Iraqi fisherman nets shark 160 miles from sea
NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A two-meter shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea.
Karim Hasan Thamir said he was fishing with his sons last week when they spotted a large fish thrashing about in his net. "I recognized the fish as a shark because I have seen one on a television program," he told Reuters.
The shark was pulled from the mouth of an irrigation canal that joins the Euphrates River. The Euphrates joins the Tigris River further east to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway which flows south past Basra into the Gulf.
Dr. Mohamed Ajah, assistant dean of the college of science at Thi Qar University in Nassiriya, said barriers in river estuaries usually prevented sharks swimming upstream.
"In this case, I think this animal was there for a long time but no one had managed to see it," he said.
Locals blamed the U.S. military for the shark's presence.
Tahseen Ali, a teacher, said there was a "75 percent chance" Americans had put the shark in the water.
"This is very frightening for us. Our children always swim in the river and I believe that there are more sharks. I believe that America is behind this matter," said fisherman Hatim Karim.
See, this is why YOU don't need to go to war in another country. YOU get blamed for crap like this. This is also why certain people in certain cultures on this planet will NEVER get it right. And, if, by some chance, Americans did put the shark there, that is totally whacked. I mean, what military person would call that shot?
"Hey man, I got a great idea dude". "Let's go down to the ocean, 160 miles away, catch a big badass shark, and bring it back and put it in the river up here", said the Sarge.
"Sounds like a really cool idea, let's do it", the grunt said.
I'm sure that's how that went. Give me a break!!!!!!!!!!!
"What YOU think about and thank about,
Is what YOU bring about"
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LOL! That is about the most rediculous accusation I have ever heard..
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