“There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!”
– Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (Comical Ali)
“I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad.”
– Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (Comical Ali)
“Not a single civilian was killed by government forces there”Â?
– Uzbek Prosecutor General Rashid Kadyrov
“Who would shoot at people who do not have weapons? There are no such people in any government in the world.”Â?
– Islam Karimov President of Uzbekistan
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Registan.net added these pithy words on May 18 05 at 3:47 pmAndijon Updates
To begin, does anyone have a source besides Nigora Khidoyatova’s party for the total number killed? I’m no expert, but making phone calls doesn’t seem like the most precise way to get a count (though I did read one story—just one, but it’s a prett…
Gabriel Mihalache added these pithy words on 18 May 05 at 8:22 pmI really love the last one. Very “reality-based” :) I suspect that he studied the art of conflict resolution with the best of the kindergarten teachers out there.
Chirol added these pithy words on 18 May 05 at 8:32 pmGabriel: YES! In fact, I nominate Karimov to head a conflict resolution team to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
