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Old 31-08-2007, 16:08   #19
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Re: 'Blasphemous' balls anger Afghans

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Originally Posted by steeljack View Post
Come on Barb , you know as well as I do that "we" Americans have a near unhealthy obsession with our flag the 'Stars and Stripes' ,it's illegal to fly it at night unless its floodlit , it should never touch the ground etc.........many folks treat it with the same reverence as shown to the boxes of bones on display in many European cathedrals , I would be interested to know who the supplier was and if there were any ulterior motives
I have no idea who the supplier was - but since the Saudis complained to the World Cup ruling body, one might assume that said balls were distributed under their auspices. Another example of multiculturalism gone awry.
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