If I go back to Iraq anybody could kill me, says hero football captain

Thisislonndon.co.uk ^ | 30.07.07 | staff

[Nachum]

The captain of Iraq's victorious football teams has said he will not return to his home country because he fears being killed.

Younis Mahmoud scored the only goal of the game with a header in the 71st-minute to give win the Asia Cup for Iraq.

But afterwards, the 24-year-old said he would not be returning to Iraq as he feared for his life if he went home to celebrate the victory.

[Nachum]

"I want America to go out," he said. "Today, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, but out. I wish the American people didn't invade Iraq and hopefully it will be over soon."

How does he work that one out?

[The Blitherer]

He should try to find some of the surviving members of the pre-”American invasion” teams to tell him how life was like with Saddam’s son-in-law running the team.

[kingu]

How does he work that one out?

Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam. But now they have to pay for their lifestyle, and they don't appreciate it.

[kingu]

How does he work that one out?

Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam. But now they have to pay for their lifestyle, and they don't appreciate it.

[toddlintown]

“Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam.”

Reeally? That’s news to me.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam.

better duck......incoming soon.

[ontap]

But afterwards, the 24-year-old said he would not be returning to Iraq as he feared for his life

A real patriot this one. abandons his country and then wishes the ones protecting it would leave. What's he think he is, a democrat.

[ontap]

can you say UDAY!!!

[Cyclone59]

ummmmm, only if they won, sometimes. If they lost or had too many points scored against them they were often tortured.

[toddlintown]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873475/posts

This is good treatment?

[BigBobber]

The captain of Iraq's victorious football teams has said he will not return to his home country because he fears being killed.

Translation: I would like to play professional soccer anywhere except that hell hole where I grew up.

[evets]

I miss my old soccer coach Uday.

[ontap]

Not son-in-law, Son!!!

[rjsimmon]

"I want America to go out," he said. "Today, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, but out. I wish the American people didn't invade Iraq and hopefully it will be over soon."

Would he prefer Uday Hussein be back in charge of the sports complex?

[Frapster]

I’ve heard the same thing.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

Soccer with Uday in Iraq

snip.....But it’s just the beginning. Now that Uday has fled with the rest of his father’s regime, the full tale of the Iraq football team can be told.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/19/1050172797737.html

[toast]

There was a satirical story posted earlier. Looks like it faked out a reporter in London. Don’t trust this.

[ontap]

A real genus as a coach!!! Win or die.

[kingu]

For those who don't know what Cyclone59 is talking about... - yes, absolutely, they were tortured, beaten. But they had homes, they had a certain lifestyle that extended off of Uday, and the most favored players escaped Uday's beatings.

Just because someone was beaten does not mean they won't look back at that time with fond memories. I shudder half the time listening to women who come from abused homes speak so lovingly of their abuser.

As for incoming, eh, I'll stand by my statement.

[Sue Perkick]

As long as they WON. Kinda doubt the losers had the same level of appreciation.

[cerberus]

Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam.

They were treated well as long as they won.......I seem to recall they were severely punished if they lost.

[billbears]

Must be. After all, we've all been told the wonderful stories of chocolate and flower throwing is being kept under wraps by the MSM....

Course then again, someone on the 2004 soccer team said basically the same thing. How ungrateful. To not appreciate their purple finger.....

Or more logically they actually don't want US forces there anymore. Could that be it?

[james500]

It’s not isolated. After the fall of Baghdad, there was talk of having President Bush meet with the team as they traveled around. The team said, “no. We won’t be used as propaganda for Bush.”

You’re welcome.

[james500]

Nice job. I was looking for that exact story for my previous post.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Isn’t he an Iraqi Kurd?

I thought I had heard that on the news repors.

[elpadre]

crime rates in Muslim population centers in the US, Europe, and Britain are much higher than most of the 18 provinces of Iraq and not too different from the capital.

Where shall he go?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Uday and Qusay are ead-day.

[ohioman]

“Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam. But now they have to pay for their lifestyle, and they don’t appreciate it.”

What? I am aftraid you have not heard about the torture cells that Uday reguarly placed members of Iraq’s soccer team in after a poor performance? They were treated in a most horrible way.

[dfwgator]

Ixnay on the Uday.

[Sue Perkick]

Eryvay uetray!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

As is their ad-day.

[KC_Conspirator]

Thats a new one. I remember athletes getting tortured or execute for losing.

[Kaslin]

Sports teams in Iraq were treated very well under Saddam. But now they have to pay for their lifestyle, and they don't appreciate it.

Perhaps if they won they were, however if they did lousy and lost they were submitted to extreme torture by one of Saddam's sons Qusay or Uday

[Kaslin]

I bet you think too that the terrorists are “Freedom fighters”

[kingu]

I bet you think too that the terrorists are “Freedom fighters”

Might eat freedom fries, but whacked out foreign terrorists who are thankfully attacking our troops rather than flying planes into our buildings are not 'Freedom fighters'. Perhaps the antithesis of freedom fighters, since their goal is to curtail the freedom of others.