I believe that some Old Testament stories find their way into Islam as historical background, and since this involves warfare, it would certainly rate. Not certain, but it's the only source that makes sense of the phrase "dog lappers".
2,329 posted on 11/08/2004 8:46:43 PM PST by SlowBoat407
("To hell they will go.")
2,332 posted on 11/08/2004 8:53:13 PM PST by Godzilla
(Geologists make the best intelligence officers because they are used to dealing with screwed up data)