[lit-ideas] Re: Frog Style Biscuit: What is Bush Preparing For?
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:25:02 -0400
Ursula: Be afraid...
Eric: Yowzah! Scary Republicans!
However, if you want something to fear, this might be more
effective:
WSJ: Scholar Warns Iran's Ahmadinejad May Have 'Cataclysmic
Events' In Mind For August 22
Tue Aug 08 2006 10:22:35 ET
In a WALL STREET JOURNAL op-ed Tuesday, Princeton's Bernard
Lewis writes: "There is a radical difference between the
Islamic Republic of Iran and other governments with nuclear
weapons. This difference is expressed in what can only be
described as the apocalyptic worldview of Iran's present
rulers."
"In Islam as in Judaism and Christianity, there are certain
beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time --
Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite
Muslims, the long awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending
in the final victory of the forces of good over evil,
however these may be defined."
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "and his followers clearly
believe that this time is now, and that the terminal
struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It
may even have a date, indicated by several references by the
Iranian president to giving his final answer to the US about
nuclear development by Aug. 22," which this year corresponds
"to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427.
This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims
commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the
winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque,' usually
identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back
(c.f., Koran XVII.1).
"This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the
apocalyptic ending of Israel and if necessary of the world.
It is far from certain that Mr. Ahmadinejad plans any such
cataclysmic events precisely for Aug. 22. But it would be
wise to bear the possibility in mind."
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash4.htm
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