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Sacred landmarks on allies' road to Baghdad (Damage to Iraqi holy sites would enrage Muslim world)
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | April 1st, 2003 | Don Lattin

Posted on 04/01/2003 7:09:47 PM PST by Sabertooth

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:42:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Two of the largest land mines on the U.S. military's march to Baghdad are a pair of holy sites especially sacred to the Shiite branch of Islam -- Karbala and Najaf.

Iraqi fighters loyal to Saddam Hussein hope to exploit the religious significance of these two landmarks of Muslim history, while U.S. and British troops are trying to avoid damaging tombs whose destruction could enrage the Muslim world.


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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ancienthistory; imamalmahdi; imammahdi; karbala; mahdi; najaf; roadtobaghdad; twelfthimam
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1 posted on 04/01/2003 7:09:47 PM PST by Sabertooth
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To: Sabertooth
Well judginf by the fact we have found army bases and huge weapon caches in schools and hospitals, it seems that we should nuke the hell out of these sites since they are likely converted from islam to WMD.
2 posted on 04/01/2003 7:11:21 PM PST by finnman69
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To: Sabertooth
And of course they are going to hide right in them
3 posted on 04/01/2003 7:11:44 PM PST by Minty
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To: Sabertooth
I hope Iraq puts all their tanks in mosques. They're not much use there.
4 posted on 04/01/2003 7:13:35 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Sabertooth
The Muslim world has been perpetually enraged for the last 1100 years.
5 posted on 04/01/2003 7:14:08 PM PST by primeval patriot
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To: Sabertooth
Enrage the Muslim world? But they are a religion of peace.....
6 posted on 04/01/2003 7:14:33 PM PST by KansasCanadian (Living the American Dream)
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To: Sabertooth
Oh Boo Hoo Hoo. Roll right over them.
7 posted on 04/01/2003 7:15:01 PM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Sabertooth
I cant quote source, but I had read that Saddam Damaged some of these sites when he took power.
He simply rebuilt them and the muslims were appeased.
8 posted on 04/01/2003 7:15:30 PM PST by mylife
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To: Sabertooth
Damage to Iraqi holy sites would enrage Muslim world, experts say

And then they would fly planes into our buildings? Set off car bombs? Kill their own innocent civilians?

9 posted on 04/01/2003 7:16:03 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot
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To: Sabertooth
Cool. Now I will know where to relieve myself if I'm ever in Karbala.
10 posted on 04/01/2003 7:17:33 PM PST by Sir Gawain
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To: Sabertooth
Hoping they steer clear of these holy relics, as the Shiate could it the fan.
11 posted on 04/01/2003 7:17:45 PM PST by Dysart (S.A.R.)
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To: facedown
Bingo.
12 posted on 04/01/2003 7:18:12 PM PST by bonfire
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To: Sabertooth
Damage to Iraqi holy sites would enrage Muslim world

Well, wasn't the WTC a holy site for our business world. The muslims didn't think anything about leveling that. I think the uslims would get over it. One shot from one of those holy sites and I'd level it.

13 posted on 04/01/2003 7:20:07 PM PST by chainsaw
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And damage a church near the WTC? And, a Franciscan priest was killed while ministering to the sick. Even civilized people are supposed to care what happens to fanatical Muslims? I really don't think so.
14 posted on 04/01/2003 7:21:16 PM PST by katze
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To: Sabertooth
I've been thinking recently that NOT destroying them is a bad idea - the fanatics seem to view our respect and mercy as a sign of weakness.
15 posted on 04/01/2003 7:22:34 PM PST by thoughtomator (Saddam Hussein was an enemy combatant... now he's worm food)
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To: katze
The priest was killed while ministering to the dying (not merely sick) rescue workers.
16 posted on 04/01/2003 7:23:07 PM PST by katze
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To: Sabertooth
Oh no... more raging, enraged, "we're" enraged, angry, mad, really, really mad, "yup we really are..." arabs.

Screw em!

17 posted on 04/01/2003 7:23:17 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Sabertooth
No matter the faction, the Muslims are constantly offended and wallowing in a state of victimhood.

If there is a damned mosque being used for military operations, smash the thing to dust. Save our troops' lives, and let these Shiite shrines be rebuilt by Iranian charity after the war.

18 posted on 04/01/2003 7:26:12 PM PST by Maeve (Siobhan's daughter and sometime banshee.)
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To: AmericaUnited
We're sort of getting twofers anyway. Sounds like the most militant ones are packing into buses and heading to Baghdad.

I just don't see Saddam's band of merrie men handing out Kornet anti-tank missiles to the foreign legion, which means they'll be fighting with body bombs and AK-74's.

Bradley fodder.
19 posted on 04/01/2003 7:26:13 PM PST by Retrofire (Let's roll!)
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To: Sabertooth
I think the Arab world needs too worry more about enraging the civilized world or they might just find themselves on the endangered species list.
20 posted on 04/01/2003 7:27:04 PM PST by PFKEY
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