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| Afghanistan/South Asia |
| Hundreds Killed by Powerful Asian Quake |
| 2005-10-08 |
| Posted by:DanNY |
| #6 7.6 is pretty big. The 1989 San Francisco quake was 7.3, or 1/2 as powerful. The Bam, Iran quake was 6.6 and killed 30,000. I guess Pakistan and Iran to have similar building methods and consequences. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-10-08 23:02 |
| #5 Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan, Pakistan's chief army spokesman, told Pakistan's Geo TV network early Sunday that more than 18,000 had been killed - 17,000 of them in Pakistani Kashmir, where the quake was centered. Some 41,000 people were injured, he said. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-10-08 22:54 |
| #4 Death toll in the thousands now... |
| Posted by: Elmimble Crinetle9495 2005-10-08 19:01 |
| #3 that's why the Zionist Death Ray, cleverly disguised as a lightning bolt is so useful... and a broadcast voice in arabic: "knock that shit off, drop the sheets, treat your women well, get along with your enemies" would cause some stir heh heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-08 16:32 |
| #2 RJ, one would think that Iran's Bam earthquake, the tsunami and this current devastation would surely represent some sort of warning sign to Muslims in the region. Sadly, you have to remember how for every Imam crying out that people must take heed, there's probably another one declaiming that this is Islam's just punishment for not pursuing violent jihad more vigorously. The mindset of Islamic fanaticism is undeterred by such niggling little concepts as logic, cause and effect or critical analysis. This is what helps make it such a virulent and pathological meme. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-08 16:27 |
| #1 7.6 is a big quake, but not huge, it's hit the India-Pakistani border area. Isn't that the general area where Osama is supposedly hiding? You know, If I was as nutty-religious as the Muzzies seem to be, I'd think god doesn't like the folks (Osama) hiding there. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2005-10-08 13:17 |