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Iraq
Tater Rants: US invaded Iraq to prevent return of 12th imam
2006-10-03
THE followers of Moqtada al-Sadr believe that the US invaded Iraq to prevent the return to Earth of their sectÂ’s messiah-like figure, the Mahdi, or 12th imam.

Hojatoleslam al-Sadr claims that his militia is preparing for the day when the Mahdi, the last direct descendent of the revered Shia figure Ali, reappears. Shia believe that the Mahdi, who disappeared in 868, will bring justice to Earth.

At a prayer service in the central Iraqi city of Kufa on September 15, the cleric told a crowd of thousands that the Americans were collecting a dossier on the Mahdi to prevent his return. “Did you ever ask yourself about why all of this, the bloodshed and the prisons? Why are the brothers fighting each other for a political game planned by the Americans? This all happened because they (the Americans) are waiting for the Mahdi. This planning started ten years ago. They have a big file for Imam Mahdi and they just need his picture to complete it.”

Hojatoleslam al-Sadr and his advisers are convinced that the Americans want to destroy Islam and stop the Mahdi. “The Americans are trying to hijack Islamic movements. They think that these are serving the Mahdi’s interests. Whatever they did in Afghanistan and Iraq are all attempts to hijack the Mahdi’s return.”
Posted by:Captain America

#33  The 12th Imam. Add your own caption.

"Twelve hundred years in some godforsaken well and you'd have to take a shit too!"


Posted by: FOTSGreg   2006-10-03 22:36  

#32  Nice Hitler moustache on Gollum there, 'moose.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-03 22:24  

#31  Still, we should have killed him in April '04.

Word, JAB. End of story.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-03 22:23  

#30  America: Powerful enough to prevent the Return of the 12th Imam.
Don't say much for your horseshit god. Remember that, Mr. Tooth Decay...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-10-03 21:59  

#29  The 12th kumquat
Posted by: Captain America   2006-10-03 19:37  

#28  Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

The 12th Imam. Add your own caption.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-10-03 18:12  

#27  no, Lassie says Timmy's in the well...
Posted by: Frank G   2006-10-03 15:16  

#26  I thought Ahmedinejadnutcase thought this dude was in a well in IRAN. And now tater sez he is in a well in IRAQ? Or does he?
Posted by: Brett   2006-10-03 15:06  

#25  Pfft. The Mahdi who can be prevented or deterred is not the true Mahdi. Where did Moqtada get his religious training, a box of Cracker Jacks? Hell, I know that, and I'm a dirty kufr.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2006-10-03 13:17  

#24  Could it be that there is no "Mahdi"?
Thats what I say.
Posted by: newc   2006-10-03 10:43  

#23  I voted to prevent the Mahdi before I voted to encourage him. I was in Vietnam, you know.
Posted by: J Kerry   2006-10-03 10:20  

#22  Pic caption:
"Bullet. Here. Now."
Posted by: mojo   2006-10-03 10:17  

#21  "Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

Tater's going for the record here...

Posted by: Seafarious   2006-10-03 10:08  

#20  that's what was in Arafish's dreaded red notebook: The Mahdi Files™
Posted by: Frank G   2006-10-03 09:45  

#19  He is right. We have to have a staging area to invade Iran next.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-10-03 09:32  

#18  Anymouse is right. Tater's basically saying the Americans are more powerful than God. Not true, but he is paying us a backhanded compliment. Still, we should have killed him in April '04.
Posted by: JAB   2006-10-03 09:02  

#17  Actually, he's hiding in a friend's house in Hollywood. Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon and Babs are keeping it hush hush since the last failed US government assassination attempt. Those Imams are a bitch to kill.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-10-03 08:15  

#16  Everyone should be ashamed of themselves! Don't you know that the government is profiling 12th Imams now. Where is Danny Glover and Jesse when you need them. Shame!
Posted by: DESNC   2006-10-03 07:59  

#15  Ozzy Osbourne is looking better than he has in ages.
Posted by: ed   2006-10-03 07:44  

#14  That sumbitch manages to crawl outta that well, I can guaran-damn-tee you this: he better not try commenting on Rantburg, 'cause I'll troll-whack his soggy skanky little bitch ass.
Posted by: al-Modi the 12th Mod   2006-10-03 07:12  

#13  Tater Rants: US invaded Iraq to prevent return of 12th imam

.....and the plan is working!
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-10-03 07:00  

#12  I thought chaos would hasten the Mahdi's return? These mooks need to get their story straight.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-10-03 06:50  

#11  Oh God, it's spreading! Quick, nuke all the wells in Iran to make sure you get the bugger before he pops out!
Posted by: gorb   2006-10-03 06:40  

#10  They have a big file for Imam Mahdi and they just need his picture to complete it.”

How little does this bad-teethed runt know!!!

The US Hegemon has PLENTY of pics of the 12th Imam(Tm), he's been under surveillance since the mid-60's, right after his involvement in the JFK killing was discovered.
see this :
A still from an UAV video feed, showing the 12th Imam(Tm) peeking out of his well to see what's going on.

The 12th Imam en majesté

Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-10-03 05:29  

#9  Sheesh.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-03 05:26  

#8  Well we have to try to stop the "hidden" one from establishing Islamic "justice." Westerners get squeemish when we hear of beheadings, stoning, hand lopping and boom-crane lynchings.

http://www.amnesty.no/web.nsf/files/steining_iran_web.jpg/$File/steining_iran_web.jpg

http://www.amnesty.org/images/ap_graphics_bank/ap_iran_hanging.jpg

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40931000/jpg/_40931283_flog203.jpg
Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550   2006-10-03 05:07  

#7  >:-)
Posted by: RD   2006-10-03 03:51  

#6  Dossiers of Doom™, RD? :-)
Posted by: .com   2006-10-03 03:01  

#5  
At a prayer service in the central Iraqi city of Kufa on September 15, the cleric told a crowd of thousands that the Americans were collecting a dossier on the Mahdi to prevent his return. “Did you ever ask yourself about why all of this, the bloodshed and the prisons? Why are the brothers fighting each other for a political game planned by the Americans? This all happened because they (the Americans) are waiting for the Mahdi. This planning started ten years ago. They have a big file for Imam Mahdi and they just need his picture to complete it.”


Eureka!

give me the credit RBers. I ferreted/winkled/sifted/uncovered the SECRETE!

Just like Kryptonite is to Superman and Zionist Pixie-Dust is to Paleostians, Dossiers are the 12 Imami's Achilles Heel. huh?

Posted by: RD   2006-10-03 01:56  

#4  Tater: if the "12th Iman" is from allan. And allan is *od. Don't you think allan could do something about the US inavsion??

Rational conlcusion: allan is not *od. allan is a demon from deepest pit of Hell.
Posted by: anymouse   2006-10-03 01:55  

#3  The followers of Moqtada al-Sadr believe that the US invaded Iraq to prevent the return to Earth of their sectÂ’s messiah-like figure, the Mahdi, or 12th imam.

So, in other words, Ahmadinejad's lust for a global conflict that will invoke this 12th maggot is all wrong?

Fuck all, I love the overarching coherence of these fuckwits' vision.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-03 01:52  

#2  Damn straight!
Posted by: 13th Imam   2006-10-03 00:52  

#1  Where da hell is the Mahdi? Oh, I answered my own question
Posted by: Captain America   2006-10-03 00:39  

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