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Why the suicide killers chose September 11
The Guardian ^
| 10/3.2001
| Christopher Hitchens
Posted on 09/10/2006 8:12:29 PM PDT by BlackjackPershing
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We shouldn't forget how long a memory Moslems have. 9-11 helped me develop a longer one.
To: BlackjackPershing
Remember this: A moderate muslim is one who carries a grudge for only 8 generations.
L
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:13:54 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(islam is not a religion. It's the new face of Facism in our time and we ignore it at our peril.)
To: BlackjackPershing
I think they just chose 9/11 because the date worked for them.
I've yet to hear proof to the contrary. The original date was for sometime in June, if memory serves me correctly.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:18:37 PM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: BlackjackPershing
For Coptic Christians (found mostly in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia) September 11 is the beginning of the New Year. There is no love between muzzies and Christians in that region.
From missionstclare.com
Feast of El-Nayrouz (Beginning of the Blessed Coptic Year)
Today is the beginning of the blessed Coptic year. Let us keep it a holy day with all chastity and purity. Let us refrain from evil deeds and start a new acceptable life. The Apostle Paul said: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Corinthians 5:17, 18). The Prophet Isaiah also said: "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; he has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord" (Isaiah 61:1, 2) and the Prophet David said: "You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance" (Psalm 65:11).
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:20:53 PM PDT
by
lightman
(The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be exorcised)
To: P-40
Because of our emergency phone call system, 9-1-1 is something that even little kids will forever connect to it.
I know I do.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:21:23 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.........)
To: P-40
If 9/11 had been rainy in NYC and in DC, we'd all be talking about 9/12 (or 9/13) right now. And the folks-who-find-meaning-in-dates would have found many reasons why 9/12 (or 9/13) was purposefully used.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:23:17 PM PDT
by
C210N
(Bush SPYED, Terrorists DIED!)
To: Salamander
Because of our emergency phone call system, 9-1-1
I don't know. I've never heard anything to connect it to that date that I would call unimpeachable evidence. I do remember waiting for the talking heads on the news to make the connection...and that took awhile.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:24:02 PM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: P-40
They probably did just attack as soon as they were ready to do so. It probably isn't symbolic.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:24:41 PM PDT
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( Microevolution is real; Macroevolution is not real.)
To: BlackjackPershing
Speaking of the defeat of the Ottoman Turks at Vienna in 1683, one of the major turning points in history, one of my favorite fantasy novels is Tim Powers first book, "The Drawing of the Dark." I just got through re-reading it last week.
It's a great read, especially for SF fans, King Arthur lovers, and those who take the brewing of classic beer seriously.
There's a wonderful blend of comedy and seriousness, because the future of western civilization is at stake.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:25:13 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: P-40
I think it was simply because the weather was good. If there was a low cloud deck on the entire East Coast or there was forecast to be one, it would have been delayed.
People have this powerful psychological need to find some meaning in the date, though.
To: BlackjackPershing
They can now count September 11 as the beginning of the end for their stupid plan of taking over the world.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:25:56 PM PDT
by
yldstrk
(My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
To: BlackjackPershing
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar. If your birthday is in the winter this year, it will be in the summer a few years from now. Because of this, the anniversary of an event will fall on different days depending on which calendar you use. I would believe an anniversary theory only if it jived with the Islamic calendar.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:27:14 PM PDT
by
beef
(Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
To: BlackjackPershing
I'm sure the main reason is the one Hitchens cites - these dirtbags have long memories of perceived hurts and an overwhelming desire to destroy western civilization and introduce Islamic barbarism instead.
But I always felt they liked 9-11 for its emergency connotations, too.
Then, there was that weird zapf dingbats thing with the name, too, does anyone remember it, or how to do it? Something about 'death to israel' with the transformation of the 9-11 into zapf dingbats. These terrorists were real satanic f***s.
To: BlackjackPershing
I have thought it interesting that the twin towers looked like the number 11.
To: BlackjackPershing
All this numerology is BS.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:32:07 PM PDT
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
To: BlackjackPershing
"Suicide killers"???
In the interest of accuracy and fairness: TERRORISTS
My memory makes that of an elephant look like that of a Piker.
Semper Fi!
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:33:38 PM PDT
by
Howie66
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.")
To: C210N
If 9/11 had been rainy in NYC and in DC, we'd all be talking about 9/12 (or 9/13) right now. Exactly. That day was chosen because the weather was clear and allowed the terrorists to fly the aircraft visually.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:36:17 PM PDT
by
COEXERJ145
(Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
To: BlackjackPershing
I find the timing of 9/11 to be very suspicious - too convenient relative to the elections. Why couldn't they have waited until just after the elections?
/moron rat
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:40:09 PM PDT
by
freedomlover
(Sorry, a tagline occurred. The tagline has been logged.)
To: P-40
I read somewhere online tonight that it was originally supposed to be on 5/11/2001. For some reason, I always thought that they chose 9-11 because it is the number used in the US for emergencies.
BTW, great article by Hitch.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:41:43 PM PDT
by
srmorton
(Choose life!)
To: BlackjackPershing
666/911 is an irrational number that is contrary to the definition of an irrational number.
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posted on
09/10/2006 8:42:38 PM PDT
by
Jeff Gordon
(Is tractus pro pensio.)
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