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Bomb Making ***Class*** Caused Iraq Mosque Blast -US Military
yahoooooooo ^ | Jul 02, 2003 | BAGHDAD (Reuters)

Posted on 07/02/2003 8:58:12 AM PDT by dennisw

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said Wednesday a deadly explosion in a mosque that enraged the Iraqi town of Falluja was triggered by a bomb-making class inside the building.

"The explosion was apparently related to a bomb manufacturing class that was being taught inside the mosque," the U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Falluja residents had accused U.S. forces of attacking the mosque late Monday.

Residents said the blast killed nine people, including the mosque's imam, or prayer leader.

They had blamed it on an American air strike -- an accusation U.S. military officials flatly denied.

Two rocket-propelled grenades were fired at U.S. military vehicles in the town Tuesday night. The U.S. military in Falluja said nobody was hurt.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bombmakingclass; explosion; falluja; fallujah; iraq; iraqifreedom; itsareligionofpeace; mosque; war
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To: RightWhale
They are horrified if infidels defile the mosques...It's OK to store arms in and fight from a mosque if your're Islamic,it seems.The Rule is..infidels can't fire back!
41 posted on 07/02/2003 9:50:53 AM PDT by MEG33
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To: crazykatz
I've wondered that for many years. It was giving our enemy the rope to hang us with......
42 posted on 07/02/2003 9:51:30 AM PDT by b4its2late (The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight shoes.)
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To: dennisw; Squantos
Hey Squantos,
Sounds like a possibility for a class you could teach. Explosives 101, 08:30-09:30 M,W,F Instructor: "The Panhandle Kid". Stay Safe Bro.
43 posted on 07/02/2003 9:52:09 AM PDT by TEXASPROUD
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To: RightWhale
Does anyone not see the 500 lb gorilla in this story. If they are storing and making WD in mosques (and hospitals, preschools, and private homes), which the U.S. does NOT search, then why would not the (Sunni) mosques be a logical place for Saddam to hide WMD or his own sorry a$$.

Until we check the mosques and many, many private homes, tell WMD-whiners to SHUT-UP.
44 posted on 07/02/2003 9:52:24 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: Squantos
BOOM!
45 posted on 07/02/2003 9:53:12 AM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: dennisw; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Seen in the Baghdad rag:WANTED: Bomb Instructor
46 posted on 07/02/2003 9:54:39 AM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So ( Something witty, etc, etc....)
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To: dennisw
Maybe a little pulse at each mosque would do the same... hehehe
47 posted on 07/02/2003 10:12:18 AM PDT by holyh2o
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To: TEXASPROUD
Nope..........don't think so ! They seem to be getting the perfect education where they are errrr were.......:o)

Stay Safe TP !

48 posted on 07/02/2003 10:14:08 AM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: dennisw
Let me guess - an unqualified student, who gained admission to the Bomb-making school through an aggressive affirmative action program, screwed up on the lab portion of the class.
49 posted on 07/02/2003 10:21:12 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: dennisw
The explosion was apparently related to a bomb manufacturing class that was being taught inside the mosque

Class dismembered ... er,uh, I mean dismissed.

50 posted on 07/02/2003 10:27:59 AM PDT by WhiteKnuckles (This comment outsourced to Pakistan!)
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To: dennisw
We need more bomb-making classes!
51 posted on 07/02/2003 10:48:03 AM PDT by talleyman (I calls 'em as I sees 'em)
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To: talleyman
We need to send some infiltrators over to Iraq, and sell them a lot of defective detonators.
52 posted on 07/02/2003 12:49:32 PM PDT by aimhigh
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To: eyespysomething
But if we gave them the bombs we'd have to deliver it somehow, and delivery out there is best made by aircraft.
And teh best method of delivery is to drop the parcel.
Unfortunately, dropped bombs usually explode.

So we have a huge market and no way to utilize it.
/ joke.
53 posted on 07/02/2003 1:55:48 PM PDT by Darksheare ("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
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To: aimhigh
But first sell them life insurance?
54 posted on 07/02/2003 1:56:34 PM PDT by Darksheare ("It's no use, the voices are on MY side.")
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To: dennisw
Residents said the blast killed nine people, including the mosque's imam, or prayer leader.

I must be losing my humanity, because this makes me happy.

Trace

55 posted on 07/02/2003 1:58:04 PM PDT by Trace21230 (Ideal MOAB test site: Paris)
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To: epluribus_2
That's what I believe too. The WMD's are not going to be at industrial sites or government buildings. It's probably in the mosques, schools, and underground. It's entirely in keeping on how they waged the war.
56 posted on 07/02/2003 2:02:45 PM PDT by bluebunny
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To: Trace21230
As an afterthought, at least I'm not dancing in the streets of Baltimore, as would probably happen in Syria/Iran/Jordan/etc. if 9 Americans were killed.
57 posted on 07/02/2003 2:05:44 PM PDT by Trace21230 (Ideal MOAB test site: Paris)
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To: dennisw
"The explosion was apparently related to a bomb manufacturing class that was being taught inside the mosque," the U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Falluja residents had accused U.S. forces of attacking the mosque late Monday. Residents said the blast killed nine people, including the mosque's imam, or prayer leader.

All together, let's sing a little John Lennon:

"Instant karma's gonna get you..."

58 posted on 07/02/2003 2:53:22 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Just because I don't think like you doesn't mean I don't think for myself)
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To: dennisw; dighton; 2sheep; Jeremiah Jr
More proof that God's timing is better than allah's.
59 posted on 07/02/2003 3:07:15 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal (Guten Tag!)
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To: MJY1288
They weren't that smart . More like Hey Ahmed do have any smokes ?{while handling several pounds of loose gunpowder}and LO & Behold Ahmed and Muhstaffa are in little butty peices scattered all over the place.
60 posted on 07/02/2003 3:55:21 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 "reach out and thump someone " & .50 cal Browning "reach out & CRUSH someone")
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