Members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have desecrated a Muslim saint’s tomb in the fabled city of Timbuktu, an official said on Saturday.
“Members of AQIM, supported by (the armed Islamist group) Ansar Dine, have destroyed the tomb of Saint Sidi (Mahmoud Ben) Amar. They set fire to the tomb,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that they had pledged to destroy others too.
Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site and cradle of Islamic learning, has been under the control of AQIM and Ansar Dine since the groups took advantage of a March 22 coup to take control of northern Mali.
“They promised to destroy other tombs, Timbuktu is in shock…
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metastasizing
Shocked, shocked !
This is getting too Inside
BaseballiSlamopithicanism for me….So which side will the UN take?
“Tim and me, a-huntin’ went.
Met three whores in a pop-up tent.
They was three, we was two,
So I bucked one and Timbuktu.”
(…sum redneck at Auburn U….)
Timbuktu *was* an ancient & majestic city, but by mid-1800`s became a hovel of mud huts that made Tombstone, AZ look like an urban paradise! [...was a good subject for many movies in the 20`s & 30`s....]
Ah, the world-famous Islamic Tolerance, Intramural Division.
Next, they’re going to demonstrate the ballistics of an AK-47 round as it travels through their feet.
They may be in shock, but I am not.
Al Queda pretty much brings misery and destruction wherever it goes, including into Moslem places.
There’s a school of though that Islam is self-destructing, and that current “radical” Islam is a symptom of this. I’m not sure I’d go that far, but it is something to think about.
By the way, if they want to talk about “unspeakable acts,” then I’d like to talk about the destruction of the World Trade Center and the lives of 3,000 innocent people, which in my view is considerably more important that the destruction of their tomb (presumably with already dead people) by murderous assholes whom they have chosen to tolerate being in their country.
They gave you life, and in return you gave them hell
As cold as ice, I hope we live to tell the tale
I hope we live to tell the tale. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG1ipWqgT1E
Yeah, but it is almost worth it just to see Islamic Rage Boy smiling…
…insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. …. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world.
Winston Churchill – 1899
Dick, that is a awesome quote. Do you have a source I can use?
Ironic in Denver,
Book reference = THE RIVER WAR Author: Winston Churchill
Written about his combat experiences under Kitchner against the “Madhi” in Soudan (Sudan). Churchill was a young cavalry officer. Particpated in the last cavalry charge [...using swords & pistols against mounted *Madhi musselmen*[Ragheads...] also using swords] in Her Majesty`s Royal Army.
I would hate to find out what you have to do to be a Muslim saint.
^^ Ah ha, thanks ColJ. I see that Amazon has a Kindle version for free. [*downloading now*]
Reminds me of a pal of mine when I was a kid.
We walked to school together, and he’d often break into humsong,
“Timbuktu, eyes ‘a blue. da da da da dada da” (that’s it, no follow-on)
Boy wasn’t always ready for promotion to the next grade, if’n y’get my drift.
MCPO,
I love that song… but I modified it a bit as I’m more for love that hate.
And when you’ve taken down your guard
If I could change your mind
I’d really love to mend your heart
I’d really love to mend your heart
And yes, there are things in this world I can do without!
Why dose that “Man” have unruly pubic hair on his face?
17: ^ OMG!! “SherryM” may be the screen handle for Clarence Thomas!
With what honorific should we address you in the future?