[Political Junkie Too]

Always curious why these terrorist documents start off with “In the Name of God the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate?”

I always assumed that it was a sign of respect to keep the writers out of the shredder, along the lines of all the men there sporting Saddam mustaches as a show of deference.

On the other hand, it is interesting to compare that salutation with a lot of western writing that includes "In the year of our Lord..."

-PJ

[april15Bendovr]

"Always curious why these terrorist documents start off with “In the Name of God the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate?”

"In the year of our Lord..."

Monty Python used a lot of that in the movie Life of Brian