Sounds like a snake oil salesman to me.
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| Loser sheikh throws temper tantrum | ||
| 2005-06-20 | ||
| THE "stupid action" of military forces who raided the Iraq house where Douglas Wood was found had risked the lives of two Iraqi hostages, Australia's Islamic spiritual leader said today. Australian Mufti Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilaly returned to Sydney today from his Middle East mission to try to secure the 63-year-old engineer's release. Sheik al-Hilaly's arrival in Sydney this morning coincided with Mr Wood touching down in Melbourne. Mr Wood was released last week when Iraqi and American troops on a general sweep-and-cordon operation in Baghdad were tipped off to a house of interest where the Australian was found, Prime Minister John Howard said today. They weren't tipped off it was a random, accidental find. Howard is still trying to diplomatically brownose the sheik. Why? And why the backflip on illegal immigrants? At a Sydney mosque today, Sheikh al-Hilali told of his concern for two Iraqi hostages – one of whom was Mr Wood's driver. He said both men, known only as Farris and Adel, had families and were still in grave danger. Reports last week said the troops who freed Mr Wood had also found another hostage, a 19-year-old Iraqi identified as Rasool. Sheikh al-Hilaly was critical of the military operation in Baghdad and said Mr Wood had been close to being released anyway. He said the raid had endangered the lives of the other two hostages. "The stupid action that was taken last week has exposed the fathers of these families to death," he said in Arabic, translated by his spokesman Keysar Trad.
For behold I am the master expert of percentages If military forces had only delayed their actions, the two Iraqi nationals might also have been freed, he said. "If they waited 12 hours everything would have worked out all right," he said. Just like last time i told you Wood would be freed... weeks ago, you remember? The sheik said he could have secured Mr Wood's release within the first week of his arrival in Iraq but had held off to try to also secure the release of the other two Iraqis. "It was within my reach, it was almost possible to free him (Douglas Wood) in the first week ...," he said. "You need me no really you do! It is better to have my help than the military.. no really believe me!"
But military forces had wrongly used the information that had been supplied, he said. "As I see it, the Iraqi forces were going for one thing and they discovered something else and they handed Mr Wood over to the Americans," he said. "Like someone who goes fishing, he puts his fish in a bucket – next thing someone comes and takes it from behind his back." That's my fish give it back baggins... Baggins.. we hates it ! my precious... my victory... i'm important... allah allah The sheik said he had wanted to avoid the raid and secure Mr Wood's release in a more "civilised and peaceful" way than had occurred. For behold i am the master of CIVilisation... Fatima be silent or I'll beat you with this stick ... it is the will of allah. | ||
| Posted by:anon1 |
| #10 I'm starting to feel a little sorry for our Muff. He has in the past tried to clamp down on the really extreme Wahhabist saudi-faction, even taking jihadi literature dumped on his mosque to the tip. I think he really DID try to free Douglas Wood and this humiliation is extremely damaging to him given the whole honour-shame thing. Perhaps when he first heard Wood was free he really believed he was released (after all the Jihadis repeatedly told him they would release him). And also, perhaps, Douglas Wood was kept alive due to the Mufti - after all, they could have killed him easily enough. So really, we should thank the Mufti for doing something, even if he didn't free Wood. I feel really bad now that I ripped into the Mufti so much. |
| Posted by: anon1 2005-06-21 00:03 |
| #9 Wow, OP -- I see they've pushed you too far. How about a $100 per cleric tax rebate too? |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-06-20 20:45 |
| #8 When is someone in authority going to call open season on Muslim "clerics" who interfere in international diplomacy? I'd appreciate an open season, limited to 430 years, bag limit per person per day at 3, possession limit 0, $5 license fee refunded upon delivery of the first body. Allow any means at all to bag a "cleric", as long as no one else is hurt (unless it's another "cleric"). Large-caliber weapons, bombs above 500 pounds of semtex, and unconventional weapons require prior approval. Hunter is allowed to keep any turbans captured, as long as there is less than 2 pounds of organic material attached. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-06-20 20:37 |
| #7 A Muslim cleric tells us how to run the war on Muslim clerics. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2005-06-20 18:10 |
| #6 Hilaly was outed by LGF in a Feb 2004 posting for a rant that a muzzein will be calling from the White House, praising the 9/11 terrorists, etc. |
| Posted by: Craig 2005-06-20 15:17 |
| #5 The sheik said he had wanted to avoid the raid and secure Mr Wood's release in a more "civilised and peaceful" way than had occurred. As opposed as to how he was caputured and kept. Bet he had a bible given to him. And Australian food. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-06-20 13:22 |
| #4 Sounds like a snake oil salesman to me. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-06-20 13:01 |
| #3 Hilaly did nothing to free to Mr. Wood. Hilaly should be put down like the rabid dog he is. |
| Posted by: Mark Z. 2005-06-20 12:37 |
| #2 Forgot to tell you, earlier our great big Muff said Wood had a 20% chance of survival when he was kidnapped followed by a 70% chance as soon as the Great One Sheik Hilaly set foot in Iraq followed by a 100% chance of release... if only those pesky infidels didn't foil it by rescuing him.. allah allah... never trust an infidel.. allah ...oooo we hates it .. allah allah ... percentages ... allah |
| Posted by: anon1 2005-06-20 12:19 |
| #1 The sheik said he had wanted to avoid the raid and secure Mr Wood's release in a more "civilised and peaceful" way than had occurred. ... and maybe even get a cut of the ransom? Y'know, for "expenses"? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-20 12:14 |