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2011-10-18 Arabia

The destruction of Mecca: Saudi hardliners are wiping out their own heritage

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Posted by Creregum Glolump8403 2011-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 We may not need to nuke Mecca after all. Saudi wahabi taliban does an excellent job to erase any historical context of the RoP..

Posted by twobyfour 2011-10-18 00:39|| 2011-10-18 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't care about their heritage. My concerns are the threat they pose to my (genes) future.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-18 05:27|| 2011-10-18 05:27|| Front Page Top

#3 It's like the Kennewick Man. Bury/destroy the evidence that may repudiate the ~~mythological~~ record of events that don't fit the meme.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-10-18 07:20|| 2011-10-18 07:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Kind of like the modern media eh? If it doesn't fit the narrative - it gets buried.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-10-18 07:39|| 2011-10-18 07:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Ironic. They are wiping out thier heritage for fear of people worshiping at an "idol", but then the developers come in and erect hotels for the pilgrims - so they can visit in luxury, worshipping their wealth.

Posted by Bobby 2011-10-18 08:00|| 2011-10-18 08:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Bah. I'll believe they are against their "heritage" when they demolish the Kabaa.

Posted by Spot 2011-10-18 08:07|| 2011-10-18 08:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Spot is quite correct: these are Muslims enforcing the Koranic/Islamic no-Compete mandate.

Posted by Ptah 2011-10-18 08:31|| 2011-10-18 08:31|| Front Page Top

#8 the article is from 2005

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-10-18 09:31|| 2011-10-18 09:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Good catch, Lord Garth.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-18 11:49|| 2011-10-18 11:49|| Front Page Top

#10 We may not need to nuke Mecca after all.

No, we need to nuke it, and Medina too. Send an unmistakable message and reassert ourselves as the strong horse.

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2011-10-18 12:26|| 2011-10-18 12:26|| Front Page Top

#11 I suppose you could ask the country you're posting from to do that, if you feel so strongly it's the right thing to do.

Posted by lotp 2011-10-18 15:14|| 2011-10-18 15:14|| Front Page Top

#12 #11 I suppose you could ask the country you're posting from to do that, if you feel so strongly it's the right thing to do.
Posted by lotp

You're known Muslim sympathizer and apologist LOTP. So I don't take you seriously.

The country I am posting from is India, and they may well have to fry them up a mess of Pakis at some point. As for it being the right thing to do...I can't say.

I do think it will be a necessity, they'll leave us no choice. BTW, I'm an American from Fort Worth, I'm just in India for my annual 2 month visit.

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2011-10-18 21:33|| 2011-10-18 21:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Secret Asian Man from Texas: "fry them up a mess of Pakis" kinda gave it away.

lotp a known sympathizer & apologist? Whew.

Posted by RandomJD 2011-10-18 23:55|| 2011-10-18 23:55|| Front Page Top

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