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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Iraqi Amnesty

posted by on January 2 at 13:39 PM

Sigh.

The Iraq government is considering the release of some 5,000 prisoners but a spokesperson said it would not include terrorists or homosexuals.

Via Queerty.

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1

Now we can nudge the Terror Alert level down from pink.

Posted by Ziggity | January 2, 2008 1:54 PM
2

I dunno. Sounds to me like an Arab government with a policy that accurately reflects the values of its people. Did you want them to reflect your values, instead?

Posted by David Wright | January 2, 2008 2:00 PM
3

You know, if we got all our troops out of there, we could safely treat them as just another third-world basket case country and ignore them instead ...

Just saying.

Posted by Will in Seattle | January 2, 2008 2:14 PM
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Posted by david | January 2, 2008 2:25 PM
5

Will @ 3: I wish! But we won't really be able to ignore them unless we eliminate the reason we send troops into thrid-world basket-case countries in the first place: oil. To that end, I suggest you:

1. Stop driving. And stop using public transportation powered by gasoline.

2. Stop using anything not made entirely from inputs within horse-drawn-cart range.

3. Stop using plastics. That includes kitchen utinsils, pipes and wiring, clothing and camping gear, and consumer electronics.

Posted by David Wright | January 2, 2008 2:36 PM
6

Sounds to me like an Arab government with a policy that accurately reflects the values of Republicans.

Posted by monkey | January 2, 2008 3:14 PM
7

damn Monkey; took the words out of my mouth...

Posted by michael strangeways | January 2, 2008 3:25 PM
8

terrorists and gays in the same jail?? wow. how does that work? I wonder if the terrorists come out of jail being big closeted bottom queens.

Posted by apres_moi | January 2, 2008 3:39 PM
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@5 - STFU. I do more than you. Period.

Bring the troops home now and stop whining about it!

Posted by Will in Seattle | January 2, 2008 4:16 PM
10

It works just like Kiss of the Spider Woman, No. 8.

But without sexy Brazilians.

Posted by NapoleonXIV | January 2, 2008 4:40 PM
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@2 - Where is your head (besides up your ass)? We went over there to impose "our" values on those people. Of course, if they were imprisoning republicans, then the Prez would cry 'human rights violation'.

Posted by Just Some Guy | January 3, 2008 7:57 AM

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