are the children happy to see our guys, or are they giving them the Arab equivalent of the "the finger"?
I've always heard that the "thumbs up" sign is considered obscene over there.
Posted on 04/04/2003 9:04:16 PM PST by null and void
are the children happy to see our guys, or are they giving them the Arab equivalent of the "the finger"?
I've always heard that the "thumbs up" sign is considered obscene over there.
Sory for this late reply, I can't keep up with the thread!
I didn't hear the interview, but from reading comments here, it sounds as if no one knows who asked the dumb question. I caught on Fox a little while ago, the part where her father can't keep talking but they didn't play the part right before it when the question was asked--Rita C. had only set up the video by explaining what had happened.
Then she and her co-anchor were also pretty emotional when the camera went back to them, and Rita said that one of Jessica's good friends, aged 23, was among the 8 who died when Jessica was captured.
Sorry if I sound stupid, but I'm a little shocked.
Something really series:
This is the new line from the DNC, in my opinion: we didn't have enough troops, and we won despite the screw-up.
Who was that jerk? He must have some clout because they had Rich Lowry to counter him. I want an e-mail address so I can give him a piece of my mind!
My only skepticism is whether the people were being moved out of their homes. It would make our bombing of the area harder if they had human shields.
What's the story on the power, when did it come back up?
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