Iraqi Athletes Killed for Wearing Shorts

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Iraqi Athletes Killed for Wearing Shorts

Posted on May 27, 2006

Militants had issued a warning forbidding shorts a few days prior.
It’s sounding more like life under the Taliban every day.

BBC:

The coach of Iraq’s tennis team and two players were shot dead in Baghdad on Thursday, said Iraqi Olympic officials.

Coach Hussein Ahmed Rashid and players Nasser Ali Hatem and Wissam Adel Auda were killed in the al-Saidiya district of the capital.

Witnesses said the three were dressed in shorts and were killed days after militants issued a warning forbidding the wearing of shorts.

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By Allah Akhbar, May 28, 2006 at 4:31 pm Link to this comment
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Or its just a carjack that has given political value. Dont you smell the propaganda? The blogworld is buzzing about shorts right now. No previous mention about shorts in Iraq.

Think, it doesnt even cost anything!

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By David Jardine, May 28, 2006 at 12:42 am Link to this comment
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Now watch for copycat acts in countries such as
Pakistan and Indonesia, where I live.

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