Posted on 01/12/2006 5:00:58 AM PST by Coop
Says the blatant hypocrite who has no problem leaping to the assumption that all those killed were trying to kill him. Gee, a paranoid hypocrite. How quaint.
This only highlights a significant cultural truth.
There is a lemming-like quality and a devaluation of life.
As do I, which is why I do not take pleasure in hearing about these deaths.
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It is sad. Is there any attempt at crowd control, I wonder? I don't understand why this keeps happening each year.
"You're not sorry at all. Heck, why not wipe out some Hispanic areas within the U.S. while we're at it? I mean, a few less MS-13 gang members to be recruited, and if it saves the life of just one police office"
Of course the Islamics who DIDN'T die but were there are jealous of those who did. There's a big difference.
"You were likely dancing a jig when you saw this headline."
Thats a nasty thing to say. Unless you have photos to prove your assertion you owe southernfreebird an apology.
Yesterday someone here asked when the annual stampede was going to take place.
Oh, drat.
Send me your E-mail address and I'll be glad to send you a photo.
This is a yearly event with more casualties than the "running of the bulls" in Pamplona.
Every year the Saudis promise to add "crowd control" to ensure safety but it doesn't seem to help.
When was the last time a Catholic was killed in a stampede at St. Peter's Square during a Christian festival?
When was the last time a Jew was killed in a stampede (not terrorist-induced) in the Western Wall Plaza?
Does Satan get p!$$ed off when the faithful try to stone him?
Got something you'd like to say to me, fellow Virginian?
Are Deaths in a death cult news or self fulfilling prophesy?
As I thought, you're just a little coward.
One of the first obligations of the Hajj journey is the ritualistic circling of the Kaaba. At any time during Hajj, tens of thousands of pilgrims, sometimes more, throng the mosque’s courtyard and circle the Kaaba in a counterclockwise direction. Each pilgrim must circle it seven times barefooted. Most try to get as close as possible.
Just getting in and out of the mass of people is a challenge, Wehbe said. Groups of pilgrims frequently lock arms and force their way into the crowd, and on each turn around the Kaaba, they edge closer to its walls.
The spinning crowd never stops.
“You’re talking about hundreds of thousands of people,” he said. “If you drop something, you cannot stop all those people. They will step all over you and you will definitely die.”
So you see, this isn't a tragedy, but rather a glorious event, to go out like that.
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