"This is the Apocalypse"

The Associated Press ^ | December 27, 2003 | Ali Akbar Dareini

[Publius6961]

Iran appealed for international help and promised to waive visas for foreign relief workers.

Isn't this big of them? And I suppose they will waive import duties for relief supplies?

For all except Israelis?

What cosmic losers!

I wouldn't **** on them if they were on fire.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

The victims, or the regime?

[Freedom2specul8]

"to the reaction of the "Arab street" when they heard of the 9/ 11 terrorism incident."

We should never forget...

[Publius6961]

With hospitals in the area destroyed, military transport planes had to evacuate many wounded for treatment to Kerman, and even to Tehran.

It's hard to generate any sympathy for these animals from mars. Had they spent their time and energy preparing mobile hospitals and other emergency means of caring for their own people (this is not the first earthquake in Iran forpete'ssake) instead of rockets with which to threaten Jews, might not hundreds if not thousands of additional people might have been saved?

It's impossible for rational minds to comprehend such absolute and focused senseless self-destructive hatred.

[monkeywrench]

"The government appealed for international aid and said it would waive visa requirements for foreign relief workers."

Oh, oh, who knows who could slip through.

"Authorities had new trouble to deal with Saturday. About 800 convicts escaped from the Bam prison, guard Vahid Masoumpour told The Associated Press. The prison lies outside the city and its walls fractured or collapsed without killing any inmates."

Political prisoners, maybe?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1047391/posts

The compassionate mind sends aid, when it is necessary.

[Delta 21]

I remember that.

Maybe we should take a division or two of coalition troops and liberate everyone we we meat on the way to helping these people.

I agree with #3. We aint seen nuthin yet!

[Rainmist]

ITA.

[Publius6961]

The victims, or the regime?

Exactly like Islamic government and religion, they are inseperable.

[Publius6961]

The compassionate mind sends aid, when it is necessary.

No comment, and have a nice day.
Best New Year's wishes.

[Wolfstar]

They are captive to the death cult of Islam.

Islam seems to be on the march, gaining converts worldwide. In large part, this is because Christianity has become flaccid, weak and, in many instances, corrupt (ordination of gay ministers; pedophile priests; weak and ineffectual responses to gay "marriage," abortion, hedonistic corruption of the culture, etc.). I think the leaders of all Christian demoninations — including the one in which I was raised, Roman Catholicism — have all drastically failed their followers.

[August West]

Iranians ARE NOT ARABS.

[ellery]

God bless and comfort these poor people.

[ellery]

Please educate yourself before you make an even bigger fool of yourself in regards to this issue.

[SkyPilot]

I think the leaders of all Christian demoninations — including the one in which I was raised, Roman Catholicism — have all drastically failed their followers.

This is true. Many have. But Jesus Christ is still alive. And I serve Him. Even if every self-proclaimed representative of God on earth failed, it would not diminish who God is.

These are time that try men's souls. I know of a very brave Catholic priest who spoke out against the pedophile priests and the church leaders who covered it up. He appeared on Meet the Press, Dateline, and other media. He was an expert witness against the homosexual predators in several cases.

The Catholic Church got its revenge. He was de-frocked last September.

But woe to those who claim to speak for God, but do not listen to Him.

[Don Joe]

When I first heard of this horrible catastrophe, my first thoughts were of compassion for the Iranian people. My second thought was to compare our national reaction (offers of help, prayers, etc.) to the reaction of the "Arab street" when they heard of the 9/11 terrorism incident.

Actually, the "Iranian Street" on 9/11 was filled with tearful Iranians holding American flags.

Iranians are not Arabs, and, they are by and large very pro-USA.

It's their government that's the problem. They're hostage to it, just as our diplomats were a few decades ago.

Don't make the mistake of confusing pro-American Iranians with embittered, vile, hate-driven, anti-American rogues on "The Arab Street".