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mad mullah was a cannibal

an isaaq man saw him eat the leg of a warsengeli woman as the leg was hairy

In 1903, newspapers had to print sensational stories to sell their papers. There was a lack of intellectual revolution, thus most readers believed whatever they read. In addition, there were no institutions to oversee the credibility or accuracy of what newspapers printed.

Still, funniest thing I've read in a long time, Somali2003, thanks for the laugh!

Could this have been another of his tactical warfare, spreading the rumor himself/followers to scare the infidels?

Did anyone notice it was a London byline, or that the the information was picked up from deserters?

Food was scarce in Germany during the first world war, so horses killed in the fighting were routinely processed for the table. The British media reported this, but left the German word for carcass in German: "Kadaver", and did not specify it was horse carcasses they were talking about.

The British have a history of deceit and misinformation.