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Sun Mar 11, 2012, 06:13 PM

Iraqi 'emo' youths reportedly killed by conservative militias

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Source: BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17333275

Dozens of Iraqi teenagers have been killed in recent months by militias who consider them to be devil worshippers, human rights activists claim.

The young people are described as "emos", a term used in the West to refer to youths who listen to rock music and wear alternative clothing.

Reports say that up to 58 teenagers have been beaten to death or shot in the last month, most of them men.

Iraq's interior ministry recently described emos as devil worshippers.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17333275



I think they need to be invaded so we can teach them democracy and freedom.

Oh hang on..

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Reply Iraqi 'emo' youths reportedly killed by conservative militias (Original post)
Lars77 Mar 2012 OP
MADem Mar 2012 #1
thelordofhell Mar 2012 #2
Lars77 Mar 2012 #3
dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #6
treestar Mar 2012 #4
CanonRay Mar 2012 #5
slackmaster Mar 2012 #7
OKNancy Mar 2012 #8

Response to Lars77 (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 06:26 PM

1. There was a discussion about this here, yesterday--many were STONED to death, and some were girls.NT

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Response to thelordofhell (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 06:44 PM

3. Not funny

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Response to Lars77 (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 07:15 PM

6. Neither is posting this in LBN

when it was posted 29 hours before in GD.

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Response to Lars77 (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 06:57 PM

4. How barbaric

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Response to Lars77 (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 07:11 PM

5. Expect no less from a society stuck in the Middle Ages

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Response to Lars77 (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 07:25 PM

7. Things would be much worse if we hadn't helped them modernize their thuggish, barbaric culture.

 

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Response to Lars77 (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 07:28 PM

8. sorry, as other posters have pointed out

although the article states it was updated within the 12 hour limit, this is not breaking news

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