Bin Laden bedazzled Saddam with jewel - $60 million Pearl of Allah 'evidence of al-Qaida link'

World Net Daily ^ | October 29, 2004 1 a.m. EST | Aaron Klein

[HereComesTheGOP]

Osama bin Laden tried to purchase the world's largest pearl, the Pearl of Allah, as a gift to Saddam Hussein "to unite the Arab cultures," and Hussein was prepared to accept, according to the pearl's owner.

Victor Barbish, who owns sixty-six percent of the pearl on behalf of his daughter, told WorldNetDaily he received an offer in 1999 from individuals who said they were "from bin Laden's group" to purchase the pearl for $60 million to give to Hussein as an overture of unity between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.

[HereComesTheGOP]

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[FairOpinion]

The point is that of all the comments that can be made about this article, such as what was Saddam giving Bin Laden in return for this (WMD, maybe?), and many others, most people, including you, choose to comment on the look of the pearl, which is basically irrelevant.

[freedomlover]

Didn't Clinton leave a few pearls behind with Monica?

[FairOpinion]

Well, on the other hand, you did include the two key paragraphs..

I think it's late and people are getting silly.

Hopefully it will stay be up tomorrow morning, when people will be awake and alert and recognize it's importance.

[GeorgeBerryman]

Yeesh, sorry for breathing. I read the article - having read Stephen Hayes' The Connection the article doesn't come as a shock to me. That's probably why I didn't go into detail about it. And the picture of the damn thing just looked freakishly odd.

I'll just exit the thread now.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

ping!

[Bandaneira]

The new slogan to get diamond sales moving just doesn't sound right...

"Diamonds are a terrorists best friend."

[BigSkyFreeper]

A $60 million "Pearl Of Allah", $3.00 pooper scooper sold separately.

[nw_arizona_granny]

ping

[Dr.Deth]

Send me $60 and I'll send you the "Kidney Stone Of Allah".

[HitmanLV]

Well, I am not sure it is evidence of an 'al-Qaida link,' but in their culture I am certain it meant they were 'going steady.' ;-)

[Rastus]

They were such a happy couple.

[Rastus]

It was so much more than that.



*Sob* I always cry at weddings.

[HitmanLV]

Hahaah! I am a romantic at heart, too! ;-)

[Lockbar]

$40 mill. for that f-ugly POS? Even Liz Taylor would turn that down as a gift.

[foolscap]

As a dog owner, I've encountered "Pearls of Allah" frequently on the backyard lawn

Now I have a new name for the clumps in my cat's box

[foolscap]

It looks like a giant tumor

Is that really it? That thing is ugly! I guess the Vatican does not have to worry about the Muslim out doing them in the jewel department.

[Carolinamom]

I'd like to see a pic of the oyster shell that had a 14 pound pearl in it.

[sure_fine]

"I also think it looks like Kerry's left testicle."

now there is an insight I wouldn't want, does Andrew Sullivan know about this?

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