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Posted by Meg on Feb 25, 2006 11:19 am

40 comments, latest by bernie at 12:19 pm 10/7

#1 Meg at 11:20 am on Feb 25, 2006

Pakistani protesters holding daggers stage a rally against the publication of cartoons depicting Islamic Prophet Muhammad, with black banners arounds their chests that read, 'God is Great,' Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Thousands of Islams defied a ban on rallies across the country in condemning the Prophet Muhammad cartoons printed by some Western newspapers. Placard on right reads ' America, Israel and India are satins.' (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)

Thousands of Islams?

#2 zorkmidden at 11:23 am on Feb 25, 2006

We're satins?! Well, if we can't be silks, I suppose satins is ok...

#3 Franco CBI at 11:24 am on Feb 25, 2006

Pakistan, of course, already has nukes. I find this situation as scary as what's going on in Iran.

#4 zorkmidden at 11:29 am on Feb 25, 2006

Pakistan scares me too. It's an unstable country held barely viable by a dictator, and always at a state of war with India.

#5 evariste at 11:31 am on Feb 25, 2006

A military dictator whose top military officers would dearly like to get rid of him and get back to terrorism as usual.

#6 Dances With Typos at 11:32 am on Feb 25, 2006

Satins?

Geez, can't I be velvet, instead? Or, at least, wide wale corduroy. Yeah, I know it's out of style, but I love the noise it makes.

#7 packen at 11:36 am on Feb 25, 2006

Geez, can't I be velvet, instead?

Be grateful you're not polyester.

#8 סטרמי Stormi سترمي at 11:40 am on Feb 25, 2006

#2 zorkmidden
We're satins?! Well, if we can't be silks, I suppose satins is ok...

We could be silk satins, but I guess charmeuse is hard to spell.

#9 Franco CBI at 11:45 am on Feb 25, 2006

A friend of mine who used to work for an NGO that was involved in disarmament issues told me that India and Pakistan came perilously close to nuclear war, over Kashmir, in the early 1990s, but this was not reported at all in the media.

#10 evariste at 11:47 am on Feb 25, 2006

But I thought Pakistan didn't get nukes till the late 90's...

#11 zorkmidden at 11:48 am on Feb 25, 2006

This is OT, I hope Meg doesn't mind.

I received an email from a Nigerian guy I met in Greece, he was a CD seller (black-market CDs, of course) who would travel from island to island during the summer, selling CDs to tourists. He was a very sweet guy, a Christian whose parents had been killed in one of Nigeria's many wars, and he had a sister and a brother still back home. Every black-market CD seller in Greece btw, is from Nigeria, they have some racket going, I'm not sure exactly what or how.

Anyway, I had gotten a friendly email from him about a year ago and then didn't hear from him again, which is normal, we weren't friends or anything. But two days ago he sent me an email begging me to do something for him to come to the States. He said "I know you're not an embassy but please, can you do something?" It was funny and sad at the same time. I read recently that Greek authorities really cracked down on the black-market CDs, much to the pleasure of US and Greek music companies, and I wonder if this has affected him and hence the email.

I feel sorry for him and helpless at the same time. And I feel like a coward because I'm ignoring his email--there's nothing I can do for him and I don't know what to tell him.

Ok, psych session over :-)

#12 Franco CBI at 11:49 am on Feb 25, 2006

"Officially", they weren't "nuclear" until May 1998.

And even though India exploded its first nuke in 1974, for some reason they were able to maintain a fiction that they were "not nuclear" until they exploded their second nuke, a few weeks before Pakistan's in 1998.

And remember, Israel is still officially "non-nuclear".

#13 Franco CBI at 11:51 am on Feb 25, 2006

In the big parking lot next door, fire engines are doing a sort of "roadeo".

It's fun to watch.

#14 evariste at 11:57 am on Feb 25, 2006

Poor guy. I hope he finds something to do .

#15 Franco CBI at 12:01 pm on Feb 25, 2006

Oh, c'mon, Ev, I'm not going to spend the whole friggin' day just staring out my window. Sheesh.

#16 zorkmidden at 12:01 pm on Feb 25, 2006

He's in Greece illegally, ev, all of the Nigerians are. The police have been turning a blind eye to this black market for years. But with the recent crackdown, I think it's most likely that a lot of them will be deported now.

#17 evariste at 12:04 pm on Feb 25, 2006

Frank, LMAO!

zorkie, eee. I hope he doesn't have to go back to Nigeria.

#19 joem at 7:14 pm on Feb 25, 2006

Wow - does Michelle Malkin read bloggie?!

#20 floranista at 7:21 pm on Feb 25, 2006

Cool! joem - Michelle also linked google graphics from bloggie's photoshop masters, RIP and AM42 :-)

#21 Mike at 4:51 pm on Feb 26, 2006

Franco,

Where in Pakistan? Cashmere?

#22 cba γβα גב? ابت вба at 6:06 pm on Feb 26, 2006

#21 Mike
Franco,

Where in Pakistan? Cashmere?
Satin. Cashmere.

I love it.

#23 Franco CBI at 6:07 pm on Feb 26, 2006

LOL, Mike! :)

#24 floranista at 7:24 pm on Feb 26, 2006

I would rather be a nice chintz.

#25 Marine Momma at 7:27 pm on Feb 26, 2006

florie, I have a collection of chintz tea pots and cups and saucers. And then I saw a Polish Pottery store in Seattle and fell in love with that:)

#26 floranista at 7:38 pm on Feb 26, 2006

My mom collects miniature teacups and pots too, MM.

I love the look of old-fashioned chintz..

Since we moved, I'm getting all these home decor catalogues. Here's my latest fixation, Marine Momma - metal wall hangings!
My favorite comes in alabaster
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or copper...
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Cool, huh? They are a little out of my price range but it's fun to windowshop :-)

#27 Ann at 4:24 am on Feb 27, 2006

I'm a new visitor to this site and just wanted to say how glad I am that someone has told the story about the cat in Mohammed's sleeve and how cats are loved in Iran. I live in rural Arizona and people around here have never heard of this. As a cat lover, I am glad to be able to say a real live Iranian wrote this. Thank you and keep writing.

#28 floranista at 4:45 am on Feb 27, 2006

Hi Ann - I hope you like cheese. Stick around there are some great folks here.
OK, I am really going to bed now!

#29 Jefe at 9:03 am on Feb 27, 2006

I found this site on Michelle Malkin. Wait a minute, I've been here before!

#20 floranista
Cool! joem - Michelle also linked google graphics from bloggie's photoshop masters, RIP and AM42 :-)

I had emailed her that link. Now maybe she's hooked! I take full credit, of course.

#30 zorkmidden at 9:35 am on Feb 27, 2006

I found this site on Michelle Malkin. Wait a minute, I've been here before!

Hmm... You do look familiar... Who are you again?

#31 Jefe at 9:55 am on Feb 27, 2006

#30 zorkmidden

Hmm... You do look familiar... Who are you again?


#32 zorkmidden at 10:02 am on Feb 27, 2006

Oh yes! You're that famous Fergie guy!

So how was your trip? :-D

#33 M-Max at 10:07 am on Feb 27, 2006

BTW Zorkie,

A bit of advice regarding your Nigerian acquaintance:

Do you know if he is Christian? If so, given the imposition of Sharia Law in much of Nigeria, including the persecution of Christians, could he claim status as a refugee fleeing persecution?

You may also want to check with the Lord of the bloggers himself, Glenn Reynolds. His sister-in-law is Nigerian and may be able to provide some insight as to how these Nigerians (especially if they are Christian) can avoid being sent back.

#34 zorkmidden at 10:12 am on Feb 27, 2006

Yes, he's a Christian. Greece doesn't grant refugee status that easily, it actually has the lowest number in Europe when it comes to accepting asylum seekers. There are hundreds if not thousands of him in the same position in Greece. Thanks for the tip, Max :-)

#35 Jefe at 10:13 am on Feb 27, 2006

#32 zorkmidden
Oh yes! You're that famous Fergie guy!

So how was your trip? :-D
It was great. I had a blast, but I've been paying for it, especially at work. The band's busy, too, which is of course good news! I'll do a GA post when I can...for some reason, though, most of my pictures seem to be inside pubs.

#36 zorkmidden at 10:16 am on Feb 27, 2006

...for some reason, though, most of my pictures seem to be inside pubs.

How strange! Huh...

#37 M-Max at 10:16 am on Feb 27, 2006

#34 zorkmidden
Yes, he's a Christian. Greece doesn't grant refugee status that easily, it actually has the lowest number in Europe when it comes to accepting asylum seekers. There are hundreds if not thousands of him in the same position in Greece. Thanks for the tip, Max :-)

Then he should try another country. I don't know who would be most amenable, but if he is resourceful enough to get a one way ticket to the USA (I figure either Easyjet or Ryanair must have a cheap fare to London, and he can find a cheap fare from there), this might actually be his best shot.

I would venture there are hundreds of thousands of Nigerians already in the USA, and he is probably resourceful enough to tap into that network.

And you want to know something -- I bet if he has to leave Nigeria for good, there's no place he'd rather be than America.

#38 floranista at 10:06 pm on Feb 27, 2006

#29 Jefe
I found this site on Michelle Malkin. Wait a minute, I've been here before!
I had emailed her that link. Now maybe she's hooked! I take full credit, of course.

#39 floranista at 10:09 pm on Feb 27, 2006

#31 Jefe


Wow, that's Jefe?
What a disappointment. All this time I was under the impression that this was Jefe...

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#40 bernie at 12:19 pm on Oct 07, 2007

To continue with the Satin theme, please see my post It's not Cashmere it's Muslin - Bombs over Bombay

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