Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area at Camp X-Ray of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in this January 11, 2002 file photograph. [Credit: Reuters/Stringer/Files]
Posted on 05/18/2011 7:07:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Sunni Islamist lawmakers exchanged blows with a Shi'ite parliamentarian who labelled Kuwaitis detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as terrorists, lawmakers said.
Shi'ite pro-government lawmaker Hussein al-Qallaf made the remarks during a discussion about the fate of Kuwaitis held at the U.S. military facility, enraging Salafist opposition lawmakers who adhere to a strict interpretation of Islam.
The Salafist lawmakers attacked him, sparking a brawl when other parliamentarians rushed to defend Qallaf, lawmakers said.
The fight appeared to play out along sectarian lines in a parliament that has seen some tensions emerge between Sunni and Shi'ite lawmakers after Kuwait sent naval forces to Bahrain following Shi'ite-led protests in the Gulf Arab neighbour...
Shi'ites make up about a third of the 1.15 million Kuwaitis.
(Excerpt) Read more at in.reuters.com ...
Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area at Camp X-Ray of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in this January 11, 2002 file photograph. [Credit: Reuters/Stringer/Files]
G’night all. Hope none of the topics I just posted were duplicates.
Wait until these countries taste a little ‘liberty’. This kind of sectarian violence will make the Hutus seem gentle.
I’m so glad that’s the religion of peace, because if it was the religion of violence, someone might have just simply exploded right in the middle of the fight.. huh, guess I shouldn’t joke about that, this IS the religion of peace after all, I might be giving them ideas....
It’s pretty disappointing that it was only a fistfight, if that’s what you mean, in which case, I agree. ;’)
The proper US role in Moslem countries is to get them fighting amongst themselves, as well as against their Moslem neighbors, and make sure no one runs out of ammo until they get down to one survivor.
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