Xmas in Iraq
Happy Yule to all! Baghdad is celebrating its first ‘official’ Christmas this year, replete with a giant, tasteful, culturally sensitive hot air balloon carrying a banner of Jesus over the city. Santa waves to the crowds, draped in an Iraqi flag, while snipers watch from atop buildings to quell any anti-Jesus sentiment that may surface to mar the festivities.
Sponsored by the Iraqi Interior Ministry, the public display is in aid of “strengthening community ties” amongst the various religions and ethnicities inhabiting Baghdad. “All Iraqis are Christian today!” trumpets nterior Ministry spokesman Major-General Abdul Karim Khalaf.
I hope they’re not feeling a little colonized over there. It’s great ithe Major-General feels confident that all the terrorists have been cleaned up, but, um, isn’t this the kind of imperialist crap that makes more of them?
Images from AFP/Getty Images & CNN.
That is such a strange image, of Jesus and the Iraqi writing. That’s bound to make a few more terrorists.
Posted by Formo-Mormo on December 22nd, 2008 10:38 pmI mean, you would think, right? I hope that banner doesn’t say “Here’s your new God”.
Posted by Magdalene on December 23rd, 2008 9:20 pm