Is Tomorrow Doomsday?

ABC ^ | 8/21/06 | Brian Ross

[pissant]

While no extra safeguards are in place, U.S. law enforcement are not ignoring the possible significance of tomorrow's date, August 22, a date that marks an important historic event on the Islamic calendar.

Internet websites have been full of speculation that it could be a target date for terrorists in commemoration of the return of the 12th imam, a supposed day of reckoning for Shiites.

August 22 was rumored by intelligence experts to be a possible date that the London plotters would blow-up passenger planes headed towards the United States, though it is not known if the suspects were Shiite extremists.

This year, August 22 marks the holy day on the Islamic calendar that is the day of reckoning for Shiites. Some Shiite sects believe that August 22 could correspond to the end of the world. And just today, after much hype, Iran has announced that it will continue to develop its nuclear program. To followers of Iranian President Ahmadinejad, this is a well-timed affront to Israel, the United States and the world. The United Nations had given Iran until the end of the month to respond, but Ahmadinejad had made it clear to all Iranians and the world that he intended to respond on the eve of August 22.

Whether or not this announcement is the end of Ahmadinejad's plans for August 22, one expert says we will have to wait and watch.

"The only thing we can know is that the date was not chosen by accident," said Robert Spencer, Director of Jihadwatch.org and an adjunct fellow at the Free Congress Foundation, a conservative think tank. "It does seem very likely, very probable, that he has something major in mind, whether only a major announcement or a major attack, we will soon see."

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[pissant]

I guess I'll splurge tonight and buy Anchor Steam instead of Budweiser.

[humblegunner]

[MichaelP]

12 am Aug 22nd in Tehran arrives at 4:30 EST. Just over two hours. I truly hope they do something...

Mike

[Brilliant]

"a date that marks an important historic event on the Islamic calendar."


Every day represents an important historical event on the Islamic calendar. When your religion spends all of its time murdering people, you're inevitably going to have a lot of history to keep track of.

[onyx]

GOLD BULLION 623.00 626.00 622.00 626.00 + 12.00

[marmar]

Your Bad.........LOL

[evets]

[Thrusher]

Is Hyperbole Necessary?

[theophilusscribe]

[Constantine XIII]

No, it is Tuesday. That comes right after Monday, which often feels like Doomsday, though.

[RightWhale]

I plan to vote in the Alaska primary tomorrow. It's good to have a plan in case the end of the world is postponed. Action averts anxiety.

[danneskjold]

Only if you see this guy:

[mtbopfuyn]

Cool. What a great excuse not to do the laundry today but to lay in bed and eat bon bons!

[mysterio]

I truly hope they do something...

I truly hope they do nothing. I've about had my fill of that area of the world. If they do something, we're going to be stuck there forever, and a lot of people are going to die. No thanks.

[onyx]

[theDentist]

It's the End of the World as we know it
It's the End of the World as we know it
It's the End of the World as we know it
And I feel fiiiiiiiine!

[SamAdams76]

Well over the next hour or two, it will be August 22 in the Middle East. It's put up or shut up time. By the time we go to bed tonight, we'll have a good idea or not if it was all just blather. I'm glad Aug 22 is here already just so we can stop yapping about it.

My mortgage payment is due on Wednesday so I have a funny feeling the world is still going to be around.

[Mo1]

We only have 2 hours left?

[TightyRighty]

This is right up your alley.......

Can I go shopping? I'd like to have something nice to wear to Armageddon.

[NormsRevenge]

Monday Night Football tonite too..

Make it Grolsch for me.