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#284526 - Thu Nov 10 2005 12:56 AM Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
picqero Multiloquent Registered: Tue Dec 28 2004 Posts: 2813 Loc: Hertfordshire<br>England UK	So the repulsive al-queda bombers strike again, this time in another Islamic country. One of the suicide bombers targeted a Jordanian wedding reception where there were about 300 guests, many of whom were killed or injured. Can there be any doubt in anyone's mind that al-queda is the enemy of civilisation, no matter what the religion of the victims? In direct contrast to the evil minds behind this latest atrocity, just a few hours earlier a Palestinian family donated the organs of their dead 12 year old son to six patients including both Israelis and Arabs. Ahmed al Khatib had been shot by Israeli troops because they thought, from the replica gun he was carrying, that he was a terrorist. In deciding to donate his sons organs, Ahmed's father said "it was for the sake of the world's children and the children of this country, and saving lives is more important than religion".
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#284527 - Thu Nov 10 2005 04:01 AM Re: Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
damnsuicidalroos Multiloquent Registered: Mon Feb 10 2003 Posts: 2167 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	I`m off topic but here is another muslim news item. Quote: A rarely-seen Australian Federal Police unit working closely with Indonesian counter-terror forces was on hand when accused terror bombmaker Azahari Husin was cornered and blew himself up. AFP commissioner Mick Keelty says an advance group of Australian officers was close by during Wednesday's dramatic firefight in the eastern Java resort town of Batu. Since the first Bali bombings in 2002, AFP officers have been providing technical help and intelligence to the Indonesians. The sharp end of that assistance has been sophisticated telephone interception equipment. Australian operators helped track Azahari and his Malaysian compatriot Noordin Top across Indonesia by monitoring sporadic mobile phone signals from the terror group, Jemaah Islamiah. It was through the AFP that the Indonesians first located the pair in the Java highlands town of Bandung in late 2003. On that occasion the two slipped through a dawn dragnet because Indonesian police had feared they would detonate explosive bomb belts if an arrest was attempted. As well as eavesdropping expertise, the AFP team also have forensic experts in an advance team, ready to help the Indonesians close off bomb scenes and sift through the rubble for clues. It is those experts who are combing through the flattened villa in which Azahari and his followers were staying. They are looking for clues on the whereabouts of the next target, Noordin, who remains at large. More here. The great news for many is the fact that it wasn`t just himself that was removed from this world but the fact that a few of his friends went along with him. I`m hoping that a few more religious nuts blow themselves up in the privacy of their own homes. Background on his life can be found here for anyone interested. It details the life of a man that could have helped the world but became yet another loser in life. I`m sad that he didn`t choose another path to follow in his life but very glad he is now dead. Edited by damnsuicidalroos (Thu Nov 10 2005 04:26 AM)
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#284528 - Thu Nov 10 2005 05:07 AM Re: Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
ing Prolific Registered: Wed Mar 30 2005 Posts: 1636 Loc: Canberra ACT Australia	Quote: Azahari Husin was cornered and blew himself up I just heard that it was one of his mates who pulled the pin, Azahari himself was shot by police apparently. Something which caught my ear about this was the 'rumour' that Azahari and his 'colleague' Noordin Top were breaking away from Jemaah Islamiyah and looking towards forming their own group. Apparently they wanted to go out on their own to form a group that was 'more hardline' - I didn't think that was possible! Aramis I also saw the story about the young Palestinian boy's family donating his organs to Israelis. The way I heard it was that when the soldiers realised the terrible mistake they had made the boy was rushed to an Israeli hospital, but could not be saved. It's a dreadful story, but it does show that while political and religious conflicts abound, there is still human feeling at the individual level on both sides...
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#284529 - Thu Nov 10 2005 05:33 AM Re: Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
damnsuicidalroos Multiloquent Registered: Mon Feb 10 2003 Posts: 2167 Loc: Sydney NSW Australia	Yes Ing I just read that and had to change a fair bit of my post. These newspapers are SO unreliable! Lol whoever pulled the pin or pressed the button should be given some sort of nice epitaph though. "He was a low-life killer but at least he took a few other low-lifers with him" sounds nice. _________________________ Responds to stimuli, tries to communicate verbally, follows limited commands, laughs or cries in interaction with loved ones.
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#284530 - Thu Nov 10 2005 08:49 AM Re: Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
dg_dave Champion Poster Registered: Sun Oct 05 2003 Posts: 24575 Loc: near Stafford, Virginia USA	It's unfortunate that the bride and groom both lost their fathers on their wedding day because a suicide bomber wanted to kill himself. _________________________ The way to get things done is NOT to mind who gets the credit for doing them. --Benjamin Jowett No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.
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#284531 - Thu Nov 10 2005 03:03 PM Re: Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
picqero Multiloquent Registered: Tue Dec 28 2004 Posts: 2813 Loc: Hertfordshire<br>England UK	He didn't just want to kill himself though. He also wanted to kill as many innocent people as possible, and no doubt would be delighted to know that he'd killed the parents of the bride and groom. Probably disappointed that he didn't get more innocent people, but if Hell exists he'll have eternity to contemplate his actions. It's a pity that the ranting extremist leaders who encourage these foolish people to become suicide bombers, don't set an example and blow themselves to smithereens. According to the reports I've seen, all the fatalities were Moslems, mainly Jordanian and Palestinian. The Palestinian foreign minister said "this attack was a crime against humanity".
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#284532 - Fri Nov 18 2005 06:10 PM Re: Jordan bombings & 'a ray of hope'.
ladymacb29 Moderator Registered: Wed Mar 15 2000 Posts: 16214 Loc: The Delta Quadrant	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10097871/ Zarqawi is saying the wedding wasn't the target - that the bombers (note the plural) were in a room above the wedding where intelligence agents were having a secret meeting and the ceiling collapsed onto the wedding. Sounds like someone's trying to backpedal because of the backlash the Muslim community's given on account of these bombings. (Note the crowds denouncing them in Jordan.) _________________________ "Without the darkness, how would we see the light?" ~ Tuvok Editor for Television Category
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