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December 27, 2005

But, but...we were told Iraq ...

... was all kite-flying and laughing children by documentarian extraordinare Michael Moore.

A mass grave has been discovered in the predominantly Shia city of Karbala south of Baghdad, Iraqi police said.
Dozens of bodies have reportedly been found, apparently those of Shia rebels killed by Saddam Hussein's army after its defeat in the 1991 Gulf War.

The Shia revolt was crushed and as many as 30,000 people were killed, many of them buried in mass graves.

The remains were uncovered by workmen digging a new water pipe in the centre of the city known for its Shia shrine.

They called the police, who cordoned off the area. Clothing found with the bodies indicated that they included men, women and children. *

h/t Smash

Posted by Darleen at December 27, 2005 07:05 AM

Comments

Welcome to the world of Middle East politics.

Syria did the same thing to its rebels back in the 1980s; nobody raised a squawk then.

Why Iraq; why now?

Posted by: Carl W. Goss at December 29, 2005 07:51 AM

Why indeed, Carl! Why should we care, when those lowly brown people kill each other off? It's their culture, and who are we to say what's wrong or right or anywhere in between? We should stick to the important stuff---you know, like recycling, and the economy.

(Heh, heh, heh, sez Fritzie the Talking Kamel.)

:>)

Posted by: TalkinKamel at January 1, 2006 08:40 PM