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The mosque had been awaiting word from the city's Historic Preservation Commission about whether the building had to be kept.

So it sounds like they wanted to tear the building down, anyway.

Now they don't have to wait for the infidel's permission.

[robowombat]

Exactly, this I suspect is a case god the Moon God Tubal's lightning striking.

[brownsfan]

"So it sounds like they wanted to tear the building down, anyway.

Now they don't have to wait for the infidel's permission."


Hmmmm... perhaps they burned it themselves? Reduce the red tape, and as a bonus, they can cry about hate crimes.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Now they don't have to wait for the infidel's permission.

I dunno, if I was on the Landmark Commission, I might order them to rebuild brick by brick, like some of the German landmarks after WW-II.

[Ann Archy]

Great point! Sounds like the Muslims burned it themselves! Sweet...they get the NEW buildig they wanted and blame the fire on the infidels!

[doc30]

I was thinking the same thing. They burned down their own building so they would not have to wait for infidel approval (which is insulting to a muslim) and they get to blame infidels for arson and get more sympathy from the government and the media. It's a win-win situation for these pigs.