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		Baghdad's Green Zone empties out under Iraqi control, White Zone is still for loading and unloading only (washingtonpost.com)		67
		More: Interesting, Baghdad, Iraqis, Iraqi police, SITE Intelligence Group, Iraqi government, ISI, International Zone, Prime Minister Nouri

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ZAZ		2012-02-20 08:53:56 AM

Oh, really, Ahmed. Why pretend? We both know perfectly well what it is you're talking about. You want me to wear a new veil.

On the inside, Iraqi police and military forces have raided the offices of private security companies, prompting the firms and commercial companies that rely on them to relocate.

Did they raid ~~Blackwater Xe~~ Academi?

Krymson Tyde		2012-02-20 09:18:00 AM

Listen, subby, don't start up with your white zone shiat again.

NewportBarGuy		2012-02-20 09:32:00 AM

"...and I was thinking to myself "Why the hell don't these people appreciate all we sacrificed in bringing sectarian violence, foreign oil interests, and mercenaries in to help ~~rape~~ build their country? I mean we told them that the oil would pay for their delicious freedom. We were pretty up front about it. Why are they so goddamned ungrateful?"...

URAPNIS		2012-02-20 10:25:16 AM

Looks more like a black zone now.

ko_kyi		2012-02-20 10:25:24 AM

Don't tell me which zone is for parking and which zone is for loading and unloading

The Smails Kid		2012-02-20 10:25:31 AM

I know what this is about. You want me to have an abortion!

theorellior		2012-02-20 10:26:09 AM

It was Bush's abortion, wasn't it.

Inigo_Montoya		2012-02-20 10:26:56 AM

Golly!

Ginnungagap42		2012-02-20 10:28:09 AM

If you gotta load or unload, go to the White Zone.

/ You'll love it. Its a way of life.

maddogdelta		2012-02-20 10:30:58 AM

What a pisser!

BitwiseShift		2012-02-20 10:33:11 AM

This is about Macho Grande, right?

Crewmannumber6		2012-02-20 10:33:41 AM

It's a damned good thing those Iraqis don't know how much I hate their guts

Sandelaphon		2012-02-20 10:40:52 AM

Crewmannumber6: It's a damned good thing those Iraqis don't know how much I hate their guts

Trust me, they probably hate you way more than you can even understand.

PunchDrunkPanda		2012-02-20 10:41:25 AM

Panetta picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

theorellior		2012-02-20 10:41:42 AM

It's a portion of the city of Baghdad controlled by US military forces for the safety and well-being of US soldiers and their command structure, but that's not important right now.

ringersol		2012-02-20 10:41:59 AM

Won't be empty for long. They're just making room for the loyalists.

The Envoy		2012-02-20 10:42:16 AM

You're all speaking jive!

Sharkster		2012-02-20 10:42:47 AM

Nick! Heath! Jared! There's a fire in the barn!

ranak		2012-02-20 10:43:01 AM

Threads like this make me love Fark so much...

Thanks for the Meme-ries		2012-02-20 10:43:31 AM

URAPNIS: Looks more like a black zone now.

i291.photobucket.com

cwheelie		2012-02-20 10:43:38 AM

maybe we should give them a donut and tell them to stay closer to church oriented activities

Sharkster		2012-02-20 10:44:53 AM

Aaaand ringersol had to screw it all up by being serious. Thanks, jerk

/I kid! I kid because I love!

vegasj		2012-02-20 10:46:28 AM

we've got to get these people to a hospital!

Sharkster		2012-02-20 10:47:33 AM

A hospital? What is it?

BrianGriffin		2012-02-20 10:48:06 AM

vegasj: we've got to get these people to a hospital!

A hospital? What is it?

BrianGriffin		2012-02-20 10:48:42 AM

(Shakes tiny fist at Sharkster!)

urban.derelict		2012-02-20 10:48:49 AM

Crewmannumber6		2012-02-20 10:50:06 AM

there is only one RIVERRRRRRRR!

vegasj		2012-02-20 10:51:01 AM

BrianGriffin: A hospital? What is it?

Its a big building with Dr.s and patients inside... but that's not what is important right now

Stoker		2012-02-20 10:51:13 AM

It's a large building where they take people to heal or die, but that's not important right now...

We have left them with a fortified center that will be harder to take back.

vegasj		2012-02-20 10:55:20 AM

Stoker: It's a large building where they take people to heal or die, but that's not important right now...

Surely you can't be serious.

Pockafrusta		2012-02-20 10:55:42 AM

No, I've been nervous lots of times.

Sharkster		2012-02-20 10:55:45 AM

Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens.

MontanaDave		2012-02-20 10:56:26 AM

All the Zappa references are making me feel warm and fuzzy. Now I can get some work done around here.

/raising my lonely dental floss

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-02-20 10:56:51 AM

Crewmannumber6: there is only one RIVERRRRRRRR!
[i61.photobucket.com image 640x458]

Can she play guitar notes that would irritate an executive kinda guy?

/Zucker meets Zappa - gotta love it

Sharkster		2012-02-20 10:56:55 AM

vegasj: Stoker: It's a large building where they take people to heal or die, but that's not important right now...

Surely you can't be serious.

I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

kimmygibblershomework		2012-02-20 10:57:32 AM

White flight! Next thing ya know a bunch of Puerto Ricans and hipsters will move in and sell garbage as art.

theoneontheleft		2012-02-20 11:00:23 AM

For the TL;DR:

"Iraq's in control of Bagdhad again. Weird!"

squrrelco3		2012-02-20 11:15:18 AM

Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol.

Krymson Tyde		2012-02-20 11:20:54 AM

Keep 'em at 24,000.

No, feet.

The Smails Kid		2012-02-20 11:28:04 AM

What can you make of this?

WorkingInParadise		2012-02-20 11:30:06 AM

I can make a hat, or a broach, or a PTERODACTYL!

Flarn		2012-02-20 11:32:05 AM

Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!

shinjitsuism		2012-02-20 11:35:31 AM

Yes, yes, I remember, I had lasagna.

RedPhoenix122		2012-02-20 11:38:33 AM

And Islam's getting LARGER!

PunchDrunkPanda		2012-02-20 11:43:36 AM

Damn, we need our best man on this. Someone who knows that country inside and out and won't crack under pressure.

Inigo_Montoya		2012-02-20 11:43:50 AM

Wow. Compared to just 5 years ago, it's an entirely different kind of Green Zone altogether.

The Smails Kid		2012-02-20 11:45:45 AM

Inigo_Montoya: Wow. Compared to just 5 years ago, it's an entirely different kind of Green Zone altogether.

It's an entirely different kind of Green Zone.

Crewmannumber6		2012-02-20 11:45:57 AM

RedPhoenix122: And Islam's getting LARGER!

That wouold be funnier if it weren't true

RedPhoenix122		2012-02-20 11:51:50 AM

Crewmannumber6: RedPhoenix122: And Islam's getting LARGER!

That wouold be funnier if it weren't true

Sad part is, Islam, like Christianity, isn't inherently evil like many politicians and pundits try to claim. Most Muslims, just like most Christians, Jews, Hindus, Pagans, Buddhists, etc. just want to be left the fark alone. It's the most vocal and extreme that get the media attention though. Or, as I dub them, "The few and the loud."

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