Iraqi police: 2 gay men killed in Baghdad slum

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	Iraqi police: 2 gay men killed in Baghdad slum

chestnut501

4-5-2009 5:06 PM

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After a leading cleric repeatedly condemned homosexuality

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<P>BAGHDAD – The bodies of two gay men have been found in Baghdad's Shiite slum 
of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1238864334_0 
style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Sadr City</SPAN> after a 
leading cleric repeatedly condemned homosexuality, an <SPAN class=yshortcuts 
id=lw_1238864334_1 
style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Iraqi 
police official</SPAN> said Saturday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq">
<P>The killings come after Shiite cleric Sattar al-Battat repeatedly condemned 
homosexuality during recent Friday prayers, saying Islam prohibits 
homosexuality. Homosexual acts are punishable by up to seven years in prison in 
<SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1238864334_2 
style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Iraq</SPAN>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq">
<P>The two men were believed killed Thursday by relatives who were shamed by 
their behavior, said the official. Police said they suspected the killings were 
at the hands of family members because no one has claimed the bodies or called 
for an investigation.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq">The killings come weeks after <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1238864334_3>Iraqi 
police</SPAN> found four bodies in late March buried near Sadr City with the 
words "pervert" and "puppies" written on their chests, </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><P>Puppy is a derogatory word used by residents in Sadr City to refer to homosexuals, the official said.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/7052821D-0747-4DA5-953D-AEF730DCDC5B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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