Is Tomorrow Doomsday?
August 21, 2006 12:52 PM

Asa Eslocker Reports:

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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What do you think? Extreme paranoia or should we sleep in our cellars tonight?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Snake:
[QB] Is Tomorrow Doomsday?
August 21, 2006 12:52 PM

a conservative think tank.


Now that's scary.

I sure hope not cause I just busted my balls meeting a deadline today.

Well Snake, I'll tell ya what I think on wednesday.

:p

Touche', Ronnie

A sequel on " The 12th imam strikes back". :rolleyes:
That is a topic that interests me, the origins of Arabic culture and Islam. I'm going to read about this. Wikipedia, where are you?
Hmm, so this guy? The most loud-mouthed marionet in the world? Pff...

Btw, tomorrow I'm gonna bake some saucages. Imagine that being the last thing I ever did.

"It blocked all the traffic and blocked out the sun,
And straightway for home all the people did run (singin'...)
So long, it's been good to know yuh
...
The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
He said, "Kind friends, this may the end
You have your last chance at salvation from sin!"

Guthrie not relevant today?
So long, I'll see yuh tomorra

Bring It On

Fuck him.


Don Cardi

Agree.

Well were all still here

Jesus is coming...let's look busy!

Oh dear, where to start?

First of all, if you read somewhere that such and such dates have some significance to Muslims you discredit the article right there. Islamic dates vary every year, since the Islamic calendar is according to Moon rather than the Sun and it goes backward around 10 days each year compared to Julian or Jalali calendars. So whatever was being celebrated this year on Aug. 22nd, will be celebrated on Aug 12th next year.

Secondly, the date of return of the 12th imam along with Messiah, in which only Shiia Muslims believe, is not known but is said to be on a Friday. Mind you, he's been gone for quite a while and has been expected to come back each Friday for over thousand years. And of course this is one of the reasons why Sunni Muslims believe that Shiias have fallen out of religion, which is a serious crime in their book.

This year the Aug. 22nd, had fallen on the day that Muhammad was presented with Quran and was appointed to be the prophet and being an illiterate man that he was, due to a miracle was able to read the book. There is no other significance to this day except that event and most importantly the fact that we got the day off, so I slept till noon.

Venkman...you okay?

Afsaneh, very nice to read that. I really appreciate it every time you tell about Islam!

Well. I'm not dead.

Hymm...guess the conservative think tanks aren't quite the experts on the Islamic calendar?

No, those think-tanks just fucking panicked. Really, their fear of the Iranian government has just made them so nervous as fuck. They need to get their shit together.

As far as I understand it, scholars say that the original form of the book was all memorization and was not written down until about 20 years after his death

You're welcome Enzo.

Hey Salad! Tell me about it!

I don't think this thread is about this subject, however FYI according to Islamic scholars, the book which was part of a miracle and made Muhammad able to read overnight, was presented to him as a whole, but he read parts of it each time after having a vision with Gabriel related to the problems Muslims faced at that point, and his disciples wrote it and stored it with care, to the point that today even between Shiias and Sunnis, there is not a single word of it subject of dispute. In other words although there are different branches of Islam, there is only one version of Quran.

Afsaneh, did you read the Quran?

Yes, I had to, it is part of school curriculum over here for Muslims. They separate people for theology course according to their religion and Christians and Jewish people have to read their own book in school as well. Religion in schools, you've got to love it. :p

Nah...only Hillary in 2008 brings shivers down my spine!

Hillary? Hillary?!?

Really Snake, you and the other conservatives really think she can actually win, much less get the democratic ticket?

Of course, considering that Dubya was elected twice by the American people, then maybe your cause for panic might be deserving.

Nah. I truly hope she does run. No better way to guarantee a Republican victory!

I dunno Snake, Senator Allen is rather fucking boring himself.

Let not your heart be troubled, Snake.

Only if the Republicans are dumb enough to nominate John McCain will Hillary Clinton come even close to being the 44th President of the United States.

Although just imagining the woman raising her right hand and taking the oath of office with her husband at her side DOES tend to give one a serious case of the scheves .

Apple

Just nominate me. We know I'd kickass.

And Apple would be my VP. Snake would be my Secretary of State, Don Cardi my Defense Secretary. Baggins would be my CIA director, and Mikey Sullivan will be my Press Secretary. Iceman could be my National Security Advisor.

And, of course, we'd have to get married Zia, I need a hot first lady.

When's the New Hampshire Primary?