Banned - School Trips To Saddam’s Grave!

The Iraqi government has banned organised outings to the grave of Saddam Hussein after it learned that local schools were regularly taking groups of pupils on visits. The tomb is still regularly visited by supporters of the former dictator, who was hanged for war crimes in 2006, but now these must only be informal affairs and not arranged or supported by local or ministerial authorities (BBC News).

Two words: "flashmob" and "tapshoes".

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Posted By: Dumbfounded - Tue Jul 07, 2009
Category: Death | Education | Government | Regulations

Comments

if that is how the schools are planning field trips, what is being taught in the classroom? 'the hand that rocks the cradle...

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/07/09 at 08:47 PM

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