June 9, 2006

Flying high

Filed under: Humorous, Middle East, Religion, Terrorism

Squaak! Zarqawi wants a bisquit!

Marwaan said: “We asked `Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, about the following verse: (which translates as): “And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allaah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.” (Aal-`Imraan: 169).’ He, may Allaah be pleased with him, replied: “We asked the Prophet sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam about this verse and he replied: “Their (i.e., the martyrs’ souls) will live inside green birds that dwell in designated lamps which hang on the throne of Allaah, they will roam freely in Paradise as they please, then return to these lamps”” (Muslim).

Osama Khayyaat: The Virtues of Martyrdom (1478).

As to the 72 delectable ‘virgins’, they turn out to be, well, white grapes.

Of course, this is the best-case scenario.

Just let them do their thing

Filed under: International Relations, Asia

In the Sri Lanka conflict, Norway’s angelic patience is wearing thin:

Norway puts Sri Lanka parties on notice as talks fail

Colombo, June 9. (PTI): Norway today said it was reconsidering its role as Sri Lankan peace facilitator after failing in its latest bid to arrange a meeting between the warring parties in Oslo.

The Norwegian government in a two-page statement issued here after the aborted face-to-face meeting in Oslo yesterday, said the situation in Sri Lanka was “grave” but it could not continue unless the parties cooperated.

“The grave situation in Sri Lanka, with escalating violence in breach of the Ceasefire Agreement, is intolerable for the civilian population and a cause of great concern to the international community,” Norway said.

“The full responsibility for halting violence and giving the peace process a new start, rests with the parties.” Norway said the Nordic-run Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) will not be able to function following objections from the LTTE to the presence of members from countries which has banned the Tigers.

I never thought I would feel this way, but here I am: Just ditch these lying fools and let them slug it out. It’s what they want and what they do best.

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