An Islamist insurgent-run radio station in Somalia says it is awarding guns, bombs and books to three children in a Koran recital contest.
Andulus radio station is run by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militia.
The station announced Monday that the first prize winner in the contest received a rifle and $700, the second prize winner got a rifle and $500, and the third prize winner received two bombs.
All three children also received religious books.
h/t Bemused

And to think that here in the western world teenagers are scrambling to be the 21st caller to win free Justin Beiber tickets.
Is this one of those moral equivelency moments?
And the tenth caller in to Akbar and Jeff’s Morning Zoo Wheel of Fun wins…
instead of the kids saying, “This is fun, we had a blast”…they said “We will be having a blast”
I… can’t believe Somalia has a working radio station. Is it pirate radio?
The staff turn around at Habbeeb’s “Exploding Turbans R Us” has become a problem. Customers wanting a product demonstration along with the sales staff have been treated to the express escalator to Allah’s House O’ 72 Virgins. Habeeb has had to resort to advertising on Craigslist and Monster in hopes of attracting replacements.
Reached for comment, local undertaker, Mohammed Mustaffa al-Mahamet Mo-diggity is pleased with the increased business declaring, “Thank you Mr. Boosh”.
The festivities concluded and the day ended with a BANG
Well ya know, all religions do this.
Calling Jeff Dunham, your new script for Achmed is ready.
This is so wrong on so many levels – teaching to the test, making kids memorize things, recognizing achievement, not handing out participation ribbons, the list goes on.
Maybe we could send over a few of our child experts to set them straight.
I imagine the contest is open to girls too, eh???
They’ll be just fine!
They have a long gun registry.
I see nothing wrong with this practice. A little incentive to learn some religion goes a long way.
When I was just a wee lad, my parents forced me to attend Sunday School which I detested with a passion. Had the United Church offered awards in this manner, I would have gladly suffered through an hour each week.
It was reported today that Hikim Achmed Abdule the first place winner got ratted out by his sibling who had been giving him the answers via an illeagal iphone and earphones. Subsequently the judges ruled that his sister and mother would be stoned to death as a lesson to all women not to raise such unworthy children.
@bullwinkle
To funny and too true!!
C’mon everyone, sing along
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM de yadda
BOOM,BOOM,BOOM
All of the above: Heh!
Fourth prize? Three bombs and a vest.
We simply haven’t apologized enough. What else could it be?
All I got from church camp was a t-shirt and picture bible. Christians are boring aren’t they..
biffjr: Congrats on getting the point.
@Texas Canuck
I was thinking the same thing.
SILENCE! I KEEL YOU!
(For those who might be, sadly, unfamiliar, the following will acquaint you):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go
An relativist rewrite excerpt from ‘The Teddy Bears’ Picnic’
“At six oclock their Mommies and Daddies will take them home to bed…
…because they’re tired little terrorists.”
Thank god these are responsible people, after all they did not give ammo to the kids, nor were the bombs actually connected.
Given the proclivities of little boys and things that go boom though, I have a suspicion that there is a high likelihood that these young men may not survive to be 18.
I’m not going to lose sleep over it though, they have lot’s of brothers. Lots.
Ring, ring, ring…
Contestant: Hello, I listen to D2I (Death to Infidels)
D2I Radio: Congratulations, You’re a winner on D2I radio!
Contestant: What have I won?
D2I Radio: You’ve won an automatic rifle, 100 rounds of ammunition and 30 lbs of plastic explosives..AND…a snazzy vest to strap them to plus the CD Al Qaeda’s Greatest “Hits.” Thank you for listening to D2I!!!!
…Damn, all I got for saying, “I listen to CHUM” was a lousy 45 (vinyl record not calibre weapon).
I remember watching Bowling for Columbine and the scene where Mr Moore gets a free rifle for opening a bank account.
goddamm right wing hypocrits.
little ol’ moi,
So you think that Mike al-Moor’s Crockumentaries are the unvarnished truth plus Mike al-Moor is too green and irresponsible to own a firearm.
Well, you may be right about part two.
little ol’ moi,
You’re right Mike al-Moor is also a child. There’s your moral equivalence.
This little piggy went to the casbah and this little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had halal roast beast and this little piggy had none…And thiiis little piggy went…BOOM!!
Those Muzzie kids these days. They blow up so quick, don’t they?
Gee, did we annoy the troll? Yay!
well..since the satellite that’s dropping could land ‘anywhere’….I’m kind of interested in seeing all the muslims in the world shrug and say “it was Allah’s will” if it happens to take out mecca…then go about their business peacefully
Bemused: I like your thinking. Now if only NASA had left a little manouevring fuel left on board.
Are these contests open only to Somali children or can anyone.recite the Koran and win fabulous prizes?
This little piggy went to the casbah and this little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had halal roast beast and this little piggy had none…And thiiis little piggy went…BOOM!!
Posted by: syncrodox
Great. Now you’ve given me a brain worm. 😉
@rebarbarian
who’s to say they don’t ?
of course if they do, they’ll most likely aim it at a target that’s more preferable to them…like someplace in Israel
You may want to reconsider flying Southwest:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/09/21/knx-1070-exclusive-feds-probe-possible-arabic-type-markings-on-southwest-jets/
So, all cultures are equal?
“I remember watching Bowling for Columbine …”
Not only a troll, but an idiotic one at that. Drawing inferences from a moore “documentary” immediately identifies one as moron, and beneath rebuttal.
Back under your bridge, ass clown
mhb23re
Posted the link to facebook and had a lefty friend comment that there are nutbars on the right such as Tim McVey that are every bit as horrible as this.
I replied that if that had happened in Canada it would have been shut down in less than 15 minutes. AND everyone charged with hate crimes AND had their lives totally ruined as they’d be assumed guilty until proven innocent.
I also pointed out that the article didn’t mention how the organizers were arrested for hate speach or even denounced by the radio station managment.
He also posted a link to an old NRA ad with Charleston Heston in it. Try as I might I couldn’t see the children being encouraged to play with bombs in the NRA ad.
His blindness to terrorism is complete.
There’s a lot of “carrot and stick” in the Islamic world, isn’t there?
Osumashi Kinyobe
A lot of swords & stones as well.
I wonder if they instructed the kids on how to make a turban bomb…it seams to be the latest fad.
seams//seems…make note…check spelling!
gives a whole new meaning to “look ma no hands”
@ Osumashi
…There’s a lot of “carrot and stick” in the Islamic world, isn’t there?…
for them, the carrot is that if you do exactly what you’re told, without question, then you don’t get the stick…maybe
Michael Moore’s free gun LIE in Bowling for Columbine –
“So I called the bank, North Country Bank & Trust. The spokesperson who processed Moore’s free gun in the film doesn’t work there any more, but I spoke to one of the gun program’s customer-service reps. It turns out that it’s impossible to duplicate Moore’s experience.
Here’s the procedure for the gun program, as it was explained to me:
1) You walk into the bank and ask for “the account where you get the free gun.”
2) You’re shown a catalogue of available products. They’re famous for their guns, but you can also choose a set of golf clubs, a grandfather clock, or other expensive bric-a-brac. You pick out an item.
3) The gun isn’t actually “free”; you’re buying a Certificate of Deposit and the bank is paying you all of the interest from the account in advance, in the form of fabulous prizes. The bank employee knows what each item costs and calculates how much money you’ll have to deposit and how long you’ll have to keep it in there to pay off the gun. For instance, I was told that to get the Mark 5 Stainless Weatherby, I’d have to deposit $5697 and keep it there for three years.
4) You fill out paperwork. Two sets, actually. One is the usual paperwork for opening a CD, the second is information for the required firearms background check.
5) You go home and wait. The bank processes your paperwork, both to make sure that no other bank has ever lost money doing business with you, and to make sure that they can legally sell you a firearm. I asked the rep how long the bank took to approve a customer and get him his gun, but she was uncomfortable with giving me an actual number.
“Well, are we talking hours? Days?” I asked.
“Oh, days, definitely.” Later in the conversation, she described it as “Like, two weeks’ worth of days.”
6) When the bank is satisfied that it’s safe to issue you a CD and a gun, they notify you. You have the option of picking up the weapon at a local gun dealer or right at the bank but in either case, the weapon has to be shipped there from a different location. No gun inventory is kept at the bank; the only firearms they have on hand are display models so you can fondle the merchandise before you make a selection.”
In the article –
“We tell the American President Barack Obama to embrace Islam before we come to his country,” said Fuad Mohamed “Shongole” Qalaf.
I think that they already know that some of you are already here, you waste of an epidermal layer.