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Saudi woman files for divorce (husband nicknamed her "Guantánamo" on cell phone)
El Vocero de Puerto Rico (Spanish-language article) ^ | October 19, 2009 | combined services

Posted on 10/21/2009 7:00:52 AM PDT by rrstar96

(English-language translation)

RIYAHD - A Saudi woman has filed for divorce after casually discovering that her husband nicknamed her "Guantánamo" on his cellular telephone, the daily Al Watan reported.

According to the newspaper, the 30-year-old woman who lives in the western city of Jeddah called her husband on his cell phone. He had left it at home, and that is how the woman discovered that, when identifying the call, the name "Guantánamo" appeared on the screen.

The furious woman immediately began divorce proceedings assuming that, being given that nickname, her husband was considering her a tyrannical and oppressive person and, given the circumstances, she could not continue living with him after 17 years of marriage.

The Guantánamo concentration camp (sic) administered by the United States Army at its base on the island of Cuba has become a symbol of the abuses of the "war on terror" George W. Bush initiated after the September 11 attacks.

The United States announced in June the transfer of three Saudi prisoners from Guantánamo to their native country. U.S. President Barack Obama has announced the upcoming closing of the camp.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: guantanamo; saudiarabia; waronterror

1 posted on 10/21/2009 7:00:53 AM PDT by rrstar96
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To: rrstar96
her husband was considering her a tyrannical and oppressive person and, given the circumstances, she could not continue living with him after 17 years of marriage.

Her actions prove him correct.

2 posted on 10/21/2009 7:04:20 AM PDT by Raycpa
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The furious woman immediately began divorce proceedings assuming that, being given that nickname, her husband was considering her a tyrannical and oppressive person and, given the circumstances, she could not continue living with him after 17 years of marriage.

Obviously the old man misread her.

She's really a pussycat.

3 posted on 10/21/2009 7:04:39 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: rrstar96
Time for a little higher level math.

the 30-year-old woman ....she could not continue living with him after 17 years of marriage.

Hmmm, 30 minus 17 equals jailbait, unless you're in the Middle East.

4 posted on 10/21/2009 7:04:49 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)
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To: rrstar96

The truth hurts! LOL


5 posted on 10/21/2009 7:08:04 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (Palin 2012 - For The Change You Wanted!!!)
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The furious woman immediately began divorce proceedings assuming that, being given that nickname, her husband was considering her a tyrannical and oppressive person and, given the circumstances, she could not continue living with him after 17 years of marriage

IOW, she was forced into marriage with him when she was 13. She finally found a way out under their so called "law".

Nice folks. Wonder how many other wives he has?

He's lucky he didn't wake up with certain essential parts missing.

6 posted on 10/21/2009 7:13:03 AM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: KarlInOhio

Yup, when I was 30 I only had 12 years of marriage under my belt!


7 posted on 10/21/2009 7:13:42 AM PDT by ktscarlett66 (Face it girls....I'm older and I have more insurance....)
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To: GulfBreeze
When the wife called an old guy I used to work with he's say;

Hold on , it's the War Dept."

8 posted on 10/21/2009 7:15:38 AM PDT by norraad ("What light!">Blues Brothers)
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To: rrstar96

Husband: Terms of endearment come in all forms. Come on honey, have a sense of humor.


9 posted on 10/21/2009 7:19:00 AM PDT by RGSpincich
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It could have been worse. He could have nicknamed her Kandahar (city known for its homosexual perversion) or San Francisco.


10 posted on 10/21/2009 7:19:02 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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Hold on , it's the War Dept."

LOL. My Dad used to say that too. And sometimes he would answer the phone with "County Morgue ... You stab them and we slab them"

11 posted on 10/21/2009 7:24:51 AM PDT by Ditto (Directions for Clean Government: If they are in, vote them out. Rinse and repeat.)
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There’s a lot more going on in that marriage than meets the eye.

Maybe he finally lifted the veil and saw what was underneath.


12 posted on 10/21/2009 7:30:35 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Hope....Change...Bullsh*t)
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She probably has signed her own death warrant!


13 posted on 10/21/2009 8:01:34 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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Most excellent!

Well done Abdul, you lucky man!


14 posted on 10/21/2009 8:02:20 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (What did you think NEW WORLD ORDER meant? The Constitution? States' rights? Individual liberty?)
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Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter)
Proverbs 21:19
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
Proverbs 21:18-20 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter)
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 25:23-25 (in Context) Proverbs 25 (Whole Chapter)
Proverbs 26:21
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 26 (Whole Chapter)
Proverbs 27:15
A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
Proverbs 27:14-16 (in Context) Proverbs 27 (Whole Chapter)

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Wonder if the Koran says....

Better to live in Guantanamo than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.


15 posted on 10/21/2009 8:08:02 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I am Legend)
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At least it wasn’t “Ye Olde Battle Axe”


16 posted on 10/21/2009 8:09:30 AM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: norraad

One engineer at work here has a personal ring for his wife that goes:
“Duuuun-du-dun-dun!”


17 posted on 10/21/2009 8:35:03 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (Palin 2012 - For The Change You Wanted!!!)
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