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2004-12-27 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-27 11:04:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

The spokesman is based in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where the Somali parliament is based because the Somali capital is considered too dangerous.

Well, that might be one reason the people weren't warned, even though countries along the African coastline had hours before the tsunami reached there - and should have known of it because of the destruction caused in SE Asia.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-27 1:39:31 PM|| 2004-12-27 1:39:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Somalia holds a special place for me, say Dante's Ninth Ring, and scraping up any sympathy for them seems to be coming up empty. Wonder why that is?

Posted by .com 2004-12-27 2:13:30 PM|| 2004-12-27 2:13:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmm-is that the ring dedicated to murderers?

Posted by Jules 187 2004-12-27 2:21:12 PM|| 2004-12-27 2:21:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Naw the ninth ring is for Muslims.

PS no sympathy here either.

Posted by Rightwing 2004-12-27 2:45:27 PM|| 2004-12-27 2:45:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Jules 187 - Actually, that would be the 7th Circle, those who commit Violence - if you're into the minutia of Dante's Inferno... The Ninth is for The Treacherous - Traitors.

Posted by .com 2004-12-27 2:45:32 PM|| 2004-12-27 2:45:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wow-there are so many applicable condemnations in there...it's hard to choose.

Posted by Jules 187 2004-12-27 3:09:13 PM|| 2004-12-27 3:09:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 So--taking bets on how long it will take for the same hands that killed our soldiers in Blackhawk Down to DEMAND aid and assistance from the US? Nanoseconds.

Being who we are, we will help; being who they are, they will be ungrateful. Time to step back?

Posted by Jules 187 2004-12-27 3:15:40 PM|| 2004-12-27 3:15:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 'Scusi, but oughtn't Somalia be equipped with state-of-the-art earthquake/tsunami detectors by now?

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-27 3:19:50 PM|| 2004-12-27 3:19:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Seafarious - I don't think they've even got the state-of-the-art buzzing prayer rug right yet. Detectors for natural disasters are way behind that.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-27 3:25:22 PM|| 2004-12-27 3:25:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Surf's up!!!

Posted by tu3031 2004-12-27 3:26:24 PM|| 2004-12-27 3:26:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Ask me why I don't give a &^%$.
The "advanced" muslim nations can take care of them.
There are plenty of Hindu, Buddhist, Christains and Animists we can help take care of.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-27 3:31:44 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-12-27 3:31:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 There are plenty of Hindu, Buddhist, Christains and Animists we can help take care of.

I'd think that these people would also feel a little bit of gratitude for any help, instead of finding reason to whine about other things.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-27 8:37:27 PM|| 2004-12-27 8:37:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 File this one under "Allah debates Muzlim a**holes about religion".

Posted by BH 2004-12-27 11:39:49 PM|| 2004-12-27 11:39:49 PM|| Front Page Top

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