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2006-05-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Ayatollahs ask Castro to convert to Islam
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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-05-10 02:31|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 It was traditional for ancient kings to convert to the religion of powerful allies and then persuade (or force) their subjects to go along. I think if Castro did convert to Islam, though, he'd be overthrown.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-05-10 03:51|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2006-05-10 03:51|| Front Page Top

#2 We spoke with Castro for several hours...

Usually it's the other way around!
Posted by Raj 2006-05-10 08:08||   2006-05-10 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Castro probably was thinking he might get a few million barrels of discount petro for each hour he listened.
Posted by mhw 2006-05-10 08:25||   2006-05-10 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Something tells me they would regret it if he did convert. Come on Fido, say it: there's no...
Posted by Spot">Spot  2006-05-10 08:29||   2006-05-10 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Simply another example of muslims living in a fantasy world.

The caliphate, world domination, supremacy, etc. All of these are delusions that nourish their societies in the absence of any real accomplishments on the world stage.

And so, with the filters they have to perceive the world, they view someone who was simply being polite as being a near convert.

Amazing. If not for oil, most of them would be dead.
Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan  2006-05-10 08:47||   2006-05-10 08:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Da'wa?
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-05-10 09:45||   2006-05-10 09:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Things are moving along nicely...
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-05-10 09:50||   2006-05-10 09:50|| Front Page Top

#8 [EvilEmperorVoice]

And now your journey to the dark side is complete...

[/EvilEmperorVoice]

Come on Fidel - you know you want to...
Posted by OldSpook 2006-05-10 09:50||   2006-05-10 09:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Iran's religious authorities are as delusional as its president. They're probably busy translating "some sacred Islamic texts" into North Korean Juche too. Good news, Dear Reader, you won't be so ronery when Hojatolislam Mohammad Reza Hakimi comes calling in Pyongyang.
Posted by Darrell 2006-05-10 10:40||   2006-05-10 10:40|| Front Page Top

#10 Look for Mugabe to declare Zimbabwe an Islamic country any day now.
Posted by Classical_Liberal 2006-05-10 10:56||   2006-05-10 10:56|| Front Page Top

#11 Fidel is certainly considering his final retirement package. Those 73 virgins might be the best offer he's going to get.
Posted by DoDo 2006-05-10 12:10||   2006-05-10 12:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Better tell them fellas about how "religion is the opiate of the people", Fidelito.

Not that they'd consider that a negative... They're big on opiates, I hear.
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-05-10 12:51||   2006-05-10 12:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Islam says no to Rum Fidel. I'm not sure what they think about cigars. And they pray five times a day, from what I've heard his speaches or so long they'd have to stop at least once to pray before he was done.

Non starter.
Posted by rjschwarz">rjschwarz  2006-05-10 15:25||   2006-05-10 15:25|| Front Page Top

#14 Theyn praying he's done usually.
Posted by 6 2006-05-10 18:01||   2006-05-10 18:01|| Front Page Top

#15 Fidel better be very careful when he answers, a good non-commital non-answer may be his best bet.
Remember the Koran's statements, "Either convert them, or kill them"
Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-05-10 21:24||   2006-05-10 21:24|| Front Page Top

#16 religion is the opiate of the people

With Islam, it's more like PCP.
Posted by Jackal">Jackal  2006-05-10 22:39|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]  2006-05-10 22:39|| Front Page Top

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