FALL BACK!
Posted on 12/03/2004 7:31:05 AM PST by Squawk 8888
An Iraqi sheik claims Allah sent giant spiders to the town of Fallujah to help its residents fend off attacks by U.S. military forces.
Sheik Mahdi Saleh Al-Sumide'i spoke to Syrian TV on Monday, claiming several Arab television stations videotaped the helpful arachnids.
The interview is featured on the website of the Middle East Media Research Institute TV Monitor Project, or MEMRI TV. The organization translated the conversation into English.
"They [the Americans] attacked Fallujah and tried to cause great damage to its residents," he explained. "They destroyed mosques and homes, killed women, children and youths, and spread corruption in Fallujah. Nevertheless, we believe that Allah protects the believers, and indeed, Allah stood beside Fallujah, and I'd like to mention some miracles Allah performed in Fallujah. It is possible that the media does not know about them."
Continued Al-Sumide'i: "The first miracle that occurred in Fallujah took the form of spiders that appeared in the city – each spider larger than this chair, or about the size of this chair. The American soldiers left, holding the legs of this spider, and I too, in one of the Friday sermons, held up a spider, with all its magnitude, in front of the satellite channels and in front of the world. This spider also had thin black hair. If this hair touches the human body, within a short period of time the body becomes black or blue, and then there is an explosion in the blood cells in the human body - and the person dies."
The sheik's interviewer then asked about the alleged TV coverage: "The people saw it, but the TV stations did not air it?"
Responded Al-Sumide'i: "The people saw it and the TV stations indeed aired it. I held the spider, and there were between 13 to 15 TV stations, including Al-Arabiya, Al-Jazeera, Al-Majd, Dubai, Abu-Dhabi and other stations, and they saw it with their own eyes."
Some Arab Internet sites have repeated claims of Iraqis about the spiders, and there also are stories circulating of phantom white-robed knights on white horses sent by Allah that killed U.S. Marines in battle.
In a statement reminiscent of Saddam Hussein's spokesman, "Baghdad Bob," the sheik claimed the U.S. was underestimating the number of American casualties in Iraq by a factor of 100.
"Today, if a hundred Americans are killed, they say there was one casualty," he said, "and if dozens of tanks were blown up, they say one was blown up. No one will notice the losses caused to the American forces until they return to their bases – if they return, and in my opinion they will not return – but if they return, the world will see and the American people will see the number of losses."
Al-Sumide'i claimed there were mass graves in Iraq filled with the bodies of American forces.
"A mass grave was created in a desert area near the Saudi boarder for the American soldiers killed. There is also a lake near Al-Sa'diya. The Americans place the casualties inside white or black bags, seal them and toss them from a plane into the lake."
Funky Mushroom alert!
I saw this picture a few months ago and it freaked me out then too. I am terrified of spiders, my brother used to toss them on me. I need to take a shower now.
There is no way that is real
No. The same story. Read the whole thing.
In South America they have dinner plate sized tarantulas called bird spiders and the natives eat them and use the fangs as toothpicks. Really!
The pic is very real, but it's misleading. The spiders are held close to the lens, greatly exaggerating their size. Note the sleeve to the right.
I remember back to shortly after 9/11 when a western journalist asked a group of what appeared to be Afghani or Pakistani young teens if they were aware of the past existence of dinosaurs. They replied that dinosaurs were indeed real, created by Christians to devour Muslims.
We've heard this before...
LOOK AT THE DATE OF THE ARTICLE!
August 27, 2004
He has been vanquished and given the proper flush burial.
He must have gotten lost on the way to Fallujah. He was 25-30 miles away from there when he made his appearance scurrying across my floor.
"If this hair touches the human body, within a short period of time the body becomes black or blue, and then there is an explosion in the blood cells in the human body - and the person dies"
All spider nonsense aside, this sounds like the description of the effects of anthrax and certain other bio agents. If the terrorists had any such agents, they could always brush off their use by attributing the victems to "Allah's spiders". The explanation wouldn't wash over here, except maybe in parts of Florida, but in Iraq it might sell.
Yep. I remember those. Checked my boots every morning and my bag every night.
Did they defeat the infidels from great Satan?
Did the phantom white-robed knights on white horses turn the battle for the terrorist?
Pure propaganda for the masses of ignorant Moslem's that still have a 7th century calendar on their tent wall
"I too, in one of the Friday sermons, held up a spider, with all its magnitude, in front of the satellite channels and in front of the world. This spider also had thin black hair. If this hair touches the human body, within a short period of time the body becomes black or blue, and then there is an explosion in the blood cells in the human body - and the person dies."
See this spider I'm holding here in my hand, anyone who touches it will die...
You have to love it when a person contradicts themself in the same paragraph.
I cant believe "the giant spider invasion" made it to DVD
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