Jalal Talabani saying some funny jokes.
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
2007-06-11
2007-02-09
Signs
And the sign says "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I put my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine outstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that, huh, me working for you"
Signs - Tesla
I was walking down Fahad Al Salem Street (or Jahra street for the old timers) in Downtown Kuwait City this afternoon. While driving down towards the Sheraton roundabout, you can notice the old building with the distinctive old marble pillars. If you look close, you will see that all these pillars are half covered by different signs, especially near the bus stop.
I stopped to read the signs, here are a few:
One sign in particular caught my attention, it said:
I know the work conditions can get very bad sometimes in Kuwait, but is it so bad that working in Iraq would be considered a career opportunity?
So I put my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine outstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that, huh, me working for you"
Signs - Tesla
I was walking down Fahad Al Salem Street (or Jahra street for the old timers) in Downtown Kuwait City this afternoon. While driving down towards the Sheraton roundabout, you can notice the old building with the distinctive old marble pillars. If you look close, you will see that all these pillars are half covered by different signs, especially near the bus stop.
I stopped to read the signs, here are a few:
One sign in particular caught my attention, it said:
I know the work conditions can get very bad sometimes in Kuwait, but is it so bad that working in Iraq would be considered a career opportunity?
2006-11-04
Saddam's Palaces are now Internet Hot Spots
I saw an ad for Satellite Internet in Iraq similar to the set up I have at home. The service provides Internet access to remote locations with no existing communication infrastructure such as phone lines. I was curious to see what prices they are offering so I clicked on the site and found a list of all the installations they have in Iraq. These installations where US army bases and Presidential Palaces.
What was amusing was the Saddam / Presidential palaces having Internet Coverage. I counted 63 Palaces that would mean that if Saddam wanted to sleep in all his palaces during the year, he would average 5 nights in each palace. I don't know about Saddam but I need a few days to get accustomed to a new bed before I can soundly sleep. It takes me 3 days to get used to my new surroundings, so that would mean if Saddam was like me, in 5 days Saddam would only get 2 nights of good sleep and 3 nights of insomnia. Maybe that was why he was bad tempered most of the time.
The full list can be found here.
What was amusing was the Saddam / Presidential palaces having Internet Coverage. I counted 63 Palaces that would mean that if Saddam wanted to sleep in all his palaces during the year, he would average 5 nights in each palace. I don't know about Saddam but I need a few days to get accustomed to a new bed before I can soundly sleep. It takes me 3 days to get used to my new surroundings, so that would mean if Saddam was like me, in 5 days Saddam would only get 2 nights of good sleep and 3 nights of insomnia. Maybe that was why he was bad tempered most of the time.
The full list can be found here.
2006-10-03
The War in Iraq has gone Mad Max
Remember Mad Max, followed by Mad Max 2 and concluded with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome? Mad Max was a cult favorite that told the story of Mel Gibson (Mad Max) trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. There was an oil shortage, souped up, weaponized cars and crazy car chases. Here is a common scene from Mad Max:
Because of logistics foul ups, or immediacy or possibly because some soldiers wanted to Pimp their rides, pick up trucks North of our Border in Iraq have make shift weapons and armor installed on them.
Notice the sign on the concrete barricade indicating the direction to Kuwait.
More pictures here and here.
I tihnk when the war is eventually over, I will go to the Basra scrap yard and buy one of these trucks and equip it with paint ball bullets so I can shoot bad drivers, people talking on their mobiles and people driving very slow in the fast lane.
Finally, here is Kathem Al Saher with Sara Brightman singing "The War is Over"
Because of logistics foul ups, or immediacy or possibly because some soldiers wanted to Pimp their rides, pick up trucks North of our Border in Iraq have make shift weapons and armor installed on them.
Notice the sign on the concrete barricade indicating the direction to Kuwait.
More pictures here and here.
I tihnk when the war is eventually over, I will go to the Basra scrap yard and buy one of these trucks and equip it with paint ball bullets so I can shoot bad drivers, people talking on their mobiles and people driving very slow in the fast lane.
Finally, here is Kathem Al Saher with Sara Brightman singing "The War is Over"
2006-06-27
Yay for Pan Arabism
I usually avoid political posts, but this was funny to read, and sadly true.
The post was taken from here.
The arabs hate the Jordanian King Hussein and call him a traitor, the Benedict Arnold of the arab world, for not fighting with Israel during the 50's and 60's, and for kicking out the PLO after they tried to overthrow him in the 1970's.
The arabs hate the egyptians for the Camp David treaty and selling out the palestinain cause and giving everyone else the excuse to sign peace treaties with Israel!
The arabs hate Kuwait, for supporting the US war in Iraq to remove Saddam, who invaded them in the past and tortured and killed their people.
The arabs hate the iraqis that went out and celebrated the removal of Saddam and co-operated with the americans to get rid of him, after he opressed them, tortured them, killed them and raped their women for the past 25 years.
The arabs hate the lebanese because they are helping and aiding the "zionist enemy" and "the american imperialists" in finding cause and reason to isolate and punish Syria.
The lebanese hate the arabs because they won't support them against the syrians who are occupying them and killing those amongst them who want a free and independent Lebanon.
The Iraqis hate the arabs for never supporting them or helping them
move on and create a better country, and for continuing to support
Saddam.
The Kuwaitis hate the arabs for majorly being OK with them getting invaded by Saddam and for getting mad at them for doing what's necessary to protect themselves.
The egyptians hate the arabs for..well..really lots of reasons. It's mainly our superiority complex speaking, 7000 years of civilization and all. Plus, we are the ones who did most of the fighting against Israel, while the rest just kind of watched, and yet have the nerve to call us traitors!
The Jordanians hate the arabs because they view themselves as the only people who truly did something for the palestinains and gave them citizenships and a home, while palestinians in other arab countries are still treated and viewed as refugees, even if they were born in those countries.
The Tunisians, algerians and Morroceans are too geographically far and too culturally seperate to actually care about the stupid shit that arabs squabble about.
And the Libyans have given up on the arabs, and are now promoting african-ness, which is a really dumb move since the african nations are even more retarded than the arab ones.
Yay for Pan-arabism!
The post was taken from here.
The arabs hate the Jordanian King Hussein and call him a traitor, the Benedict Arnold of the arab world, for not fighting with Israel during the 50's and 60's, and for kicking out the PLO after they tried to overthrow him in the 1970's.
The arabs hate the egyptians for the Camp David treaty and selling out the palestinain cause and giving everyone else the excuse to sign peace treaties with Israel!
The arabs hate Kuwait, for supporting the US war in Iraq to remove Saddam, who invaded them in the past and tortured and killed their people.
The arabs hate the iraqis that went out and celebrated the removal of Saddam and co-operated with the americans to get rid of him, after he opressed them, tortured them, killed them and raped their women for the past 25 years.
The arabs hate the lebanese because they are helping and aiding the "zionist enemy" and "the american imperialists" in finding cause and reason to isolate and punish Syria.
The lebanese hate the arabs because they won't support them against the syrians who are occupying them and killing those amongst them who want a free and independent Lebanon.
The Iraqis hate the arabs for never supporting them or helping them
move on and create a better country, and for continuing to support
Saddam.
The Kuwaitis hate the arabs for majorly being OK with them getting invaded by Saddam and for getting mad at them for doing what's necessary to protect themselves.
The egyptians hate the arabs for..well..really lots of reasons. It's mainly our superiority complex speaking, 7000 years of civilization and all. Plus, we are the ones who did most of the fighting against Israel, while the rest just kind of watched, and yet have the nerve to call us traitors!
The Jordanians hate the arabs because they view themselves as the only people who truly did something for the palestinains and gave them citizenships and a home, while palestinians in other arab countries are still treated and viewed as refugees, even if they were born in those countries.
The Tunisians, algerians and Morroceans are too geographically far and too culturally seperate to actually care about the stupid shit that arabs squabble about.
And the Libyans have given up on the arabs, and are now promoting african-ness, which is a really dumb move since the african nations are even more retarded than the arab ones.
Yay for Pan-arabism!
2006-02-21
The Invasion and Liberation of Kuwait
2 August 90 Iraq invades Kuwait.
At the break of dawn on August 2, 1990, Iraqi troops crossed the Kuwaiti border with armor and infantry, occupying strategic posts throughout the country, including the Emir's palace. The Kuwaiti Army was quickly overwhelmed, though they bought enough time for the Kuwaiti Air Force to flee to Saudi Arabia. The heaviest fighting occurred at the Emir's Palace, where members of the royal guard fought a rear guard action to allow the royal family time to escape. A cousin of the Emir, who commanded the guard, was amongst those killed. Iraqi troops looted medical and food supplies, detained thousands of civilians and took over the media. There were reports of incidents of murder, bruatality, and rape being committed by Iraqi troops against Kuwaiti citizens. After a brief puppet government headed by Alaa Hussein Ali was installed, Iraq annexed Kuwait. Saddam Hussein then installed a new Iraqi provincial governor, describing this as "liberation" from the Kuwaiti Emir; this was largely dismissed as war propaganda.
6 August 90 U.N. Security Council Resolution 661 imposes economic sanctions against Iraq. Saudi Arabia requests U.S. assistance in its defense.
7 August 90 Operation Desert Shield begin.
8 August 90 The first U.S. forces arrive in Saudi Arabia.
9 August 90 U.N. Security Council Resolution 662 declares the Iraqi annexation of Kuwait null & void.
25 September 90 U.N. Security Council Resolution 670 condemns Iraq & confirms the economic embargo.
28 November 90 U.N. Security Council Resolution 677 condemns Iraqi attempts to alter Kuwaiti demographics.
29 November 90 U.N. Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the use of force to uphold resolutions unless Iraq withdraws by the 15 January 91 deadline.
15 January 91 The U.N. set deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait is reached.
17 January 91 The Operation Desert Storm air war begins (D-Day). Laser-guided HELLFIRE missiles, fired by U.S. Army 101st Aviation Brigade APACHE helicopters strike the first coalition blow against two Iraqi early-warning radar sites, destroying both within 4 minutes thereby opening a corridor for the first air strikes against targets inside Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps AH-1T COBRA helicopter gunships destroy an Iraqi command post with TOW missiles following Iraq's sporadic shelling of the Khafji area near the Saudi- Kuwaiti border.
18 January 91 Iraq fires the first Scud missiles at Israel & Saudi Arabia.
20 January 91 XVIII Airborne & VII Corps begin movement to forward assembly areas for the ground phase of the campaign.
29 January 91 Iraqi troops attack Khafji, Saudi Arabia.
30 January 91 Saudi-led coalition forces, which included U.S. Marine Corps units, storm the Iraqi-held Saudi town of Khafji, but are forced to retreat not only by Iraqi resistance but by "friendly fire" from the Qatari armored unit assigned to protect the Saudis from the rear.
16 February 91 Coalition forces begin day & night artillery raids along front lines.
23 February 91 The deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait before the beginning of the ground war is set for 12 Noon (8 p.m. in Baghdad).
24 February 91 Coalition forces begin the ground phase of the campaign (G-Day).
25 February 91 An Iraqi Scud missile destroys a U.S. barracks in Dhahran, killing 28 American soldiers.
26 February 91 Kuwait is liberated by American Troops.
3 April 91 U.N. Security Council Resolution 687 sets forth a permanent cease fire.
6 April 91 Iraq officially accepts U.N. cease fire terms & Security Council resolutions.
11 April 91 The cease fire takes effect.
28 February 91 President Bush orders the cessation of offensive operations.
14 March 1991 The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, returns to his homeland after living in exile for seven and a half months.
2005-07-28
Iraq: A Photo Report
A satellite image of Iraq, the picture clearly shows that there are no weapons of mass destruction (WMD.)
the Iraqi Capital city of Baghdad. The population density is very clear.
Thousands of Iraqis mourn an assassinated Iraqi official. He was known for his righteousness and upstanding ways. Another drop in the bucket of murders that are witnessed by the Iraqi population every day.
Millions of Iraqis participated in the first free Iraqi elections. Something that Iraqis only dreamed of. The queues extended for miles. This was a sight for sore eyes.
A group of Iraqis gathered around a freshly backed terrorist. The terrorist was targeting a school for children, instead he slipped on a banana skin which set of his bomb killing only himself. Terrorist organizations around the world have protested and filed a signed petition to the UN requesting better sanitation and cleaner streets in Iraq.
Huge line-ups on the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, of Iraqi men volunteering for police service. Police and security forces that are supposed to protect the public from terrorist attacks, are increasingly becoming target for terrorist attacks.
The Iraqi Police are pleading with the Iraqi people to keep the streets dirty, especially with banana skins, especially after they noticed its terrorist fighting properties.
This report is not designed to make fun of the situation in Iraq nor to make light the suffering of the Iraq people. It is merely intended to poke fun at an otherwise dire situation. It is meant to be viewed as a political caricature. With our best wishes for a lively and prosperous Iraq. God knows we have waited for that day for a long time. Thanks to AM for this report
2005-07-25
War on Terror - Unix
$ cd /middle_east
$ ls
Afghanistan Iraq Libya Saudi_Arabia UAE
Algeria Israel Morrocco Sudan Yemen
Bahrain Jordan Oman Syria
Egypt Kuwait Palestine Tunisia
Iran Lebanon Qatar Turkey
$ cd Afghanistan
$ ls
bin Taliban
$ rm Taliban
rm: Taliban is a directory
$ cd Taliban
$ ls
soldiers
$ rm soldiers
$ cd ..
$ rmdir Taliban
rmdir: directory "Taliban": Directory not empty
$ cd Taliban
$ ls -a
. .. .insurgents
$ chown -R USA .*
chown: .insurgents: Not owner
$ cd ..
$ su
Password: *******
# mv Taliban /tmp
# exit
taken from here.
I hope this does not happen:
$ su
Password: *******
# cd /
# ls
America Europe Asia Africa
# rm -rf *
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