Earthquake Strikes Iran, U.S. Says

AP ^ | Dec 25, 2003

[optimistically_conservative]

3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - An earthquake has struck southeastern Iran near the city of Bam, the U.S. Geological Survey (news - web sites) said Thursday.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The earthquake hit at 5:27 a.m. local time Friday — or 8:57 p.m. Thursday, Eastern Standard Time.

The USGS (news - web sites) reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, high enough to cause severe damage.

There have been similar earthquakes in this area that have caused damage, the USGS said.

[rwfromkansas]

What a beautiful fortress.....too bad it is gone.

[the invisib1e hand]

I guess you missed my point. But that's okay. We can agree to disagree

I'm pretty sure I understood what your "Americans...compassion" comment meant. But it was a non-sequitir, which I attempted to highlight by responding in kind.

In a previous response to another poster, I said this:

To: RaceBannon

this site recently ran a headline about a comment some Iranian mouthpiece made about 'washing Israel away.' My post referred to that comment. I certainly am in no position to speak about any particular Iranian, other than the one who made the comment.

92 posted on 12/26/2003 12:19:29 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (do not remove this tag under penalty of law.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]

But I don't think you noticed this.

[JSloth]

"Any chance this could have been an underground
nuke test?"

99.9% no.

[JSloth]

"To a seismologist, a nuke looks nothing like a normal earthquake."

True, nukes look nothing like most earthquakes, but there are many quakes that are difficult to differentiate from nukes; especially at lower magnitudes/yields.

[5050 no line]

Oh yes! When UK joined you guys in the liberation of Iraq one of the Brit graveyards for the many WW 2 fallen in Normandy was defaced with Islamic slogans in red paint. French gov were v embarrased and cleaned the place up OK, but damage done. France is on the slippery slope and cannot control its violent religious minorities. You know of whom I speak!!! Mind you, UK has nothing to boast of in that regard either. I was in Gloucester in November, the day they arrested the Islamic terrorist there - friend of the Reid 'shoe bomber'.

[CurlyBill]

EXACTLY what I was thinking... bin Laden and his henchmen are reported to be somewhere in the region. I won't hold my breath, but you never know.

[optimistically_conservative]

Iran Disaster Fund

[the_slayer]

You are one sick and hollow bastard.

I happen know Rudi...distantly, but enough to know she lost several relatives today. You show absolutely no taste in calling her a hottie at this point in time.

Shame on you.

[JustPiper]

gotchya

[F14 Pilot]

Hope you apologize...!

[F14 Pilot]

Posted by DoctorZIn to
On News/Activism 12/25/2003 12:06:45 AM PST

I just received this from a student from Iran who reads our thread regularly. -- DoctorZin

"Dear Freepers & Friends

I, as an Iranian student, and on behalf of my friends and classmates we would like to wish you a very special Christmas.

May God bring you safety, peace & wealth in the days ahead. At this time our world needs Peace and Kindness.

We, Iranians, look forward to the day that our nation becomes a friend of your nation once again and we are all waiting for this day.

Once again, Please have a very merry Christmas.

God Bless you all, God Bless our nations. "

[thoughtomator]

The same way they explain every catastrophe to befall Islam - it happened because the Muslims were insufficiently devout. If only they listened more to their imam!

[Masha]

My uncle was among those who narrowly escaped becoming one of the hostages taken in 1979 - yes, I do remember that day quite clearly - and the fear my family felt when my uncle did not appear for nearly 2 weeks after. His young, Iranian bride, pregnant with their first child had already fled to London and waited for him there. He escaped because his *Iranian* servants helped him escape and hid him for those 2 weeks until they could smuggle him out of the country with the others.

If you can show no compassion for the mothers and fathers who have lost their children, who, even now are carrying the broken and mangled bodies of their flesh and blood out of the rubble and devestation that was their home and heart, you have no heart and your Christian God surely turns his back on you as certainly as you turn your back on His creations. God sent his only son, Jesus, to this earth to teach COMPASSION. Christ has not yet returned as the lion, and I trust that none of you holds the delusion that YOU are the avenging Christ. Judgement is God's realm, not the realm of mankind. Compassion is our portion from God's table, and He gave us that so we might share it with our fellow humans - all of them. For if Good Christians turn their backs on others, how are they to learn to turn their hearts to Christ?

Shame on every last one of you who gloats -- stare long and hard at the faces of those dead children. Imagine the faces of your children, dead, from something you could not control or precent. Imagine your parents' faces upon the faces of those mothers and fathers as they bear the burden of their little children. Imagine that is your arm upraised to God for succor.

THIS is not part of the war on terror, and if God had any intent at all in sending this earthquake (so quickly upon the heels of a similar one in California) then it was to remind us of our compassion and our duty to Him: "Love thy neighbor."


As I gaze upon the faces of the children I think, "What a beautiful child, what a horror that she is gone."

[6323cd]

I was one of the Marines off Iran in 1980. I hated them for over 20 years. HATED them.

I still hate them; I will never forgive them. The only good outcome from the hostage kidnapping by those evil people was it got Ronald Reagan elected.

[stlnative]

Welcome to FreeRepublic...

[RaceBannon]

I spoke to an Iranian Freedom activist recently. One Ayatollah, who split from Khatami, the present leader, has said from his records, that the Shah killed about 1,200 people, total in his reign.

The Mullah's and Ayatollah Khomenie killed over 6 million.

The youth of Iran, and the older survivors of this regieme hate the Mullahs more than you or I.

Remember, Iran practices Gun Control, that is why the Mullahs are in power.

[RaceBannon]

I hope you arent offended, but I think Rudi is a beautiful woman, also!

My comments were not made to offend her or her family or their loss. In fact, none of us had any idea that she lost family until you posted your last post.

Im sorry if it looks that way.

Many here have no emotional link with Iran.

I have one.

Im sorry those comments appeared lacking in taste, they were not intended that way.