December 8, 2008, - 8:10 am
The Predictable Hajj: Hundreds Get Trampled, But Muslims Attack U.S. & Israel
By Debbie Schlussel
Over the weekend, the hajj–the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, began. Muslims are obligated to make this trek to circle a black stone at least once in their lifetime.
Every year, hundreds of Muslims are trampled to death by other Muslims at this event. It’s an interesting form of natural selection not nearly selective enough. This year is expected to be no different.
Interestingly, while the pinnacle of the hajj is supposed to involve a ritual of forgiveness, Muslims didn’t use it to tell each other, “Hey, maybe we shouldn’t trample each other to death here and kill each other everywhere else.” Nope.
Instead, Muslims used the hajj to hold a rally denouncing the cause of all problems big and small: America and Israel, er . . . the “evil Zionist entity.” While the rally was sponsored by Iran, thousands of Muslims–Sunni and Shi’ite–showed a nice little unity in their unanimous denouncement of America and Israel.
In what is, ironically, a “Disavowal of Pagans” ceremony, thousands of Muslims prepared to “throw stones at the Devil.” In this case, “the Devil” is us Westerners and Jews. Here’s a nice little recounting from the Tehran Times, house organ of the sponsor of this event on Saudi soil:
The pilgrims condemned the U.S. hegemonic and war-mongering policies as the manifestation of state terrorism, the axis of evil, and the root cause of waging wars, creating insecurity and economic crises throughout the globe.
They denounced occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan by the U.S. forces as well as massacre of defenseless people and torture of innocent prisoners.
Expressing their hatred towards International Zionism, the ralliers condemned the rule of the Zionist regime over . . . conspiracies and interference of that regime in other countries’ affairs and its practices of genocide against Palestinians. . . .
[T]he Hajj pilgrims announced their solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese nations and expressed support with resistance movement of Hezbollah of Lebanon.
Cry me a frickin’ river.
Oh, and then, there are our “Allies in the War on Terror” (who are really our friendly Sponsors of Terrorism), the Saudis. Saudi Arabia said it wouldn’t tolerate the hajj being used to hold anti-U.S. demonstrations. But, as the hypocrites and liars they typically are, they allowed it anyway because the protestors stayed inside tents.
Ah, that makes it so much better.
So, to sum up: Poverty and repression all over the Islamic world because of their backward religious tenets and greedy, despotic leaders. Muslims trampling each other to death at their annual “holy” rite. Muslims murdering each other all over the world.
Solution: Blame America and Israel.
This remind me of Menachem begin’s reaction to the world’s condemnation of Israel after Sabra and Chatilla:
“Goyim kill goyim and they come to blame the Jews”
i_am_me on December 8, 2008 at 9:22 am