The People Of the Book (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) seem to have a very strange notion of the Main Character. The sentiment below echoes statements already made by the "Christian Right" and a very right-wing sect of Jews. How sad. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: New Orleans Date: 9/1/05 8:53:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time From: _andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: Hey, forget Germany. Here's Kuwait on the hurricane. Kuwait is an American ally. --andreas > Senior Kuwaiti Official: "Katrina is a Wind of Torment and Evil from > Allah Sent to This American Empire" > "The Terrorist Katrina is One of the Soldiers of Allah..." > > To view this Special Dispatch in HTML, visit > http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD97705 > > "...As I watched the horrible sights of this wondrous storm, I was > reminded of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah [in the compilations] > of Al-Bukhari and Abu Daoud. The Hadith says: 'The wind is of the wind > of Allah, it comes from mercy or for the sake of torment. When you see > it, do not curse it, [but rather] ask Allah for the good that is in > it, and ask Allah for shelter from its evil.' Afterwards, I was [also] > reminded of the words of the Prophet Muhammad: 'Do not curse the wind, > as it is the fruit of Allah's planning. He who curses something that > should not be cursed - the curse will come back to him.' > > "When the satellite channels reported on the scope of the terrifying > destruction in America [caused by] this wind, I was reminded of the > words of [Prophet Muhammad]: 'The wind sends torment to one group of > people, and sends mercy to others.' I do not think - and only Allah > [really] knows - that this wind, which completely wiped out American > cities in these days, is a wind of mercy and blessing. It is almost > certain that this is a wind of torment and evil that Allah has sent to > this American empire. Out of my absolute belief in the truth of the > words of the Prophet Muhammad, this wind is the fruit of the planning > [of Allah], as is stated in the text of the Hadith of the Prophet. > > "But I began to ask myself: Doesn't this country [the U.S.] claim to > aspire to establish justice, freedom, and equality amongst the people? > Isn't this country claiming that everything it did in Afghanistan and > Iraq was for truth and justice? How can it be that these American > claims are untrue, when we see how good prevails in the streets of > Afghanistan, and how it became an oasis of security with America's > entrance there? How can these American claims in the matter of Iraq be > untrue, when we see that Iraq has become the most tranquil and secure > country in the world?" > > "But how strange it is that after all the tremendous American > achievements for the sake of humanity, these mighty winds come and > evilly rip [America's] cities to shreds? Have the storms have joined > the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization? > > "The Disaster Will Keep Striking the Unbelievers for What They Have > Done" > > "How sad I am for America. Here it is, poor thing, trying with all its > might to lower oil prices which have reached heights unprecedented in > all history. Along with America's phenomenal efforts to lower the > price of oil in order to salvage its declining economy and its > currency - that is still falling due to the 'smart' policy America is > implementing in the world - comes this storm, the fruit of Allah's > planning, so that [the price of] a barrel of oil will increase further > still. By Allah, this is not schadenfreude. > > "Oh honored gentlemen, I began to read about these winds, and I was > surprised to discover that the American websites that are translated > [into Arabic] are talking about the fact that that the storm Katrina > is the fifth equatorial storm to strike Florida this year... and that > a large part of the U.S. is subject every year to many storms that > extract [a price of] dead, and completely destroy property. I said, > Allah be praised, until when will these successive catastrophes strike > them? > > "But before I went to sleep, I opened the Koran and began to read in > Surat Al-R'ad ['The Thunder' chapter], and stopped at these words [of > Allah]: 'The disaster will keep striking the unbelievers for what they > have done, or it will strike areas close to their territory, until the > promise of Allah comes to pass, for, verily, Allah will not fail in > His promise.' [Koran 13:31]." ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html