people. Mixon's voice crackled over the radio: 'We're getting a lot of'You're-not-going-to-catch-us' smiles.'"

 ---

"'We need to bring a bunch of troops into Sadr and [expletive] this place up,' said Spec. Josh Saykally, 25, of Minocqua, Wis., meaning soldiers should be living in the center of the district, not just on the edge."

Novel interpretation of "we need to ... [expletive] this place up".

Sharia in Deutschland?

Nothing like wingnuts on the bench to peg the Appall-O-Meter.

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German Judge Rules Koran Allows Wife Abuse - Yahoo! News

"BERLIN (AFP) - A German woman judge has refused a Moroccan-born woman permission to file for divorce by interpreting the Koran as allowing husbands to beat their wives."

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"The Central Council of Muslims in Germany also condemned the decision.

"'The judge should have made a decision based on the German constitution instead of the Koran,' said spokeswoman Nurhan Soykan, who said that violence and mistreatment, regardless of the gender of the victim, were also grounds for divorce in the Islamic world."

Sharia in Deutschland?

Nothing like wingnuts on the bench to peg the Appall-O-Meter.

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German Judge Rules Koran Allows Wife Abuse - Yahoo! News

"BERLIN (AFP) - A German woman judge has refused a Moroccan-born woman permission to file for divorce by interpreting the Koran as allowing husbands to beat their wives."

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"The Central Council of Muslims in Germany also condemned the decision.

"'The judge should have made a decision based on the German constitution instead of the Koran,' said spokeswoman Nurhan Soykan, who said that violence and mistreatment, regardless of the gender of the victim, were also grounds for divorce in the Islamic world."