From Patterico:

What religious extremism? I’m so glad you asked: 

American commanders cite al-Qaeda’s severe brand of Islam, which is so extreme that in Baqouba, al-Qaeda has warned street vendors not to place tomatoes beside cucumbers because the vegetables are different genders, Col. David Sutherland said.

And my commentary in my gaming clan’s IRC channel on the topic:

[17:04][FoR|Redlan`w3rk] Holy. Shit.
[17:04][FoR|Redlan`w3rk] American commanders cite al-Qaeda’s severe brand of Islam, which is so extreme that in Baqouba, al-Qaeda has warned street vendors not to place tomatoes beside cucumbers because the vegetables are different genders, Col. David Sutherland said.
[17:04][FoR|Redlan`w3rk] hahahahahaha
[17:06][Coach] jawsome
[17:08][FoR|Redlan`w3rk] Wait… does that mean that the next logical step is tomato burkhas?
[17:09][FoR|Redlan`w3rk] And how are the cucumbers going to keep the tomatos in line without being able to get close enough to beat some sense into them?