Posted on 11/29/2004 6:08:23 AM PST by jmc1969
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A mosque raided by security forces in southern Baghdad contained a workshop to rig suicide car bombs, with seven vehicles ready for terror attacks, an Iraqi Defense Ministry official said Sunday.
National Guard forces raided the Sunni Muslim Al-Yassen Mosque in the Baghdad area of Abu Dshir on Saturday, said Gen. Saleh Sarhan. In addition to the seven cars, guardsmen found 30 rocket-propelled grenades, high-powered rifles, mortars and remote control detonators, Sarhan said.
He said the mosque leader and 18 other people were detained.
Anti-U.S. guerrillas used about 60 mosques in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, to stockpile weapons and provide cover during a U.S.-led offensive in the city earlier this month, the U.S. military said. One of the mosques was described as a general arms depot capable of equipping guerrillas across much of Iraq.
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There were 77 mosques in Fallujah, and according to the US military every single one was found to be an arsenal.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/opinion_18799753.shtml
Just one more sacrament from the 'religion of peace'.
The secondary explosions would likely be substantial.
That would be the stupidest, most self destructive, suicidal stunt the bastards could commit...
Touching off the American public, on home ground - would be a sight they don't want to see..
Semper Fi
Mosque + Weapons = Enemy Base
In a holy mosque!
It shows you how smart (???) the terrorists are. Hey ahmed, lets hide d'weapons in d mosque, eh!! good idea ya? The stupid infidels would never go in there heheheh...
Good idea, all the mosques in the us could have an "accident" on the same day. Wow what a coincidence!
Time to destroy that and other mosques found to harbor terrorists. Don't tell em we're coming though!
And put pig fat all over the site and the walks leading to it.
Besides the ones that have not already been flattened, its often hard to tell...
Where is that guy these days?
Hey. I didn't give you permission to use my picture.
Take it down.
Now.
I'm the pretty one.
Hey. This is a first.
I've been mooned.
So, are you having trouble figuring out which one is me. I gave you a hint.
Some mosques are large and others, particularly neighborhood and private mosques are not.
Some are. Some are more like storefronts. Some are "compounds", but not walled. Others are pretty much fortresses. Walled compounds with many buildings other than the Mosque proper (sort of like the Alamo, which started life as a Spanish Mission) It's like asking if Churches are big ornate buildings with associated gyms, parking garages, etc. etc. Some are, some aren't.
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