Posted on 08/21/2006 3:14:44 PM PDT by mazack
It is now August 22nd in Iran. As many of you know, there have been rumors of big events for the 22nd. Some have predicted that Iran will attack Israel, while others have said that nothing out of the ordinary will take place.
This year, August 22nd corresponds to the 27th of Rajab on the Islamic calendar. Muslims believe this to be the day when Muhammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, and then from Jerusalem to heaven in order to meet with the prophets and to meet with Allah.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that August 22nd, 2006 is the date which Iran will respond to the nuclear incentives package offered by the United States and several European nations. If nothing else, we expect to hear whether Iran has decided to accept the incentives package, or whether they have decided to reject it.
However, many analysts believe that Iran will attempt something daring today. Iran has test fired several short-range missiles in the past few days, and there have been rumors of Iranian officials being present for Kim Jong Il's failed long-range missile test. All of this added in with the rumors of an imminent nuclear test by North Korea and Ahmadinejad's anti-Semitic rhetoric make one wonder if something big will happen today.
So, will August 22nd turn out to be a day of madness? Will there be more missile tests? Will there be a nuclear test? Will there be terrorist attacks? Will there be an attack on Israel? Or will it just be an ordinary day?
We will find out in mere hours.
Consider me one of the "nothing irrevocable will happen." Ahmadinejad won't do anything that could get him attacked until he has nuclear weapons.
Yes, bribery only works with unprincipled foes. Ahmadinejad is a highly principled fanatic. Most of his principles happen to be evil ones, but there you go.
Isn't it August 23 now in Iran? Guess the bright light they were predicting might be the same kind of mis-translation that had many thinking they were getting "virgins" instead of "white raisins".
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