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Iran Declares War
The New York Sun VIA Little Green Footballs.com ^ | 5-11-06 | editorail

Posted on 05/11/2006 8:44:27 AM PDT by blasater1960

New York Sun Editorial May 11, 2006

President Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush, widely interpreted as a peaceful overture, is in fact a declaration of war. The key sentence in the letter is the closing salutation. In an eight-page text of the letter being circulated by the Council on Foreign Relations, it is left untranslated and rendered as "Vasalam Ala Man Ataba'al hoda." What this means is "Peace only unto those who follow the true path."

It is a phrase with historical significance in Islam, for, according to Islamic tradition, in year six of the Hejira - the late 620s - the prophet Mohammad sent letters to the Byzantine emperor and the Sassanid emperor telling them to convert to the true faith of Islam or be conquered. The letters included the same phrase that President Ahmadinejad used to conclude his letter to Mr. Bush. For Mohammad, the letters were a prelude to a Muslim offensive, a war launched for the purpose of imposing Islamic rule over infidels.

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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; crushislam; globaljihad; iran; iranletter; israel; war; wot
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To: aliquis
What? He wants to convert to Christianity?

LOL!

41 posted on 05/11/2006 9:30:06 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback (TRY JESUS. If you don't like Him, the devil will always take you back.)
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To: livius
Bizarre. I have this feeling that we are all just sleepwalking right now.

"Strong delusion" are the Biblical words that keep coming to my mind. - OB1

42 posted on 05/11/2006 9:33:44 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (Locusts aren't the only thing that swarm across borders wreaking havoc on the invaded nation.)
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To: sarasota
"Who in his/her right mind would see this as "a peaceful overture". Has no one paid attention to this guy's former outbursts?"

Now where is your political correctness today?

We're all supposed to play stupid and pretend Islam is just another way of "worshiping" the God of the Bible.

I'm still searching the Bible for ANY commonalities between Allah and God. So far I haven't found anything about eternal life in a brothel in the Bible, though.

I have no trouble finding common traits between Allah and another prominent Bible figure, however, i.e., the father of lies and Destruction of human souls, Satan.

43 posted on 05/11/2006 9:35:37 AM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother

Little Peanut and Klinton....Iran, unfinished business and Usama unfinished business and North Korea gets nukes during Klinton, unfinished business...The Rats!


44 posted on 05/11/2006 9:37:01 AM PDT by blasater1960 ( Ishmaelites...Still a wild-ass of a people....)
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To: Rushmore Rocks; StillProud2BeFree

Thanks, RR.

Pinging SP2BF

>>>>Vasalam Ala Man Ataba’al hoda

Do you have a translation for the above?


45 posted on 05/11/2006 9:41:44 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: bondjamesbond

About time, don't you think?


46 posted on 05/11/2006 9:43:12 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name after Harper's election?)
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To: Velveeta; StillProud2BeFree

I should have pinged Laura myself.........sorry.


47 posted on 05/11/2006 9:43:55 AM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: txflake

It really is like Mars Attacks; it has all the earmarks of a genuine Grade B movie.


48 posted on 05/11/2006 9:44:44 AM PDT by livius
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To: OB1kNOb

"We increasingly see that people around the world are flocking towards a main focal point -- that is the Almighty God. Undoubtedly through faith in God and the teachings of the prophets, the people will conquer their problems. My question for you is: "Do you not want to join them?" "

Convert or die then. OK, then some of us will die but all of Iran's ruling ayatollah leadership will die to the man. I guess we will see who the true God of this universe is - the one who promotes peace, freedom and happiness for ALL MANKIND or the god of slavery, lies and murder. For those who believe that Islam is a religion of peace - Amadinijhad is simply practicing the true faith of Islam.


49 posted on 05/11/2006 9:46:02 AM PDT by quantfive
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To: OB1kNOb

Here's my question: Why didn't the prime minister of Israel get a letter like this?


50 posted on 05/11/2006 9:46:45 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback (TRY JESUS. If you don't like Him, the devil will always take you back.)
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To: livius

"Bizarre. I have this feeling that we are all just sleepwalking right now. I actually think Bush is probably paying attention and preparing, which is one of the reasons we are hearing so little out of Washington these days and probably also one of the reasons for the appointment of Hayden."

Bush was never sleepwalking nor does he give a damn about his poll "ratings". History will remember Bush as a man with true care for the people of America. To me his only real failing has been on the border issue which thankfully he is starting to make the right moves on (finally) in tightening the borders.


51 posted on 05/11/2006 9:49:06 AM PDT by quantfive
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To: blasater1960

In certain situations, such as trials, they now try to use two translators or interpreters. Actually, they are supposed to use three, two of whom take turns while the third one supervises for accuracy and adherence to standards. However, in the translation of written documents, particularly considering the volume of documents and the small number of Arabic or Farsi translators, the work is usually done by one person (although I would suspect that a document for the NSA was reviewed and edited by more than one person).

There have been instances, including in the State Dept., of translators wilfully mistranslating or not translating, however. It's something worth noting.


52 posted on 05/11/2006 9:50:04 AM PDT by livius
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To: OB1kNOb

Agreed. Of course, Islam itself was a pretty "strong delusion" to begin with. It would be nice if we would wake up though.


53 posted on 05/11/2006 9:51:09 AM PDT by livius
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To: blasater1960

My reply to Iran would be...

NUTS.


54 posted on 05/11/2006 9:53:10 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Where'd all the good people go?)
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To: OB1kNOb

Yesterday on the Medved show there was a guy on from "The Citizen" magazine who also confirmed this and said to watch for them to repeat this declaration during Friday Prayers....If they do that, they are about to bring it on...


55 posted on 05/11/2006 9:58:51 AM PDT by blasater1960 ( Ishmaelites...Still a wild-ass of a people....)
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To: Enchante
Correct, this phrase has been used sometimes in the past to ask people to follow Islam or the Muslims will declare a war against them.
56 posted on 05/11/2006 9:58:54 AM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: Xenalyte
After 9/11, when we were trying to guess what the military response operation would be called, my mother came up with a great one: Operation Avenging Eagle. I just loved that.

Me too! Mine was Operation Steel Resolve, after the lines in the President's address to the nation on 9/11. It would be a good name for the op against Iran, too.

57 posted on 05/11/2006 10:06:59 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback (TRY JESUS. If you don't like Him, the devil will always take you back.)
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To: txflake
It's like Mars Attacks, as a Rush caller noticed.

Chillingly so.

58 posted on 05/11/2006 10:08:04 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback (TRY JESUS. If you don't like Him, the devil will always take you back.)
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To: blasater1960

Bump


59 posted on 05/11/2006 10:09:43 AM PDT by fanfan (FR is the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world. Thanks Jim.)
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To: bondjamesbond

Amen.


60 posted on 05/11/2006 10:12:06 AM PDT by PeterFinn (Anita Bryant was right!)
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