'Nobody can strike the Kabba in Mecca'

CCIP · 08-14-07, 08:48 PM

"An eye for an eye" - you know what Ghandi said about that one. I tend to agree, though the proposal itself already sounds rather blind to me. :hmm:

joegrundman · 08-15-07, 01:08 AM

To get back to the point of the topic: What is the point of threatening to blow up the Qaaba?

Deterrence or revenge?

There are strong anti-idolatory feelings in Islam and the Wahhabist groups that provided much of the ideology for the Bin Laden wave of terrorism are not just iconoclastic regarding other faith's sacred objects. There are influential forces in Saudi Arabia that also want to destroy the Qa'aba and the Grand Mosque on the grounds that these mere objects have become an idolatrous focus of worship among the Muslim masses, distracting from the entirely sublime nature of God.

Don't assume that they are obsessed by the sanctity of material objects.

A deterrence has to threaten to hurt what the other side holds valuable, otherwise it is no deterrence. As for revenge, well...big deal. Whatever would make you feel better...

Think again, chaps. Perhaps you'd be better off suggesting you'll bring the whole thing to Disneyworld instead.

The Avon Lady · 08-15-07, 02:25 AM

Well, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, either.

The Avon Lady · 08-15-07, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

"An eye for an eye" - you know what Ghandi said about that one.

Was it "please, poke out my other one"? :hmm:

08-14-07, 08:48 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	"An eye for an eye" - you know what Ghandi said about that one. I tend to agree, though the proposal itself already sounds rather blind to me. :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-15-07, 01:08 AM	#2
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	To get back to the point of the topic: What is the point of threatening to blow up the Qaaba? Deterrence or revenge? There are strong anti-idolatory feelings in Islam and the Wahhabist groups that provided much of the ideology for the Bin Laden wave of terrorism are not just iconoclastic regarding other faith's sacred objects. There are influential forces in Saudi Arabia that also want to destroy the Qa'aba and the Grand Mosque on the grounds that these mere objects have become an idolatrous focus of worship among the Muslim masses, distracting from the entirely sublime nature of God. Don't assume that they are obsessed by the sanctity of material objects. A deterrence has to threaten to hurt what the other side holds valuable, otherwise it is no deterrence. As for revenge, well...big deal. Whatever would make you feel better... Think again, chaps. Perhaps you'd be better off suggesting you'll bring the whole thing to Disneyworld instead. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

08-15-07, 02:25 AM	#3
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, either. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

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