Jack Daniels Jihad

Iraq is descending back into the old ways and the process will take the lives of many innocents. Islam demands certain behaviors, one main one is the prohibition on alcohol. Tolerance for those intoxicating beverages is zero, thus this attack on what is most likely the haram du jour.

The police who were caught in the blast could have been the main target, as jihadists do tend to want to explode near symbols of authority, either way the attack did double duty by taking out the law and the drink.

A symbol of not just the forbidden in Islam, but also the decadence and indecency of Western influence, liquor stores will always be a target in Muslim countries.

From AP/Yahoo October 17 by Mazin Yahya

Bomb near Baghdad liquor store kills 7 people

BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb blast near a Baghdad liquor store Monday evening killed seven people and injured another 18, Iraqi medical and police officials said.

Three of the dead and five of the injured were police officers, the officials said.

The information came from police in eastern Baghdad and the hospital where the dead and injured were taken.

It was not immediately clear whether the liquor store was the target or the police officers. Police and Iraqi security officials are often targeted by Sunni militants trying to undermine the country's fragile security. Conservative Shiite militant groups have sometimes targeted liquor stores and cafes.