Iraqis take up arms against gray wolves
Mar 21st, 2008 by admin
Denver Post
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Hungry packs have lost their fear of humans, devouring livestock in front of farmers.
By Hassan Halawa and Borzou Daragahi
Los Angeles Times
Article Last Updated: 03/18/2008 12:57:42 AM MDT
SAMAWAH, Iraq — The bloodthirsty enemy had gathered on the city’s perimeter, but this time, the locals were ready.
The enemy: packs of hungry gray wolves that had overcome their fear of humans and begun feasting on livestock, right in front of local farmers.
“The locals formed armed groups, exchanging shifts throughout the day in order to protect people, cattle, sheep and also children and women heading to schools from those ferocious wolves,” said Mohammed Abu-Reesha, a Samawah resident. “They appear during the day and don’t fear bullets and challenge even men holding rifles.”
The gray wolf, also called the Arabic wolf in Iraq, is among the most impressive predators in the Middle East. It grows up to 6 1/2 feet long and stands as tall as 3 1/2 feet, weighing up to 120 pounds, said veterinarian Fahad Abu Kaheela.
It has powerful jaws and can sprint at 40 mph. The wolves hunt strategically, organizing themselves into packs and communicating via howls at different tones. They’ve been prowling Iraq’s dusty wastelands for hundreds of years. But something strange happened this year. Locals believe the wolves must have crossed some threshold of desperation, a tipping point that had prevented them from traipsing onto human turf.
Some farmers speculated that the wolves migrated from deserts to the villages because of three years of sparse rains and a lack of suitable prey. Others, including vet Abu Kaheela, said the incursions began after nomadic tribes began using high fences to protect their livestock, perhaps driving the wolves to population centers.
Hussein Dakhel said a pack of a dozen wolves devoured five of his sheep while acting largely undisturbed by gunfire aimed into the air. “We understood that wolves would run if they hear the sound of man or weapons,” he said. “I don’t know what kind of species this is.”
To fight the wolves, residents set up positions at night just beyond their hamlets and armed themselves with AK-47s and pistols.
In the village of Hamidiyah, wolves attacked farmer Mohammed Slaim’s cattle. He shot at one wolf from 100 yards away.
“I hit him, but he started coming toward me, not caring about his injury,” he said.
“I answered him, along with my uncle, with a barrage of bullets, and he dropped dead 2 yards from us,” he said. “Since that day, we are committed to guarding the house in case any of them might come back
There is so much irony in this story that it makes my fillings ache.
We should bring the Iraqi Army over here to do our wolves. Or at least to train Americans in how to fire AK-47’s at night at spotlit canine terrorists.
Perhaps if we renamed our local sub-cross-species “Arabic” wolves, it would help sway public opinion towards eradication efforts.
Our maybe we just need some Iraqi fences to drive our rural wolves into population centers, like Albequirky, for instance.
I’m going to vote for Hussien Mohammed Osama for President. He knows what to do. Barrage o’ bullets and a serious commitment to guarding families. My kind of candidate.
[…] By Hassan Halawa and Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times, borrowed from Wolf Crossing [here] […]
Nah, better off using the AR-10 .308 they don’t jam as often and they are more accurate, plus I have a spotlight mounted right on mine with Laser, and for another $30,000 I can get the grenade Launcher.
Obama can not help us because he is just another puppet being financed by the Rockefeller clan, Trilateral-Bilderberger Boss Joe Nye, just for starters. Now Obama’s father was Hussien Onyago Obama and he worked for British SIS, thats Intelligence in Kenya as a bagman for the corrupt Kenyatta Regime. Both Obama jr. and Obama Sr. still are British SIS Intell agents.
And finally little Obama the U.S. Media Pet has amassed 21 million or more in slush funds, this money is tied to Texas Tejas Security, a major backer of the Bush family, Bush has done nothing too stop the Re-wilding of America and ignored the U.N. and agenda 21. Shucks no help there either.
Also little pet Obama is tied to a Chicago Washington based Law Firm by the name of Skadden Arps, What is so funny you ask? ahh well then let me fill in some more, ha ha. Skadden Arps is tied to the Law Firm Greenberg Taurig A.I.G. General Electric Capital and the Corporate filth that helped overthrow the Presidential election of 2000 thru bribes and payoffs. Not that I would prefer global warming fraud pusher Albert Gore and his Re-Wilding dreams.
As you can see the proverbial deck of “Hope and Change” is stacked against us once again. Hope and Change could just mean rural Americans get forced too live in City’s like Albequirky inside a fence and we shall see no-trespassing signs placed at the entrance too what was once private and public lands, No wonder all the Greeny tree hugger Marxists types are chanting OSAMA OBAMA BARRACKUS FOR CHANGE.
Get an AR-10 Mike your gonna need it buddy.
From a cold wet snowed in sand dune somewhere in Southern Idaho a Wolveshater exposes more Fabianist American haters, oils his gun and patiently chews his cud. HAH, RE-WILD THIS YOU SUCKERs. As he flies the Bird across enemy lines once again to hear them shout Foul.
P.S. Obama’s Mommy was White, thus he is not a Black man but a Mulatto, not that it matters or I care. Its the puppet masters behind him that bugs me.
Oh but no. I am a peace love groovy unarmed pacifist.
As far as you know.
Greg,
I have to point out that the comment you are referring to said nothing about Barak Obama, it said,
“I’m going to vote for Hussien Mohammed Osama for President. He knows what to do. Barrage o’ bullets and a serious commitment to guarding families. My kind of candidate.”
He is the gentleman from Iraq in the base article on this page who was protecting his stock and family from a wolf pack. Probably knows nothing about the tri lateral commisison.
Please guys, remember we have kids on the site and don’t need a bunch of insinuation relating to race and hatred and violence that are unnecessary.
You are absolutely right. I meant to say I would be voting for Iraqi farmer Mohammed Slaim, quoted in the article above. I meant no reference to anyone else, living or dead, and certainly not to any recognized presidential candidate.
I apologize for my poor and misleading choice of words.
It is true, however, that violence begets violence, and it is also true that protecting one’s family from deadly predators is virtuous and just behavior and should not be criminalized.
I been on so many Obama blogs in the last few days And I actually seen him called so many funny names I didnt even think about it, I just posted.
Besides shouldnt we be teaching kids too research outside the box of Rockefeller John Dewey Submissive subliminal education. If Im wrong then be happy with wolves you did not vote for, be happy with political hacks whom use Hegelian Dialectic too confuse and mislead you.
On the other hand lets teach the kids like Costner showed us in Dances with wolves how sweet they are and they will even eat from your hands.
I do not recognize Presidential Candidates as any thing special or Sovereign or above me, just humans on power trips and I do not like where they take us.
Maybe the Depleted Uranium from American, no excuse me Corporate u.s. de-facto military’s not under our control any longer weapons from Texas. Is having an effect on the wild life in Iraq.