[forkinsocket]

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[Resolute Conservative]

“Haydar Labbeb, 35, a painter in Baghdad, said he had received five death threats and an attempt was made on his life as he drove his family home from a wedding. He is now trying to get to Amman in Jordan, where he hopes to continue painting.”

Starving artists in every culture, LOL. I wonder how many Art history majors they have over there?

[KarlInOhio]

The AK-47 was made by godless communists, but they never see those as un-Islamic.

[Bringbackthedraft]

As long as we are dependent on their oil it will only get worse before it gets better. Iran's Mullahs aren't helping things that's for sure, you can bet they are behind the scenes fanning the problem. My worry is that this crap can happen here too, in our own theaters and museums. It is religion to the extreme fed to ignorant and superstitious minds.

[babyfreep]

Culture was encouraged during Saddam Hussein's regime, but no longer.

From another NYT Story - 2003 -

"In its brutal way, the killing demonstrated how profoundly Mr. Hussein had corrupted creative life in Iraq. He manipulated artistic expression so completely that many musicians, writers and artists now wonder if they can ever again find their own voices."

[Allegra]

Wow. No metion of the big crackdown that the ISF/coalition is leveling on those who are cracking down.

Of course, this is the Guardian.

I suspect all of these quotes were collected several months or more ago.

Gotta keep that agenda going as long as there are dupes who believe everything you say, eh, corrupt media scum?

[SandRat]

The paper of choice of “Red Ken, Ex-High Lord Mayor of London” to find blame and anything negative to say about the battle for freedom and hope in Iraq.

[sheik yerbouty]

What a lovely culture the jihadists have!

[sheik yerbouty]

What a lovely culture the jihadists have!