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| Iraq | |
| Unconfirmed: Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani dead ?? | |
| 2006-12-26 | |
Sistani was known for his more peaceful approach to resolving disagreement as opposed to his Shi'ite counterpart Muqtada al-Sadr who has been burning Sunni Mosques and terrorizing Sunni neighborhoods in his personal power struggle within Iraq. The Sunni have equally retaliated in bombings, murders and terror. Current information suggests that the residence of the deceased elderly Shi'ite leader is on lockdown and surrounded by US forces. | |
| Posted by:Jotle Crotle4152 |
| #15 It is time for the civil authority in Iraq to consider a "who will rid us of this turbulent priest?" doctrine; in which power is invested in the state, and mullahs are consigned to peaceful, spiritual roles. Or else. Priests of all kinds lust for power. They cannot help it, and are always on the look out for it. Therefore, they must be made to fear ambition, lest their commission be terminated. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-12-26 20:51 |
| #14 perhaps it's a message to Sistani: "this could be you" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-26 20:18 |
| #13 8:12pm Eastern time, and still no report about Sistani on Fox or CNN. There's no way that something this big would fail to get reported by the big news agencies. If nothing else, someone like Tater would be crowing that he was the new spiritual leader of the Iraqi Shi'a. In other words, this is bogus. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-12-26 20:09 |
| #12 #6 Dead of what? "Heart failure"? |
| Posted by: Whiskettes4Hilali 2006-12-26 20:00 |
| #11 That Steve Quayle guy is definitely a nut. He's got some relationship with Hagmann, but I'm not sure that the wiki is right on Quayle contributing to NEIN. And, sometimes, they've both been right. Though NEIN has gone downhill since Hagmann had a very public falling out with Laura Mansfield. I don't disregard sources just because of bizarre views in other areas -- but I do try to cross check it with othersources. I wouldn't regard it as less reliable than the New York Times. |
| Posted by: Phamp Pholunter3122 2006-12-26 17:41 |
| #10 Nothing at Fox News or CNN. This Doug Hagemann guy that runs NEIN is, . . . how do I say this diplomatically? . . . moonbat-looney. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-12-26 16:04 |
| #9 Who's got the turkey? Turki flew the coop to Saudi Arabia, but you have my permission to bag and roast the sucker at will. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-26 15:05 |
| #8 Mashed Tater coming right up. I have left over gravy and stuffing. Who's got the turkey? |
| Posted by: Chuck Darwin 2006-12-26 14:50 |
| #7 Something extremely slow and painful, we can hope. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-26 13:52 |
| #6 Dead of what? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-26 13:48 |
| #5 Seeing as how Sistani just placed his imprimatur upon Sadr in favor of ending American participation in Iraq, the demise of both these assholes has just become a top priority. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-26 13:44 |
| #4 Just yesterday, Sistani was dumping all over the "moderate" Iraqi Shia pols, claiming that it was time for a "united" Shia front. |
| Posted by: mrp 2006-12-26 13:31 |
| #3 If so, then good riddance to the "peaceful" Sistani whose website informs us that non-Muslims are the equivalent of faeces and urine. |
| Posted by: Jereting Elminemp7907 2006-12-26 13:21 |
| #2 As usual, the 48 hour rule applies... if there is no proof of life by 12/28/06, then we can perk our ears!! |
| Posted by: smn 2006-12-26 13:19 |
| #1 If true, whacking Tater just became a priority. |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-12-26 12:51 |