Tragic Hajj stampede

[Konovalov]

Originally Posted by Sixpack

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/12/hajj.stampede/index.html

The acts of stoning were aimed at the devil, or so I understand. But was the devil in fact very much at work ?

Anway: Tragic

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The whole process is simply symbolic. It is sad but there have been far worse instances in previous years such as three or four years ago when approx 1000 people died. Logistically it is a very difficult process to manage such a great number of people.

Originally Posted by Iceman

Thank you AL for the link....I would rather see the truth like that then live in ignorance....To see the chanting Death to America,Death to Isreal has to be seen and heard for reality to stay sunk in.

Firstly, I viewed the clip here: http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD106706

To me it looks like a typical Iranian Govt PR stunt with the "death to America" and "death to Israel" ranting. The 'huge swelling crowd' of a few hunded or so Iranian pilgrims seemed half asleep or perhaps they are getting tired of being fed the repetitive Tehran Government line. Near 3 million pilgrims went on Hajj this year and here we have what amounts to less than 0.01% at an Iranian political rally. This is NOT what Hajj is about.

Iceman, Am I seeing the 'truth' in news reports from America of Cindy Sheehan and a hundered or so anti-war protesters outside President Bush's ranch as being an accurate and representitive view of how all or most Americans feel about President Bush and the Iraq war. I really don't think so. Or should I? What say you sir?