Posted on 12/28/2004 1:23:16 PM PST by EUPHORIC
Arab astrologer predicts Bush assassination
Oracle famed for prophesying deaths of Diana, Yassin, Arafat
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
A Tunisian astrologer who reportedly predicted the deaths of Princess Diana, Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Yasser Arafat says President Bush will be killed by an assassin's bullet in 2005.
So seriously are Hassan al-Sharibi's predictions taken in the Arab world that a similar prophecy about Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Mahmoud Abbas has resulted in increased security around the candidate to replace Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority.
Abbas' aides put a "great deal of credence" in the prediction, according to a source quoted by the Jerusalem Post.
However, the paper tempered its report by saying critics label Sharibi "a quack with flair who relies on logic and wishful thinking. After all, predicting Yassin's assassination he was Israel's 'public enemy No. 1' and the death of an already ailing Arafat are hardly major feats."
Soothsaying is not unusual, nor forbidden, in Islam as it is in Christianity and Judaism. Muslim caliphs relied on court astrologers as early as the eighth century, according to the report in the Jerusalem Post.
Sharibi also predicted the sudden death of Saddam Hussein before his trial begins.
"The Middle East region will be sitting on a volcano in 2005, and the situation in Iraq will get even more dramatic as Saddam Hussein is expected to die suddenly before his trial even starts," Sharibi said, according to a report by United Press International.
Funny this clown could'nt predict the giant ass whupping that the Bush admin plans on dealing ALL terrorists and the ME cess pools where they congregate. I think "al-Sharibi" means "the drinker" or somethin'. My Arabic's not too sharp (yet).
Was that the one where the arming device (safety) was to be incorporated into a flourescent blue and pink gender neutral orifice probe?
"DUnatics"That should get some kind of award, the a FRoscar, FRemmy, or FRolden FRobe.
You heard it here first. :o)
PJ, please feel free to use this wonderfully descriptive new phrase. :o)
She is one of the few pro-Bush astrolgers. Most of them unfortunately are leftists, I have seen sights that spew venom about Bush. Lots of astrologers predicted W's defeat, and were chagrined when he won. Jean predicted his victory.
Thanks, I'll post a link to that message. First time you used it?
How about DUnaDims? DUnaDims references the LOTR as well as another pejorative, but isn't nearly as funny as "DUnatics". :')
What about 'jihad hamster"?
Sadly, I can't claim credit for inventing it. Someone passed it on to me.
It just seems odd that every President elected every twenty years beginning in 1840 died in office and even when it didn't happen with Reagan he barely survived an assassination attempt.
I knew you were going to say that.
Ping
Yeah, that's rich. Isn't that a self-fulfilling prophecy, considering they've been inciting young men to kill infidels and their leaders, by whatever means.
I had heard about the 'curse' and Reagan's surviving it, but had forgotten it's name/origin. I don't know if there's any truth to the curse, or it is simply self-fulfilling. Enough nuts out there to make it happen, just because they think they should. That would be the reason to give Bush extra security, to keep the nutjobs from making it seem as though the curse exists and trying something stupid.
(Eddie Murphy laugh)
Evil is as evil does..
If the SS is so great, why have perfect strangers been able to walk up to the president? Why did the president have to pull his SS man out of the crowd in SA? Why are these faux pas publicised?
"....jihad hamster."
Hadn't heard that term before. Most impressive!
Well, did this guy predict that Bush will win the election?
If not, than his credibility is ZERO.
Everyone knows that all the terrorists would like to assassinate Bush, and you have all the crazies in addition.
But, Thank God, they didn't succeed so far, and hope and pray they won't now or the future either.
I'll lay odds anyone attempting to kill this President has a 1000+ post count at democraticunderground.
Those people are rabid with hate.
Amazing that this cleric didnt find it important to predect the death of 10's of thousands of muslims in indonesia....
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