US troops find hidden danger behind Iraqi shopfront

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19631693.htm

KADISAYA, Iraq, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The fresh produce on the floor outside made it look like any other Iraqi greengrocer's, but the Saddam Hussein portrait hanging inside led a passing U.S. army patrol to take a closer look.

A quick search through baskets of vegetables and bags of seeds on Friday uncovered a stash of ammunition, explosives, detonators and one rocket-propelled grenade. The only thing missing was the shopkeeper who had apparently vanished. snip

The soldiers had considered the market place a relatively friendly area as it was opposite a school they had "adopted" and recently helped paint.

But far more obvious support for the former regime was pointed out when an army interpreter arrived on the scene. Scrawled in Arabic on the end of the row of shops was the message the troops could not read: "Long live Saddam Hussein".

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1. NOT BUYING THE PARTY LINE

" Vee, will re-educate you, THROUGH LABOR"

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2. We want to pay Iraqis 6 bucks a day to pick up garbage while we...

...pump the oil that belongs to them and we sell it to us at the price we say we are going to pay. Smooth operation.

Don

Edit: Why do they hate us?

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3. VEGETABLES

Lettuce entertain the troops if you Carrot all
Looks like Bush fell off the Turnip truck