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Suicide Bomb Trainer in Iraq Accidentally Blows Up His Class
NYTimes.com ^ | Feb 10 2014 | DURAID ADNAN and TIM ARANGO

Posted on 02/10/2014 5:46:07 PM PST by rdl6989

BAGHDAD — If there were such a thing, it would probably be rule No. 1 in the teaching manual for instructors of aspiring suicide bombers: Don’t give lessons with live explosives.

In what represented a cautionary tale for terrorist teachers, and a cause of dark humor for ordinary Iraqis, a commander at a secluded terrorist training camp north of Baghdad unwittingly used a belt packed with explosives while conducting a demonstration early Monday morning for a group of militants, killing himself and 21 other members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, army and police officials said.

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In addition to the 22 militants who were killed, 15 others were wounded in the explosion on Monday at the militant compound, in a rural area of northeastern Salahuddin Province, according to police and army officials.

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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: doh; iraq; oops; reallyoldnews; terrorism
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To: rdl6989

“... as one of the suicide bombers put his vest on he got a text message saying Happy New Year from the cell phone company. ...”

Now THAT’S funny!!!


61 posted on 02/10/2014 7:16:12 PM PST by _longranger81
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To: rdl6989

Sunni or later Shite happens.


62 posted on 02/10/2014 7:20:12 PM PST by spokeshave (OMG.......Schadenfreude overload is not covered under Obamacare :-()
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To: _longranger81

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2663822/posts


63 posted on 02/10/2014 7:54:02 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: Yossarian

Allah was just giving them their 72 virgins early...


64 posted on 02/10/2014 8:15:07 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Tucker39

probably not all 72.


65 posted on 02/10/2014 8:46:42 PM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: rdl6989

Allah was harsh that day.


66 posted on 02/10/2014 8:51:16 PM PST by Conservative4Ever (waiting for my Magic 8 ball to give me an answer)
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To: rdl6989

Here we have a good example of a self-correcting problem.


67 posted on 02/10/2014 9:02:55 PM PST by StarfireIV
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To: rdl6989

You don’t want to hear the word “oops” when high explosives are involved. It might be the last word you ever hear.


68 posted on 02/10/2014 9:16:49 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: rdl6989

Honey, I Blew Up the Kids


69 posted on 02/10/2014 9:33:38 PM PST by informavoracious (Open your eyes, people!)
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To: rdl6989

best story i read all day.


70 posted on 02/10/2014 10:02:33 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: sneakers

bttt


71 posted on 02/11/2014 5:16:21 AM PST by sneakers ( Quinn: "Liberty is the solution to the human condition.")
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To: rdl6989

God has a sense of humor when answering prayers.


72 posted on 02/11/2014 5:18:49 AM PST by tbw2
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73 posted on 02/11/2014 8:26:30 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

LOL! I’ve never seen that exact version of that cartoon before! That is hilarious.


74 posted on 02/12/2014 8:18:10 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: Arrowhead1952

LOL thanks for finding that!


75 posted on 02/13/2014 6:37:40 PM PST by tjd1454
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To: tjd1454

Always works for the “work place accident” when related to premature incidents.


76 posted on 02/13/2014 7:32:49 PM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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