Cucumbers broke Al-Qaeda's power in Iraq

Besides the terrible killings inflicted by the fanatics on those who refuse to pledge allegiance to them, Al-Qa 'eda has lost credibility for enforcing a series of rules imposing their way of thought on the most mundane aspects of everyday life. They include a ban on women buying suggestively-shaped vegetables, according to one tribal leader in the western province of Anbar. More on Telegraph, 11.08.08.