Posted on 06/26/2015 6:43:40 AM PDT by markomalley
Happy Ramadan from you friends in the Muslim world.
Just in the last 12 hours.
Man decapitated as severed head is 'covered in Arabic writing' and hung on a fence next to Islamist flag at factory in France after terrorists storm building and set off 'gas bomb' explosions
Tunisian officials say a gunman is still at large after a deadly attack on two hotels packed with British tourists left 27 dead.
ISIS Claims Deadly Blast at Shiite Mosque in Kuwait
Islam is like so totes misunderstood.
Let’s eat PORK!
Ramadan today means kill anyone that you want, and eat, drink and be merry after sundown.
I await Francis’ blessings on those who celebrate Ramadan.
You posted this in Religion?
What Westerner in their right mind would be taking a vacation in TUNISIA????? I don't mean to blame the victim but damn! Show some common sense!
Happy Rama-dead!
But assume for a moment that man cannot kill man in a holy period. By that token, how bloodless have the past Ramadans been?Recorded history suggests that Prophet Muhammad fought to reclaim Mecca during the Ramadan in 624. Sallah eddine al-Ayoubi defeated the Crusaders in the 1100s during Ramadan. In modern times, the Syrian and Egyptian armies backed by Arab oil wealth attacked Israel on 6 October 1973 in the smack middle of Ramadan.
Iran and Iraq fought a terrible war for eight years through eight Ramadans. Saddam Hussein offered a ceasefire during the 1981 Ramadan to regroup his forces and Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini rejected it to prevent it. During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the Mujahideen launched their worst attacks during Ramadan.
Anti-government Islamic rebels in Algeria called for increasing attacks during Ramadan in 1995 as reaffirmation of their faith in the creed. And, while the Northern Alliance respected cessation or reduction of hostilities during Ramadan, the Taliban has been its most brutal violator.
And for the crass Democrat exploitation of Ramadan, I give you my post later in the thread:
Two words: Bill Clinton.IIRC, this Ramadan thing didn't become an issue until Bill Clinton used it as an excuse to hold off bombing Iraq in 1998. See the following links: RAMADAN AND THE TIMING OF THE STRIKE and Full Text of the President's Televised Speech from the San Francisco Chronicle. Somehow, this has become de facto policy.
Also, if attacking during Ramadan was such a big offense to the Muslim people, why didn't Clinton feel the same way about Christians when he snatched Elian Gonzales during the Easter weekend the following spring?
-PJ
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.