[mhking]

Per Reuters:

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Iraqis Call Shuttle Disaster God's Vengeance

Sat February 1, 2003 02:08 PM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Immediate popular reaction in Baghdad on Saturday to the loss of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew -- including the first Israeli in space -- was that its was God's retribution on Americans. "We are happy that it broke up," government employee Abdul Jabbar al-Quraishi said.

"God wants to show that his might is greater than the Americans. They have encroached on our country. God is avenging us," he said.

Car mechanic Mohammed Jaber al-Tamini noted Israeli air force Colonel Ilan Ramon was among the dead when the shuttle broke up shortly before its return to earth.

"Israel launched an aggression on us when it raided our nuclear reactor without any reason (in 1981), now time has come and God has retaliated to their aggression," Tamini said.

[Howlin]

OMG.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Iraqis don't know much about PR, do they? Even the French would find that distasteful.

[Wphile]

Is that for real? Man, I'm gonna be sick.

[Mo1]

Somehow I am not surprised at their response

[sweetliberty]

#$%T these scum and may the Lord deal them justice swiftly!!!!

[knak]

Oh that's just great. Is this for real? They had better hope not.

[anniegetyourgun]

We all knew this was just a matter of time.

[My Favorite Headache]

Post me the link to that mhking. I do not doubt it was said..I just want to send it to the leftist's I work with.

[yield 2 the right]

This picture says it all.

[homeschool mama]

What pigs...