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May 31, 2005
Kentucky Fried Martyr
11 Dead in Pakistan Mosque Attack, Rampage | ajc.com
So al-Qaeda, or one of its satellite groups, has a guy blow himself up in a Shi'ite mosque. There's nothing new there, it happens in Pakistan all the time nowadays. But then, a mob decides that its answer to this outrage is to... burn down a KFC? Normally, that's done out of anti-Americanism. Don't tell me we're getting blamed for what al-Qaeda does now.
Posted by Mac Thomason at May 31, 2005 09:16 AM
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I think it's a general "anti-furriner" stance, Mac. Anyone who's not a good old dyed in the wool Pakistani Sunni fanatic gets tarred 'n feathered or worse.
Posted by: Catfish N. Cod at May 31, 2005 12:40 PM
Well, the rioters were Shi'ites angry at the Sunnis (with good reason) but I get your point.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at May 31, 2005 12:53 PM
Mostly it's out of fear that Al-Qaeda might fight back, if attacked.
Must be comforting to those KFC employees to know their deaths helped stop another cycle of violence, at least until the next Sunni attack.
Posted by: Tatterdemalian at May 31, 2005 04:18 PM