“The only thing these sand niggers understand is force and I’m about to introduce them to it.”
Sunday’s bombing in the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala (كربلاء ) is an ominous development that will be interpreted by many as an extreme provocation.
Karbala is dedicated to Imam Husayn - Husayn ibn Ali, the prophet’s grandson it is the site of the Battle of Karbala fought on Tenth of Muħarram in 61 A.H. (October […]
We’ve been here before:
Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest
Remember this?
British tanks storm Basra jail to free undercover soldiers
You can refresh your memory about what that was all about here:
“Incident” in Al Amarah
You’ve got to love this masterly piece of understated headline writing from the Beeb:
Basra is a ’safe zone’ no more
Two quick points:
The […]
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