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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Up until 15-20 years ago that's the way it was around these parts too except that we did get one fuzzy (and I do mean fuzzy) TV station out of Reno.
Are you still logged in onyx? :)
I work nights. Headed to bed. See ya later.
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Thanks for the warm reply!
We can only hope that Ahmadeadjihadi gets his soon!
How are you doing, dear FRiend?
Be safe.
Oh, don't worry. That's just the Rolling Stones on tour again.
Yes ........... Yes it was ....... Paris Hilton's album came out.
It's amazing what good marketing can do. Take a talentless unattractive anorexic and make her rich (aside from her inheritance).
Marketing and propaganda is this country's soul these days.
I wouldn't go that far. Hollywood has been struggling, the MSM is on a downward spiral, church attendence is steady, and the dems are not going to regain either house in congress. Not bad for the good ol USA.
Oh, and the steelers are going 8-8 this year.
Their numbers are going down certainly, but they lie better and more often now. Trust me, their influence is still HUGE. And keep in mind that political jibes are made and influence created on shows like Leno and Stewart's, and Letterman, etc. The old media STILL RULES (watch how they promote and protect Hillary through '08)! I don't want it to be so, but I see.
Oh, and the steelers are going 8-8 this year
LOL........... who knows!
Maybe the Stillers will be mediocre. Deuce Staley sure isn't going to do it as a steady running back.
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pissant ......... let me tell you, you are one of FR's BEST!!!!
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