"I Love The Arabs For The Beauty Of Their Language..."

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...to quote Hal Hartley. One of my favourite things about the middle east and its nations is the specific nature of their language. There are no sutters or lost moments. All threats are always clear, and complete. Thus this thread.

Post your favourite bits of language coming from the other side.

― jm (jtm), Monday, 24 March 2003 01:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"Those Iraqi fighters are slapping those gangsters on the face, and then when they flee, they will kick their backsides"

--Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Sahef

― jm (jtm), Monday, 24 March 2003 01:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"These operations are going on in an excellent and comfortable manner for Iraq. "

--Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan

― jm (jtm), Monday, 24 March 2003 01:54 (twenty-three years ago)

"You loser, you are too small to talk to the leader of Iraq and those who will be swept away from the land of the Arab world are people like you. You are a minion and a lackey.

"You failure, go to hell. All we wish is that you did not have an Arab name or Arab roots"

Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan, to Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, when al-Faisal reccomended Saddam Hussein step down.

― jm (jtm), Thursday, 3 April 2003 02:21 (twenty-three years ago)

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