Iraqis Call Shuttle Disaster God's Vengeance

Reuters ^ | 2.1.03

[mhking]

Per Reuters:

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Iraqis Call Shuttle Disaster God's Vengeance

Sat February 1, 2003 02:08 PM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Immediate popular reaction in Baghdad on Saturday to the loss of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew -- including the first Israeli in space -- was that its was God's retribution on Americans. "We are happy that it broke up," government employee Abdul Jabbar al-Quraishi said.

"God wants to show that his might is greater than the Americans. They have encroached on our country. God is avenging us," he said.

Car mechanic Mohammed Jaber al-Tamini noted Israeli air force Colonel Ilan Ramon was among the dead when the shuttle broke up shortly before its return to earth.

"Israel launched an aggression on us when it raided our nuclear reactor without any reason (in 1981), now time has come and God has retaliated to their aggression," Tamini said.

[Timesink]

Immediate popular reaction in Baghdad on Saturday to the loss of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew -- including the first Israeli in space -- was that its was God's retribution on Americans. "We are happy that it broke up," government employee Abdul Jabbar al-Quraishi said.

This means SO MUCH coming from someone who's going to meet The Fist of Allah (via the US Armed Forces) in about two to four weeks.

[Poohbah]

Maybe there's a cool Easter Egg when you use the right combination of ZOT! and SMITE!

Kinda like those special moves in "Mortal Kombat."

[jd777]

You've just been "propagandized". And you really took the bait.

[Terriergal]

I can't speak for God, but it is troubling the connection of the first Israeli astronaut on board

What about Challenger and the first teacher? Was that because God has a problem with teachers?

[Howlin]

I watched this documentry on Saddam last night on Discovery I had never seen before.

Ho-lee crap, he's evil. Killed his own son-in-laws. And his son HAS to go when he does! Has to. EVIL.

[A CA Guy]

Well, we will agree to disagree.

We can't be nationally killing millions in the womb every year and not expect God to act.

As I said, not in this incident, but in the area of His protection, I think we are not protected by Him as we were before blessing abortion in this country.

[palmer]

Liberal apologist!

I admit I only read the excerpts here, but they didn't sound like liberals to me, just partisan whackos.

[gg188]

"Ramon also served in the Yom Kippur War and Operation Peace for Galilee. He was reported also to be one of the pilots involved in the raid on the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak in 1981 (Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2003)."

http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/Ilanramon.html

[Howlin]

ZOT then SMITE SMITE SMITE? Wow, you're tough.

[swheats]

That is an ignorant statement

You want to be more specific.

[Howlin]

Give it a rest.

[Terriergal]

hear hear. Aren't they aware that "Shetan" can produce death as well -- of course that seems to be who they call "god" IMO.

[CARepubGal]

our enemies are thrones and principalities (and they do not inhabit high places). Satan is smiling for a time.

[exhaustedmomma]

"Israel launched an aggression on us when it raided our nuclear reactor without any reason (in 1981), now time has come and God has retaliated to their aggression," Tamini said.

hmmmmmmmm... trying hard to keep my tinfoil beanie off.

Drop a load of pigs on them, to even up the score.

[A CA Guy]

I'm not saying God did this, but I agreed with the Freeper that we lost our umbrella of protection from God long ago due to the millions of deaths regarding abortion in America.

[RummyChick]

Didn't saddam once put out a hit on his own son?

[RightWhale]

That's something Islam and Christianity have in common. Both have some members who seem to know God's motivations and don't mind being His spokesmen.

[Poohbah]

I think he's looking for a cool special move, kinda like in the video games where you hit Button A-left stick-Button A-Button B-up stick-Button C, and the ninja rips the bad guy's head and spine out...

[Terriergal]

YEP! I will certainly concur! He's as nutty as Hitler was (of course you will get a certain fringe group insisting all THAT didn't happen either and apologizing for the Nazi party and everyone else that didn't stand up to them in Germany...)