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Thursday, November 13, 2008

All in the name of terror.

(Hmmm, that would make a good "Rage Against the Machine" song)

Anonymous said...: "al qaeda" means "the toilet" in arabic.
what are the odds that a muslim terrorist group would call itself "the toilet"?
slim to none.; 1:21 PM
nickname said...: al-Qaeda means "the base" in Arabic.

The arabic word for toilet is "Hammam".; 2:41 PM
Anonymous said...: "Ana raicha Al Qaeda" = "i'm going to the toilet"

google search for al qaeda the toilet

maybe it is an arabic slang term.; 3:32 PM
nickname said...: "In Arabic, "Al-Qaeda" has a different meanings, among them �Base", "Ground", "Norm", "Rule", "Fundament", "Grammar". The exact meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used. It depends on the word which follows �Al-Qaeda� in the sentence. "Qawa'ad Askaria" is an Army Base, "Qawa'ad Lugha" stands for Grammar Rules (the Bases of Grammar).

http://forum.atimes.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12354; 5:48 PM
Anonymous said...: what translator are you using?
i can't find one that translates arabic.; 2:49 AM

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