..the 12th Imam....
Posted on 05/14/2006 6:43:05 AM PDT by Dark Skies
Indicators observed by independent Iran watchers during the past week are raising the question that nuclear-seeking Iran is not merely playing a serious game of brinkmanship, but is actually preparing to strike at Israel, European and US interests.
Headlined "Iran declares war," a May 11 editorial in the New York Sun expressed the belief that a recent letter written by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which had been widely interpreted as a peaceful gesture, "is in fact a declaration of war."
According to the Sun, a coded message is contained in the closing section of the eight-page letter. While the rest of the message had been translated into English, the salutation in had not. It reads "Vasalam Ala Man Ataba'al hoda" and means "Peace only unto those who follow the true path."
Says the paper:
"It is a phrase with historical significance in Islam, for, according to Islamic tradition, in year six of the Hejira - the late 620s - the prophet Mohammad sent letters to the Byzantine emperor and the Sassanid emperor telling them to convert to the true faith of Islam or be conquered. The letters included the same phrase that President Ahmadinejad used to conclude his letter to Mr. Bush."
Concluded the Sun:
"For Mohammad, the letters were a prelude to a Muslim offensive, a war launched for the purpose of imposing Islamic rule over infidels."
Two days earlier, the CBN network's "700 Club" ran a special feature based on information just brought back from Iran by investigative reporter George Thomas.
Footage that surprisingly made it out of the Islamic Republic showed Ahmadinejad exhorting his countrymen, and specifically his troops, to prepare for martyrdom and their entry into paradise.
In an exclusive interview, an Iranian general told CBN his country planned to "teach the American Army a lesson they will never forget," which will eclipse anything they experienced in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Thomas also reported that 52,000 people are believed to have joined a new Iranian organization called the "Lovers of Martyrdom" whose goal is to place a "suicide" bomber unit into every division of the Iranian army.
Its men making maniacal statements, its women covered in heavy black cloth as they swear their allegiance to Allah and emphasize their eagerness to die in his service, these Muslim elite killers make Hitler's SS look tame.
Following his filed report, Thomas showed his viewers a picture of Ahmadinejad taken a week ago, in which the president was seen to be sporting a black and white keffiyeh around his neck.
Said Thomas:
The would-be suicide bombers "wear this scarf that is similar to the one worn by the Palestine Liberation Organization.""When they wear this scarf they told me it means: I am ready, I am purified, I am militarily trained, I am Islamically pure to commit a suicide attack right now…
"What is interesting is that this week, President Ahmadinjad was wearing a similar scarf in a similar way."
The Iranian leader seemed to be sending his own message, that he is ready and willing to be a martyr for Allah.
Ahmadinejad has almost daily made threats against Israel while telling the world he will not allow it to impede his efforts to obtain nuclear power.
In a speech last month, the Iranian demagogue declared:
"The Zionist regime of Israel is like a rotten, dried tree that will be annihilated by one storm."
CBN President Pat Robertson asked Thomas to explain about the concept of the Mahdi or 12th Imam the Islamic world has been and is looking for.
According to Thomas:
"Ahmadinejad believes that he has been chosen – he has a divine mission – to usher in the 12th Imam – the Mahdi."He believes that in order for this Mahdi to return … the entire world should be filled with chaos; there should be a battle between good and evil – in his mind between the east and the west."
It was into this situation of universal chaos that the Mahdi would come to establish peace and justice in the earth.
Thomas said rumors in Iran were that Ahmadinejad has ordered the city of Tehran to prepare a route for the Mahdi to take upon his return.
"We were at this parade, and in all his statements he tells his people: 'Prepare in your hearts for the return of the Mahdi...' Speaking to his troops he actually said: 'You are the men who have been commissioned to usher in the return of the Mahdi.'"
Responding, Robertson described Ahmadinejad as "nuts … out of his mind."
But Thomas cautioned that the Iranian leader was actually "a deeply religious man" described by many in his country as "the most fanatical leader they have ever had."
"The thing that makes this very dangerous is that you have Ahmadinejad’s nuclear ambitions coupled with his interest in wiping Israel off the face of the earth; and then he has this religious, ideological bent."
Last week, US President George W. Bush told the German newspaper Bild the United States and Europe were taking Ahmadinejad's threats "very seriously."
Bizarrely, Israeli media were reporting at the weekend the words of a Tel Aviv history professor who apparently said that the death of a million Jews in an Iranian nuclear strike would not mark the end of Israel.
Quoted in Ynetnews, Aviad Kleinberg said that although it was unclear "whether Israel can withstand the death of a million people in an Iranian nuclear attack," such a strike would nonetheless "not be the end of the Jewish State."
The academic warned world leaders not to simply write Ahmadinejad off as a psychopath:
"I'm not at all certain that he's insane. I’m afraid he's playing a much more complex game; and this is a dangerous game. One cannot simply assume that Ahmadinejad is bluffing. In certain instances you don't have a choice but to assume that the other side is not bluffing."
..the 12th Imam....
What happens if a small misguided nuke polishes the al aqsa mosque off the Temple Mount?
What confuses the American mind is that this leader doesn't care about a second shot....
I fervently believe he will go down in history as the suicide bomber that utilized the biggest bomb in history.
The first attempted strike. Most likely any missile the Iranians would fire at Israel would be intercepted. The same is true of any bomb they might try to smuggle in to either Israel or the US. The things, especially the rather crude first or even second generation devices the Iranians could build, have a signature that is about as stealthy as the rising sun on a clear morning.
Assuming, of course, that they are rational, and are starting from the same cultureal premises as our logic.
You know what happens when you ass-u-me...
The Jews reckon the year 6000 in about 250 years.
Could be their calender isn't God's Calander...
Yes,he was one of the"students"who took the embassy employees hostage."Why all the trash talk?"Remember Saddamm was threatening and violating sanctions all the way up to the point we finally invaded.He didn't take us seriously,and he thought the posturing bolstered his image in Iraq and the ME.Back to Iran.I'm not sure exactly how much authority Pres Ahmadiejad actually has.I doubt he could pull the trigger on his own initiative.He has the mullahs to contend with.Who has the real power in Iran?
No.
Iran doesn't now have a nuclear weapon.
The current U.S. policy is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Ummmmmmm, there was talk of one being spotted in Michigan(? Wisconsin?) on C2C last night. They were quite specific about it being white, not just an albino.
Iran seems confident therefor Iran has nukes?
I don't think so.
Yeah. The libs HATE that!...
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As a lame duck President, whose party just lost Congress, what would he have to lose politically? It doesn't take an act of Congress, although we have one dated September of 2001 authorizing "all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.", for the President to call over the officer with the nuclear football, and let fly. A single Ohio class submarine's load would be overkill.
That same resolution also declares that "the President has authority under the Constitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States", so even if you argue that Iran was not involved in 9-11, nor aided, nor harbored (they did lots of harboring) those who were, the President has the inherent authority as commander in chief to do whatever it takes to protect the US against further attacks.
At least you still have an *
(say that out loud)...
Climb off the high horse, will ya...God layed out the timetable in Genesis and confirmed it all thru out the bible...The Jews are God's chosen, special people...god will deal with them differently than he deals with Christians and non Jewish people...But for the Christians, the time is Nigh...
More likely from Pakistan, via the A.Q. Kahn "network". The man, father of the Islamic bomb, has as his mission in like to get as many Islamic countries armed with nuclear weapons as he can.
I'm guessin' a nuke won't hit Jerusalem...But a conventional bomb may...
It's not going to be pretty...
Personally, I think that is what will happen. Several interesting items come to mind:
Olmert visits Bush May 23rd.
Cobra Gold ends May 26th, freeing up Desron 9 and Carrier Strike Group 9.
The Enterprise Strike Group will have fully deployed to either the Mediteranean, or on into the Red Sea.
The nuclear attack submarines that were surge deployed in early may will have reached their stations. Wherever they may be.
So we will have three carrier strike groups available in June to help prevent the closure of the Straits of Hormuz.
So my scenario is that Israel enters Syrian air space and launches long range cruise missiles (modified Popeye IIs) that hit Iranian nuclear sites. Ahmadinejad and his mentor, Yazdi, go ballistic and Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US military and GCC countries. Whereupon the US wipes out the IRGC military units and the regular Iranian military launches a coup.
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