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Is Tomorrow Doomsday?
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| 8/21/06
| Brian Ross
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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; august22; doomed; iran; weredoomed; y2kagain; yesnomaybe
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I guess I'll splurge tonight and buy Anchor Steam instead of Budweiser.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:18:08 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:18:55 AM PDT
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: pissant
12 am Aug 22nd in Tehran arrives at 4:30 EST. Just over two hours. I truly hope they do something...
Mike
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:20:57 AM PDT
by
MichaelP
(A little crusade is a good thing!)
To: pissant
"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.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:21:29 AM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: pissant
GOLD BULLION 623.00 626.00 622.00 626.00 + 12.00
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:21:52 AM PDT
by
onyx
(1 Billion Muslims -- "if" only 10% are radical, that's 100 Million who want to kill us.)
To: pissant
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:23:06 AM PDT
by
marmar
(Although, I may look different then you....my blood still runs....RED, WHITE, @ BLUE.)
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:23:14 AM PDT
by
evets
(I'm happy.)
To: pissant
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:23:16 AM PDT
by
Thrusher
("...there is no peace without victory.")
To: pissant
No, it is Tuesday. That comes right after Monday, which often feels like Doomsday, though.
To: pissant
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.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:23:53 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: pissant
Only if you see this guy:
To: pissant
Cool. What a great excuse not to do the laundry today but to lay in bed and eat bon bons!
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:24:12 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: MichaelP
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.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:24:40 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: theophilusscribe
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:26:02 AM PDT
by
onyx
(1 Billion Muslims -- "if" only 10% are radical, that's 100 Million who want to kill us.)
To: pissant
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!
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:26:10 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: pissant
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.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:27:17 AM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(I am a big fan of urban sprawl but I wish there were more sidewalks)
To: MichaelP
We only have 2 hours left?
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:27:39 AM PDT
by
Mo1
(Bolton- "No one has explained how you negotiate a ceasefire with terrorists")
To: kagoots
This is right up your alley.......
Can I go shopping? I'd like to have something nice to wear to Armageddon.
To: pissant
Monday Night Football tonite too..
Make it Grolsch for me.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:28:22 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ......Help the "Pendleton 8' and families -- http://www.freerepublic.com/~normsrevenge/)
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