A little strange...
 

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Couple try to name baby bin Laden
September 5, 2002 Posted: 1:44 PM EDT (1744 GMT)


BERLIN, Germany -- A Turkish couple living in Germany who want to call their child Osama bin Laden have been refused permission by German officials but are to appeal to a judge.

Names can only be registered in Germany if they fulfil certain criteria. A name must clearly identify the child's gender and must not ridicule the child or be offensive.

"Hitler" is banned as a name for that reason.

Registrations officials in Cologne, where the young couple live, rejected the name because it would not be allowed in Turkey, a spokeswoman for the magistrates court now dealing with the case said on Thursday.

"Another reason was the obvious association of the name with the terror attacks of September 11," she said.

The German rules on babies' names also say that non-German parents must give their children names that are acceptable in their home country.

However, registration officials do not have the power to ban the couple from using the name of the al Qaeda leader for their child and the case has been referred to a judge.

The parents, both under 30, have been asked to make a statement to the judge, the spokeswoman said.

She declined to comment on whether the couple had other children and what their names were.

The United States blames al Qaeda and its leader, Saudi-born bin Laden, for the September 11 attacks.

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The fools!

what the hell was going through there minds, why the fack would they call there baby osama bin laden. MORONS

They probably are doing it so they can sue them. People these days. oOo:

That is so screwed up...what kind of turkish/german pot were they smoking oOo:

i hate people ed:

Pot is trying to be legalized for anyone 16 and older in Canada...saw in in fornt page of the paper.

My Name is Shawn.

LOL

man, that kid would be totally harrassed in school

LOL

my name is Pasquale Santino Giodanna.

afrodj13.

Lol, the al Qada (or however it's spelled) might have a new Junior member.

Well while their at it might as well have a few more kids and name them "Fuck" "Shit" "Dumbass"