January 03, 2004

The Case of the Abandoned Turban, the Missing Nuts, and the Anti-Aircraft Missile

Surrounded by upturned chairs and an abandoned turban, Sabah Al-Kaisey surveyed his ransacked office yesterday.

The American troops who burst into his mosque on Thursday morning had smashed down the front gate, broken the air conditioners and ripped up the carpets. They had also thrown several Korans on the floor and allegedly punched the man giving the call to prayer in the face.

"They even took our nuts," said Mr Kaisey yesterday, opening the door of the mosque's empty fridge.

The troops who raided the Ibn Taymiyah mosque, used by Baghdad's Sunnis, appear to have been looking for weapons used by Iraq's resistance. They recovered a couple of AK-47s, hand grenades and an anti-aircraft missile, US military officials said.

Abdul Sattar, the mosque's imam, said the weapons were used by its guards. "They were there to protect ourselves."

Posted by Dr. Frank at January 3, 2004 07:34 PM | TrackBack
Comments

First they shave the beard, then they take the nuts...oh, the humiliation!

Posted by: JB at January 3, 2004 10:43 PM

The only way they'll get my nuts is when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers...

Posted by: Don at January 4, 2004 04:50 AM

Also, remember: nuts don't kill people, people kill people...

Posted by: Don at January 4, 2004 04:51 AM

He abandoned his turban
So he could look more urban
But in his guts
He missed his nuts

Posted by: JB at January 4, 2004 08:02 AM
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