Iraqis Call Shuttle Disaster God's Vengeance

Reuters ^ | 2.1.03

[mhking]

Per Reuters:

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Iraqis Call Shuttle Disaster God's Vengeance

Sat February 1, 2003 02:08 PM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Immediate popular reaction in Baghdad on Saturday to the loss of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew -- including the first Israeli in space -- was that its was God's retribution on Americans. "We are happy that it broke up," government employee Abdul Jabbar al-Quraishi said.

"God wants to show that his might is greater than the Americans. They have encroached on our country. God is avenging us," he said.

Car mechanic Mohammed Jaber al-Tamini noted Israeli air force Colonel Ilan Ramon was among the dead when the shuttle broke up shortly before its return to earth.

"Israel launched an aggression on us when it raided our nuclear reactor without any reason (in 1981), now time has come and God has retaliated to their aggression," Tamini said.

[The Wizard]

I agree Iraq will one day be a strong ally, like Israel

[Man of the Right]

Muslim behavior is as predictable as ameoba.

[Bubba_Leroy]

The demonRATs on DU are far more vile than any Iraqis.

[Howlin]

See the italics in 27.

[debg]

it's reuters propaganda.

[Trailerpark Badass]

You're a freakin' loon!

[Howlin]

The "one agendas" are out in full force today.

[Bobby777]

but why is Iraq not a sheet of glass right now? Anybody?

because we are a dignified people ... if Saddam or OBL or Yasser Arafat had their finger on a nuclear button, God only knows (and most of us can guess) what level of destruction they are capable of ...

America rises to tragedy and loss ... we will get past this day, never forgetting our heroes, and we will build the next generation of space shuttles, God wiling ...

[Chad Fairbanks]

I don't know which is worse - our enemies who claim this, or our own freepers who do... is EVERYTHING about Abortion? Get a grip, already...

[freedumb2003]

>>It's possible to read joyful's comment two ways. Reconsider the context. <<

I don't think so. It is just like Pat Robertson after 9/11. We never had any specific exemption from the world as a result of God's largesse -- but the idea that this tragedy is a result of some sort of aggregated sins of the US is insulting to the memories of those recently departed brave souls and repulsive in the extreme.

[Allegra]

"God wants to show that his might is greater than the Americans. They have encroached on our country.

They ain't seen nothin' yet.

What a bunch of barbarians.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I'm waiting for someone to come along and tie this to ESCR.

[palmer]

I find it amazing that we can so easily convert grief into blind anger at people who have never done anything to us. Not to mention lashing out at "DU" when a minority of sickos says stupid things over there. They need a moderator there and we need moderation here.

[EggsAckley]

"joyfull" posted: then I believe God is removing His protection from America because of our heavy heavy sins

The post has been removed.

[Poohbah]

Somebody get the Football to the President...

Now, which button should Dubya use on Saddam...the "ZOT!" button, or the "SMITE" button?

[Howlin]

I vote for SMITE.

[jd777]

This "story" is the propaganda. Turning your grief into rage and directing it at our foreign adversary, who had nothing to do with this.

[William Terrell]

A car jack collapsed and killed a mechanic in Paducah, Kentuckey. He was probably thinking evil thoughts about Iraq.

[Dog Gone]

Send your theory to NASA. The Columbia was lost because of abortion.

I'm sure they hadn't considered that theory yet.

Seriously, it is wacked out posts like that which end up being reported in the mainstream press as somehow being typical thought at FR. It's an embarrassment.

[a_Turk]

>>now time has come and God has retaliated to their aggression

This mentality is found among all folks of all religions. Comments such as "God is on our side" are most amusing..