Militants burn down ice-cream parlours

International News Network ^ | Tuesday 01st July, 2008 | staff

[gandalftb]

KABUL: Taliban militants have burned down four ice cream parlours in a province bordering the capital Kabul, a security guard said.

The militants, who attacked the parlours in the Kulanger district of Logar on Monday, also set fire to DVDs, CDs and televisions used to entertain ice-cream buyers while they eat.

Security guard Mohammad Alem said: "At about 1am 10 masked Talibs came into the market and asked me to show them where the ice-cream shops were. I was scared so I showed them."

The masked men broke down the parlour doors, took out the televisions and set fire to them behind the shop.

They then graffitied every shop in the market with threats against government officials.

A nearby resident said he called the police but they failed to arrive at the scene until the morning, even though the militants stayed in the market for three hours.

One of the parlour’s owners, Aftab, said he had received warnings before the arson attack.

Logar’s police chief, General Gullam Mostafa Mohseni, refused to comment.

A shop owner in the market said the ice-cream parlours sold alcohol and showed un-Islamic films to their customers

[gandalftb]

Ben & Jerry's statement: "Waging jihad on our Cherry Garcia is intolerable. We tried Peace Through Obesity and it's not working. It's time for fightin'."

[Abathar]

"A shop owner in the market said the ice-cream parlours sold alcohol and showed un-Islamic films to their customers"

Sounds like there may be some sympathizers there for what happened....

[JimSEA]

Nanny State or Islamic Republic??

[Tijeras_Slim]

And I thought it was a case of muslims being lactose intolerant... I mean they hate everything else.

[catbertz]

"They have no more pistachio left! Death to the infidels!

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

The Taliban hates ice cream...hmmmmmm, didn’t Obama say HE did not like ice cream....Coincidence...hmmmmmmmm, PING!!

[Slapshot68]

Death to Rocky Road!!!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Worst marketing idea... ever.

[Enterprise]

Coincidence?

I think NOT!

[Allegra]

The Taliban hates ice cream...hmmmmmm, didn’t Obama say HE did not like ice cream....Coincidence...hmmmmmmmm...

Good catch!

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Too funny.

[Neoncon]

YOU SCREAM! I SCREAM! WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!!!

[LibWhacker]

Chunky Monkey jihad!

[what_not2007]

They can take the Superman ice cream but leave my rainbow sherbert alone.

[6SJ7]

Mmm. I’ll have a pork sundae.

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[Hemorrhage]

We’ll have no more of the Infidels enjoying refreshing frosty treats!!

H

[Joe Boucher]

Hard to see how you win over the hearts and minds of folks by destroying their ice cream parlors.

[weegee]

"Ice cream can burn??!!!"

[B Knotts]

So, these guys hate:

Pork (as in BBQ) Dogs Ice Cream Beer

These guys are just mentally ill. What's needed is some cropdusters and a crapload of thorazine.

[J40000]

But...but... I thought it was AMERICAN Christians who are religious wackos and do this sort of thing?!?!?

[weegee]

Add bikinis to that list.

[weegee]

And all of those items will add up to a GREAT Fourth of July this Friday...

[B Knotts]

Agreed!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

And all of those items will add up to a GREAT Fourth of July this Friday...

Good idea!....Lots of pork ribs and ice cream!...Bring on the fire works!

[Tatze]

Thats just mean!

[tumblindice]

They’ll get my brat when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers . . .

[lowbridge]

A nearby resident said he called the police but they failed to arrive at the scene until the morning, even though the militants stayed in the market for three hours.

And what have we learned?

[Ka-leo-lani]

The prophet Mohammed did not eat ice-cream (because this did not exist back then). A good muslim follows the prophet in anything. A good muslim ergo does not eat ice-cream. Which is nothing but pure islamic sharia reasoning.

[M. Espinola]

7th century Islamic barbarians.

[patriot08]

My God. What a horror. That dude looks insane!

[kalee]

Didn’t I read somewhere that Rage Boy was looking for a wife? Wonder if he found one?

[Robwin]

“A shop owner in the market said the ice-cream parlours sold alcohol and showed un-Islamic films to their customers”

Well, I mean, what’s the problem here? Aren’t selling alcohol and showing un-Islamic films sufficient justification for the attack and the destruction of TVs, etc.? Seriously, just what is that you people want?