"The coach of Iraq's tennis team and two players were shot dead in Baghdad on Thursday, said Iraqi Olympic officials."Coach Hussein Ahmed Rashid and players Nasser Ali Hatem and Wissam Adel Auda were killed in the al-Saidiya district of the capital.
"Witnesses said the three were dressed in shorts and were killed days after militants issued a warning forbidding the wearing of shorts."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5020804.stm
Iraqi groom hauled off and beheaded
BAGHDAD - "An Iraqi groom celebrating on the dance floor was dragged off and later found beheaded in a field after armed men showed up at his wedding.
"Gunmen took 26-year-old merchant Khudfllr al-Tamimi away, along with his father, uncle, cousin and a guest at the party on Thursday in Muqdadiya, 50 miles north east pf Baghdad.
"Their bodies were discovered yesterday, beheaded and dumped in farmlands just north of the town, police said.
Reuters news story, The Star-Ledger, Page 4, May 27, 2006
Blair calls for backup
"Mr Blair said nations might not agree with the original decision to invade Iraq, be critical of mistakes made by the coalition, or wonder if it was all worth the sacrifice. 'But surely we must all accept this is a genuine attempt to run the race of liberty,' he said."
Is Tony Blair NUTS?
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