A war reporter was going through Iraq during the last gulf war, and saw a man riding on a donkey, with his wife ten meters behind him. He stopped the man and asked him why. The old man replied:

 

"Custom"

 

The same war reporter was going through Iraq this last war, and to his astonishment, saw the same couple - the old man on the donkey, and his wife. But this time she was ten meters in front of him. The reporter stopped the old man again, and asked him

 

"Why - have the customs changed?"

 

The old man shook his head, and replied with one word:

 

 

 

 

 

"Landmines"