| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| ’Miracle’ baby draws Bethlehem crowds |
| 2003-12-03 |
| File this under ’oh-fer-cryin-out-loud’... Palestinians in the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace have been thronging to the adjacent Aida refugee camp for a glimpse of the 11-day-old infant many are calling a "miracle baby." The boy has gained attention for being born with a large birthmark across his cheek that roughly forms in Arabic letters the name of his uncle, Ala, a Hamas militant killed by Israeli troops after he was suspected of having planned a suicide bombing. The family, devout Muslims, called it a divine message of support for the Palestinians against Israel... Yes, of course. The Israeli army declined comment, but one security source said, As she spoke, an Israeli army patrol fired tear gas at stone-throwing youths nearby. Despite the commotion, the imam from the camp’s main mosque entered the crowded living room, traced a finger along the swirling birthmark... and pronounced it a "gift from God." Wait, there’s more: Adding to a tale spread mostly by word of mouth and published Monday in the Jerusalem Post, the baby -- named in honor of his dead uncle -- was born on the 27th day of the holy month of Ramadan, revered as the night the Koran was revealed to the prophet Mohammad... And there you have it... |
| Posted by:Rafael |
| #17 Are they sure then mark doesn't spell out 'dumb ass?" |
| Posted by: Ned 2003-12-3 7:15:25 PM |
| #16 This is the Paleo equivalent of the cargo cult. They are just waiting for some divine someone to bail their collective ass out of the outhouse pit of ignorance that they find themselves in. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-12-3 6:31:51 PM |
| #15 Could this just be Noor Tantray dressed up in baby clothes? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-12-3 4:40:00 PM |
| #14 This must just be a college psych project to see if an entire town can be convinced to interpret a Roschak ink blot the same way. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-12-3 4:36:23 PM |
| #13 Let's Try that again. Here is the Original!!! |
| Posted by: DRJ 2003-12-3 12:03:00 PM |
| #12 That photo is a fake! Here is the original!!! |
| Posted by: DRJ 2003-12-3 12:00:09 PM |
| #11 The family, devout Muslims, called it a divine message of support for the Palestinians against Israel... Haaahahahahaha, if there ever was a case to be made that Palestinians are largely idiots, this would seal it. Who else would try to portray a birthmark on a baby as some sort of "divine message of support for the Palestinians against Israel"? Dumbasses. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-3 11:48:58 AM |
#10 She hoped for peace!? Via Allah, what she really said:Now I am very happy, because my martyred son, Ala, has returned. This baby sends a message to Israel that those who kill us will be killed. We will raise him to be good and pious like his uncle [the genocide bomber]. Just as Mary received a sign from God that Jesus would be born to her in this holy place, so we have received a sign from God. This miracle shows that the martyrs who fall fighting for God do not die.Ah, Reuters... |
| Posted by: someone 2003-12-3 11:28:35 AM |
| #9 "Well? Where's the gold?!? Nobody brought any frankincense? Was the 24-hour MyrrhMart closed or something? Jeez, you people don't know how to appreciate a 'gift from God'." Seriously, though, I feel sorry for this kid. I'm betting that at some point in his life, he will be placed in harms way in an attempt to incite a huge riot. |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-3 11:24:55 AM |
| #8 Don't thier penises vanish too? |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2003-12-3 11:03:38 AM |
| #7 Yea, and if the parents don't watch out they'll turn the kid into a mosque. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-12-3 11:02:51 AM |
| #6 A little mis-quoted, David, but I doubt ol' W.B. will mind. For the confused: W.B. Yeats, "The Second Coming". Google good... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-12-3 10:55:46 AM |
| #5 I'm looking forward to seeing this kid's face on purple velvet. |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-3 10:27:17 AM |
| #4 Surely some revelation is at hand Surely it's the second coming And the wrath has finally taken form For what is this rough beast Its hour come at last Slouching towards Bethlehem to be born --Yeats |
| Posted by: David 2003-12-3 9:57:17 AM |
| #3 Hope the kid's as accepting of it when he grows up. Sounds like the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-12-3 8:51:53 AM |
| #2 More likely the "Mark of the Devil". |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-12-3 8:16:17 AM |
| #1 Nitric acid |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-12-3 7:25:20 AM |