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| Arab astrologer predicts Bush assassination |
| 2004-12-28 |
| A Tunisian astrologer who reportedly predicted the deaths of Princess Diana, Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Yasser Arafat says President Bush will be killed by an assassin's bullet in 2005. So seriously are Hassan al-Sharibi's predictions taken in the Arab world that a similar prophecy about Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Mahmoud Abbas has resulted in increased security around the candidate to replace Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority. Abbas' aides put a "great deal of credence" in the prediction, according to a source quoted by the Jerusalem Post. However, the paper tempered its report by saying critics label Sharibi "a quack with flair who relies on logic and wishful thinking. After all, predicting Yassin's assassination — he was Israel's 'public enemy No. 1' — and the death of an already ailing Arafat are hardly major feats." Soothsaying is not unusual, nor forbidden, in Islam — as it is in Christianity and Judaism. Muslim caliphs relied on court astrologers as early as the eighth century, according to the report in the Jerusalem Post. Sharibi also predicted the sudden death of Saddam Hussein before his trial begins. "The Middle East region will be sitting on a volcano in 2005, and the situation in Iraq will get even more dramatic as Saddam Hussein is expected to die suddenly before his trial even starts," Sharibi said, according to a report by United Press International. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 There is a greater probability of some of Michael Moore's and Al Franken's PEST Democrats or some of the denizens of the Democratic Underground pulling the trigger than a foreign assassin. These people take the concept of culture war seriously and don't believe that any laws apply to them. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-12-28 11:54:13 PM |
| #6 Is an astrologer predicting the death of an infidel any different from a imam calling for his death? |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-12-28 10:06:30 PM |
| #5 Uri Geller is too angry to comment |
| Posted by: tipper 2004-12-28 9:49:20 PM |
| #4 First thing first...has anyone subjected al-Sharibi to the Soloman Test? When is the year of his own death; and how will it be done? Failing that question, he should be assasinated by western operatives for not seeing it coming! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-12-28 9:33:13 PM |
| #3 Soothsaying is not unusual, nor forbidden, in Islam – as it is in Christianity and Judaism I call BS and direct this idiot to RB Futures |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-28 9:28:31 PM |
| #2 I have practiced western "Astrology." It's pure horseshit. I can assure you if you pay me I will get all the planets and conseletations lined up just right to grant your wish or give you the kind of reading you want. I have had "readings" done by "experts" It's 100 % pure horse shit. Arabic or Oriental Astrology is the same damm bunkum. It's a time honored method of seperating you from your money and thats all it is. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-28 9:26:45 PM |
| #1 If GWB is assassinated, I predict Cheney will run for re-election. If they think GWB is conservative, just wait till they get a load of Cheney. It will be fun to see Rumsfeld get the VP slot. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-12-28 9:23:04 PM |