I just read portions of the Hussein tape that was released over the week-end, and I had a question for people who might be regional experts. In the tape, Hussein refers to those who collaborate with the coalition as ‘stray dogs.’ This is not the first time I have heard speakers from that region use the word ‘dog’ as an insult.
Does anyone know if this is a common insult, and what the origin for the insult might be if it is in fact a regionalism?