Quiet Britons outpace US in taming Iraq

[JohnT]

Cite?

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Whoha


the southern shiites aren't pro saddam.

Exactly. I said the Sunni were pro-Saddam.

[JohnT]

There is no cite supporting Tass's statement. Generally accepted figures put the Utah literacy rate at 94% (1992 figures).

[Evil Knevil]

Originally posted by Ted Striker



oh my

GET THE **** OUT WITH THAT NONSENSE

that's the stupidest sh1t i've ever heard


obviously YOU are illiterate when it comes to statistics

talk about poor reading comprehension skills

Well, there is an old saying where I come from If you're going to be rude, then go fuck yourself with a frozen chicken

In any case I apologise I made a statistical error. It's only something like 13% of school leavers who are totally illiterate. The National Institute for Literacy (NALS) puts 40-44 million Americans at the lowest level (1) of literacy, meaning they can't fill out more than basic forms. http://www.ahalenia.com/id/id11/illiterati.html

Alabama... hmmm, maybe it was Misip that my teacher mentioned.... In any case I was wrong in saying that 1/3 were totally illiterate anywhere....


" According to a recent US government report, The State of Literacy in America, released by the National Institute for Literacy (NIL), there has been a significant growth in illiteracy in America."

The NIL/NALS report confirms once again that Southern US states continue to have the most deplorable social conditions in the country, including the highest rates of adult illiteracy. Mississippi ranked worst among the 50 states, with every third adult in the state, 30 percent of its adult population, placed in Level I. Louisiana has the second highest illiteracy rate with 28 percent of its adult population in Level I, followed by Alabama, Florida and South Carolina, each with 25 percent. In these states the combined Level I and Level II literacy rates would push the level of illiteracy and near-illiteracy to nearly 70 percent of the adult population.

[Tripledoc]

The US soldiers in Iraq. Are they predominantly from the South?

[Verto]

Central to Northern Iraq, I believe.

[Tripledoc]

Ok. That one was tricky.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by skywalker


Exactly. I said the Sunni were pro-Saddam.

"Actually, because the south is more likely to be pro-Saddam"

thats what you said? did you mean sunni in place of south?

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Evil Knevil
Previous numbers incorrect.

Well, some surveys suggest that 30% of Missips are illerate, and that some 40 million Americans can't fill out a simple form(or point out the expiration date on a drivers license).

You do make a good case by with your post, which shows the degree of "illeratacy". Unless of course you are a moron from somewhere other than the U.S.

[Evil Knevil]

Originally posted by Sikander


You do make a good case by with your post, which shows the degree of "illeratacy". Unless of course you are a moron from somewhere other than the U.S.

Oh my! A spelling error! On an internet forum? In a hasty rewrite?

Naturally I'll hand back my library card now, as this non-sequiter clearly defines me as being illerate/illiterate/biscuits.

Does disparaging the US and it's literacy rate make me illiterate, or a moron? You seem rather imprecise about this.

[PLATO]

My wife is from Alabama and I have travelled extensively through the state. I have yet to meet the illeterate part of the population. They sure do hide them well.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Whoha


"Actually, because the south is more likely to be pro-Saddam"

thats what you said? did you mean sunni in place of south?

Aren't the Sunni in the south?

Forgive me if I got the geography wrong. I was just trying to say that the Brits had an easier time of it.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Evil Knevil


Oh my! A spelling error! On an internet forum? In a hasty rewrite?

Naturally I'll hand back my library card now, as this non-sequiter clearly defines me as being illerate/illiterate/biscuits.

Does disparaging the US and it's literacy rate make me illiterate, or a moron? You seem rather imprecise about this.

I normally ignore spelling errors, but this was egregious. Probably a combination of nature and nurture are responsible for your being a moron. Ask your mom.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by skywalker


Aren't the Sunni in the south?

Forgive me if I got the geography wrong. I was just trying to say that the Brits had an easier time of it.

****tes in the South, Kurds in the North(believe they are ****te also?), with the Sunnis in the center. the ****te are the majority.

[Kuciwalker]

Ok then.