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Iraqi soccer fans stock up on gas and ammunition

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Latest comment posted at 5:47 PM EST 24/07/07

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  1. Fill Fontaine from Canada writes: What strange and bizarre people they are.
  2. Trent S from Canada writes: why is the Fill?
  3. Fill Fontaine from Canada writes: Trent, I was referring to the three people killed and over 50 wounded by falling bullets when they empty their guns in the air in celebration. Or the fact that they will righteously kill each other over tribal disputes and religion and claim that there is no "one country or nation" of Iraq and then celebrate (and ultimatley kill and injure each other with falling bullets) if the united country of Iraq wins a soccer game. Take your pick.
  4. D K from Canada writes: guess there are no Physics classes in Iraq. No wonder they have no WMD.
  5. Paul S from Niagara Region, Canada writes: Welcome to Iraq!

    Here is your AK-47, don't lose it!
  6. simon reid from Canada writes: Amazing. Based on the outcome of their celebration, the decision is to reload?
  7. Fill Fontaine from Canada writes: Thinking about it though, I'm sure the fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders would all pull out guns and start shooting if there team ever won the Grey Cup. Thankfully that never happens. Maybe they can get Michael Vick to play.
  8. Johnny Canuck from Canada writes: I'm looking forward to Iraq v Chile.
  9. R. M. from Regina, Canada writes: These folks would be right at home in Texas. Why not bring them over to be Minutemen and patrol the border in their spare time?

    It shows the incredibly vast distances between cultures and we want to bring what to this region???
  10. Patrick P-A from Canada writes: I wonder if anyone is looking into using sports to unite them. Without the celebratory shootings, of course.
  11. Bill Smith from Canada writes: Actually Fill, the Riders have won the Cup twice so you should revamp your thinking. Also, I heard the Argo's want a look at Vick after he's suspended by the NFL. I think that sport does a far better job uniting a country than politics.
  12. Hugh Draper from Canada writes: Can't their fans just have a celebratory riot like we Canadians; or a post loss riot like Vancouver hockey fans?
  13. Fill Fontaine from Canada writes: Bill, you must be a Rider fan, they've won the cup 2 twice in approximately 80 years in a leauge that features 8 or 9 teams. The city of London Ontario has one more Grey Cup than the Riders and they haven't had a team in 70 years. Of course, to be technically correct I should have indicated that they seldom win the cup, not never. But whole cares....only 1 more month till real football (gridiron) starts. Oh yeah, the Riders produce their own felons (Travis Smith, et al) rather than signing them from the States.
  14. D F from Canada writes: Don't remember ever hearing Travis Smith was a Sask native. Regardless, Fill, winning twice is better than never. You should take a drive out to Sask, you might find out that we aren't quite as red necked as you seem to perceive. You seem to have a lot of opinions that don't have all that much fact behind them. I hope soccer can unite Iraq for at least one day, may it be a day of peace (although peace and soccer don't tend to go hand in hand either...)

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