Posted on 06/07/2004 10:00:23 PM PDT by The South Texan
Islamic militants set up Web site to celebrate Reagan's death Associated Press Jun. 7, 2004 07:10 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - While former President Ronald Reagan was remembered fondly across Europe and in much of the rest of the world, Arab nations recalled the Reagan days as a dark period. Islamic militants set up a Web page for visitors to celebrate the death.
The Reagan years marked the beginning of what Lebanon's culture minister, Ghazi Aridi, called a "bad era" of American Mideast policy that he said continues to this day.
Political analyst and former Syrian ambassador to the United Nations Haitham al-Kilani agreed.
"Reagan's role was bad for the Arab-Israeli conflict and was specifically against Syria. He was the victim of the Israeli right wing that was, and still is, dominating the White House," al-Kilani said.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said he was sorry that Reagan died without standing trial for 1986 airstrikes he ordered that killed Gadhafi's adopted daughter and 36 other people.
Reagan ordered the April 15, 1986, air raid in response to a disco bombing in Berlin allegedly ordered by Gadhafi that killed two U.S. soldiers and a Turkish woman and injured 229 people.
"I express my deep regret because Reagan died before facing justice for his ugly crime that he committed in 1986 against the Libyan children," Libya's official JANA news agency quoted Gadhafi as saying Sunday.
Also, a Web site where Islamic militants often post their claims of responsibility for attacks on Americans has set up a special page for visitors to celebrate the death of former President Ronald Reagan. Most of the contributors, who clicked on the passage "Here is where you record your congratulations on the death of the infidel Ronald Reagan," expressed delight at his death.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office expressed sorrow over Reagan's death, calling him "a friend of the state of Israel."
In Central America, admirers praised Reagan for stopping the advance of communism but detractors said he pushed the region deeper into conflict.
In Nicaragua, Adolfo Calero, who opposed the leftist Sandinista government in the 1980s, said Reagan would be remembered as "a man of decisiveness and conviction, extremely pious and respectful."
But a Sandinista-allied official said Reagan will not be missed. "The country of Nicaragua surely will not ask for three days of mourning," said Tomas Borge, vice secretary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.
El Salvador also fell within the Cold War ideological battleground for a Reagan administration determined to fend off leftist and communist-inspired insurgencies close to home.
"Reagan identified with our country, with its democracy and helped during the difficult moments," Salvadoran President Tony Saca said.
Wait until they discover that the 72 virgins are goats...
"Where are the virgins, and why is it so warm in here???" LOL That will be their fate.
As to the site, can we expect more from a people that dance in the streets at the death of 3000 of our citizens?
This confirms what we all know.
*** NEWS FLASH ***
Dateline: Heaven. 7 Jun 04
, Aljazeera reporter Sayid Mudda Fuka has just returned from an exclusive interview with Allah. Allah reports that due to the high death rate of Islamic males in the various holy wars, there is a severe shortage of virgins. In place of female virgins Allah will be providing martyred warriors with HIV infected, non-virgin males from San Francisco. The good news is that there in almost an unlimited supply of these rewards.
Sayid Fuka also noted that Allah was not pleased at the low number of martyrs. He has asked all Islamic men the direct question, "Are you men or are you pussies? Get you ass out there and get killed in my name!"
We will have tape from this interview tonight at eleven.
ALLAH FUBAR!
I don't give a damn what America's enemies think. Any one who celebrates the death of our beloved President is no friend of the American people. God Bless Ronald Reagan and God Bless America.
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