Armed guards for a cellphone company killed two Chalabi guards

[Cocoa]

when the civil war breaks out, will we be on the side of the cellphone company or on Chalabi's side?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/14/international/middleeast/14iraq.html

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An Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly, said armed guards for a cellphone company had killed two guards working for Ahmad Chalabi, an Iraqi politician, after a roadside "misunderstanding."

more...

[havocmom]

1. Probably a little for both

There's big bucks in continued fighting

[Javaman]

2. And so the cell phone wars began, darkness fell over the land...

It was carrier virus carrier. Cell tower against cell tower.

The people languished in 1 bar hell, dropped calls were rampant, "failure to connect" became the rallying cry of the masses.

The nextel forces moved against the cingular army. Tried as they might, they were no match against the mighty network and free roaming divisions of cingular.

Stomping across the barren landscape, cingular saw no equal. Roll over minutes, free weekends and nights were it's rallying cry.

Off in the distance T-mobile stood defiant. Holding it's ground with it's new Razr forces, the battle was pitched.

Cingular launched wave after wave of unlimited text messaging, but to no avail, T-Mobile swelled with strength from it's hi-fi ring tones pressed on and held strong...

The battle continues today on all fronts. No clear victor has yet to be decided, but like the old Kenyan proverb goes, when two cell phone giants fight, only the customers win...

[Cocoa]

3. a little more info...

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/world/14115473.htm

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3:25 p.m., Mansour, in central Baghdad. Two private security teams, one for Iraq's largest cell phone company, Iraqna, and the other guarding Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi, surprised each other. They opened fire. The gunfight was brief. Two of Chalabi's guards were killed.



can you hear me now, motherfucker?