Archive for April 30th, 2007

More Barberic Behavior

Yesterday, I posted about the dangers of being a barber in both Iran and the palestinian controlled territories. Now you can add Iraq to the list (hat tip: David).
The cleric’s young men fanned out across the neighborhood, moving from shop to shop, posting the new religious decrees.
Printed neatly on white-and-green fliers, the edicts banned vices [...]

Separated at Birth

Some unfortunate Afghan tribesman, and Osama bin Laden.

Background:

An Afghan tribesman with an uncanny resemblance to Osama bin Laden has now been arrested twice, both times following reported sightings and massive manhunts for the al Qaeda leader, Pakistani intelligence officials tell ABC News.
Over six feet tall and with the same angular nose as bin Laden, Sher [...]

A Predictable Turn

The Bob Woolmer murder investigation may be heading down a familiar path.

Pakistan’s cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been murdered after angering radical Muslims, according to a BBC investigation.
 
The Panorama TV show suggests some players followed the extremist Muslim movement, Tablighi Jamaat.
 
The claims come as preliminary toxicology tests confirm Woolmer was rendered helpless with a powerful poison [...]