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Old 09-12-2015, 08:07   #16
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Crane that Fell on Mecca’s Grand Mosque Killing 101 Belongs to Bin Laden Family, John S. Roberts, September 11, 2015

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Old 09-12-2015, 09:16   #17
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Oh My,,
I just spit coffee on my keyboard.
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Old 09-12-2015, 09:39   #18
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I wonder if the cranes are for their fascination with the mecca hajj, rather than new construction??
As protection from anyone flying (crashing) a plane into the Mosque ???

It's not like anyone would do something like that, now would they ???
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Old 09-13-2015, 02:49   #19
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When researching my book, Osama's Angel I found that bin Laden's father had ingratiated himself with the Saudi King by bailing him out during hard times. In return, old man bin Laden got all the work on the holy sites in Saudi Arabia. Wont it be ironic if, on the anniversary of 9-11, that a bin Laden crane sends 87 martyrs to paradise?
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Old 09-16-2015, 11:52   #20
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Who says God doesn't have a sense of irony to go along with retribution?
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Old 09-24-2015, 05:15   #21
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Stampede kills hundreds at Hajj pilgrimage

Stampede kills hundreds at Hajj pilgrimage

http://www.kmbc.com/national/stamped...mecca/35454698

Add a few more hundred,

"(CNN) —A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season -- the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca -- has killed more than 300 people and injured 450 others in Saudi Arabia.

The stampede occurred Thursday during the ritual known as "stoning the devil" in the tent city of Mina, about 2 miles from Mecca, Islam's holiest city..."
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Old 09-24-2015, 05:54   #23
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Already up to 453.

http://www.firstpost.com/world/live-...e-2444398.html

This actually happens every time but seems to be getting better (or at least fluctuating):

1990: 1,426;
1994: 270;
1998: 118;
2001: 35;
2003: 14;
2004: 251;
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Old 09-24-2015, 07:13   #24
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Thank the kind and gracious Allah for his gifts!
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Old 09-24-2015, 07:22   #25
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Bet somebody farted...
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Gary Busey hasn't been kicked off of dancing with the stars yet...
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Gary Busey hasn't been kicked off of dancing with the stars yet...
But soon (Insha'Allah)!
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Doesn't that happen at the Falafal stand?
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