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   From: nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz   
      
   Mike Duffy wrote:   
   > Ned Latham wrote:   
   > > Paul Pot wrote:   
   > > > burfordTjustice submitted this idea :   
   > > > >   
   > > > > ISIS Cuts Ear Off 33 Jihadists After They Refuse To Fight In Mosul???   
   > > > >   
   > > > > ISIS running low on cannon fodder, they normally kill them.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > ISIS is now cutting the ears off fighters who try and flee from   
   > > > > battle, it is reported.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > The terror group removed one ear from 33 soldiers caught fleeing the   
   > > > > battle in Mosul, their last stronghold in Iraq, a source told   
   > > > > Alsumaria News.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > The men had been imprisoned before the punishment was carried out,   
   > > > > and were told the other ear would be removed if they tried to flee a   
   > > > > second time.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Typically deserters from the extremist group are executed, but the   
   > > > > source said the terrorists are having to opt for less extreme   
   > > > > punishments because they are running out of fighters.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > ISIS once controlled around 40 per cent of Iraq, but that has now   
   > > > > been whittled down to just 7 per cent, according to joint operations   
   > > > > commander Brigadier General Yahya Rasool.   
   > > >   
   > > > It's extremely dispropotionate the number of times the number *33*   
   > > > appears in news articles!   
   > >   
   > > Mmmm, yes. It *is* a bit odd.   
   >   
   > Also, in the final paragraph, the numbers 40 and 7 are mentioned, and look   
   > what happens when you perform a subtraction!   
      
   OMG! The oddness is multiplying!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)