Posted on 08/21/2006 11:18:07 AM PDT by 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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They're attempting to become the central religious authority for the Islamic world. The next step is to import their revolution to the dissidents in Saudi Arabia, so that Mecca will come under revolutionary control.
Damn, I just picked up that album at the fles market on Sunday for one dollah.
I would!
Ya paid too much..
sw
There's a silver lining to this "end of the world" talk...beer tastes especially great knowing these are my last...er, few...in this world.
I'll go first.
May I make my poison gin & tonic instead?
Let's FReep!
:-D
I do. I'm a Cubs fan.
Make that a martyrdom pact...and, BTW, I am 3/4 through with my first Heinie and have another in the freezer (want it extra cold for the end of the world party).
Ain't martyrdom hell!
My condolences.
LOL!
Today for some reason appears and feels like the clam before the storm.
Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the Storm
John Fogerty.
Hey I'm a Brewer's fan. The end of the world, please. Try watching every Brewers game for a season.
At least you have cheap beer in Milwaukee stadium. They charge 6 bucks at an Ms game.
Nah, near mint and memories of back seats at the drive-in!Worth every penny to me .
Just stay clam everybody
The end of the world can't come fast enough.
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