UN Slams Israel's killings of civillians - Only USA not in favour of vote.

[GePap]

If 40 people died, are you saying we killed everyone? We know that at least a couple of Dozen died.

As for the middle of nowhere-so? People can travel to the middle of nowhere-you yourself said it was popular with smugglers-obviously people know how to get there.

[Drake Tungsten]

you yourself said it was popular with smugglers

No, I didn't...

[Gibsie]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Where'd you get the idea that hundreds of people were there? It was out in the middle of nowhere.

If someone's going to have a wedding in the middle of nowhere, guests will travel out to it. What a concept. In addition, given that peopkle are still around to comment on what they saw and bury their friends and family, it is likely that the bombs only killed a proportion of the people present.

[Drake Tungsten]

If someone's going to have a wedding in the middle of nowhere, guests will travel out to it. What a concept. In addition, given that peopkle are still around to comment on what they saw and bury their friends and family, it is likely that the bombs only killed a proportion of the people present.

None of this, in any way, backs up the unfounded assertion that there were "hundreds" of people present.

[Pax]

I'm all for waiting to the verdict is out on whether or not it was a wedding. If it was a wedding then it does not matter if only one person was slightly grazed. Would you want to be attacked by the U.S. on your wedding day. I would imagine the groom would have trouble getting it up after that.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

If someone's going to have a wedding in the middle of nowhere, guests will travel out to it. What a concept. In addition, given that peopkle are still around to comment on what they saw and bury their friends and family, it is likely that the bombs only killed a proportion of the people present.

None of this, in any way, backs up the unfounded assertion that there were "hundreds" of people present.

from article:

Sources said that a photograph of the area before it was attacked by a U.S. warplane shows several buildings that look like warehouses in a remote desert location.

Could you place a few hundred people in several warehouses? Must be very small warehouses in this "middle of nowhere"

[Harovan]

Hundreds or not, but a value of $1000 or 1500 sounds about right for collected wedding gifts.

[Drake Tungsten]

Could you place a few hundred people in several warehouses? Must be very small warehouses in this "middle of nowhere"

First of all, who the **** has a wedding in a warehouse? Or a wedding with several hundred guests distributed in several warehouses? Not to mention the fact that the witnesses claimed the wedding was under a tent, a tent that the military says doesn't appear in any photos of the area.

Secondly, are you really too stupid to realize that the phrase "remote desert location" in the quote you chose is pretty much the same thing as saying the "middle of nowhere"? And do you really think that the presence of some warehouses automatically precludes a place from being in the middle of nowhere?

Hundreds or not, but a value of $1000 or 1500 sounds about right for collected wedding gifts.

People get the equivalent of one and a half years salary as a wedding gift in your country? In cash, no less? ****, I want to move there...

[Pax]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten


First of all, who the **** has a wedding in a warehouse? Or a wedding with several hundred guests distributed in several warehouses? Not to mention the fact that the witnesses claimed the wedding was under a tent, a tent that the military says doesn't appear in any photos of the area.

Secondly, are you really too stupid to realize that the phrase "remote desert location" in the quote you chose is pretty much the same thing as saying the "middle of nowhere"? And do you really think that the presence of some warehouses automatically precludes a place from being in the middle of nowhere?

The whole of Iraq is in a remote desert location as far as I'm concerned. Who has a wedding on a yacht? Who has a wedding on a mountain? People have weddings wherever they see fit. let's wait until a neutral party proves or disproves the allegations before we start throwing insults around.
In the mean time check out the site with people who have turned their vehicles into Star Wars spaceships. Who the **** would do that?

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
People get the equivalent of one and a half years salary as a wedding gift in your country? In cash, no less?

If we assume not hundreds, but about 50 guests (which doesn't seem completely wrong), that would be about a ten day's salary from each. Unreasonable?

****, I want to move there...

Please, remain where you are.

[Drake Tungsten]

If we assume not hundreds, but about 50 guests (which doesn't seem completely wrong), that would be about a ten day's salary from each. Unreasonable?

Yes...

[GePap]

"Military" warehouses? Were on earth did you pull "military" out off? Certainly not your own article.

Maybe that money was a dowry-those are supposed to be BIG money.

[Drake Tungsten]

"Military" warehouses? Were on earth did you pull "military" out off?

I didn't. You're making up things I said again. Twice in one thread...

Maybe that money was a dowry-those are supposed to be BIG money.

It's about time you came up with that. I was about to jump on you for missing the most obvious bull**** excuse you could come up with.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

If we assume not hundreds, but about 50 guests (which doesn't seem completely wrong), that would be about a ten day's salary from each. Unreasonable?

Yes...

How so?

A ten day's salary as average (close relatives give more, other guests less) is not the slightest bit unreasonable as gift for the start of a young family. As for it being cash, it should be useful, shouldn't it? You can either gift the stuff they need for a start directly, which takes the more organization the more the guests are, or else you could end up with 50 sets of cutlery. The other way is to agree to gift money. Not uncommon hereabouts, but of course I am not the mideast expert you are.

I don't say it was a wedding. Time will show. What I'm saying is, that the presence of the money isn't a prove that it wasn't a wedding.

[GePap]

And, of course, the money could be from ilegal smuggling deals going on in that area as well- unless you think tribes in Iraq would never EVER conduct business while celebrating a wedding-or would never smuggle..right.