At least according to Saudi Cleric Nasser bin Suleiman Al-'Omar:
"As for the casualties in Iraq - brothers, America is now in a predicament. You follow the media. America is looking for a way out. Yes, I am aware of the harsh reality. I am aware of what is happening to our Muslim brothers in Iraq, and I'm referring especially to the Sunni Arabs, against whom all have conspired, and who have been deserted by their closest friends.
Nevertheless, according to the statistics, the number of American and allied casualties during the last pilgrimage month - and this figure came from one of the news agencies, and I've checked it with several of Iraq's religious scholars, who confirmed it... There have been more than 40,000 American and Western casualties in three years.
"Do not believe the American reports. According to America it had around 2000 casualties, but in fact, the casualties number 40,000 or more."
The Americans are Dumping Their Casualties in the Tigris and Euphrates, and Iraqi Clerics Have Asked Me for a Fatwa about Eating the Fish
"By Allah, a number of Iraqi religious scholars came to me, and said: 'We have a problem.' What was the problem? They said: There have been so many American casualties that they loaded them on trucks and threw them away in the desert. But because the number of casualties was so high... The Iraqi scholars were asking me for a fatwa. They asked me to issue a fatwa on the following question: 'Because there were so many casualties, the Americans began to throw them into the Tigris and the Euphrates. The fish have eaten from the flesh of the American and have gotten fat. Are we permitted to eat these fish or not?' Yes. This is the truth, brothers.
"If they report about three operations in Iraq - in reality there are no fewer than 60-70 operations every day."
2006-08-01 14:22:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Source: http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=saudiarabia&ID=SP115406
2006-08-01 14:22:56 · update #1
Grumpy, you obviously need some sleep. I in no way believe this article. I was trying to shed light on how some Clerics in the Middle East are telling lies. Please get a grip on yourself. I forgve you for your inability to actually research my beliefs before going off on a rant. Next time, just click on the hyperlink under my avatar, and then read either my questions or answers. You will find that I completely support our troops and our country. So please, don't call someone names if you don't know who you're talking about.
2006-08-01 14:40:21 · update #2
Again, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS!!!! ANYONE WHO THINKS I DO IS A BIGGER MORON THAN THE PERSON WHO SAID THIS BULLSHIT!!!! PLEASE DO NOT THINK I BELIEVE THAT 40,000 WESTERNERS HAVE DIED IN IRAQ!!!! GET A FREAKIN' GRIP ALREADY!!!
Sorry about that, but idiots like Grumpy and Edmund or edward or efuckhead make me understand why the rest of the civilized world hates us.
2006-08-01 14:49:45 · update #3
Wow, and OUR news media are the liars? I wonder how long it's going to be before the NY Times picks up on that one?
2006-08-01 14:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 14⤋
It sounds like you should be on the side of osama or the head of the Iraq,s public relations. 40,000 in 3 yrs damn they must be real good shooting milk bottles. Just think it took 10 yrs for 55000 to be kiled in Viet Nam. You have got to be one of osama,s children to believe that stuff
2006-08-01 14:42:28 · answer #2 · answered by Edward K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is ridiculous, the idea that America would sustain that many casualties before it quits in this day and age!
2006-08-01 14:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the families of the dead and the government would know for sure. I hope that is not true though. Just another reason for us to hang our heads in shame, all of those young men dying for the greed of few.
2006-08-01 14:27:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
File this with Bagdad Bob's press conferences where he described American troops as "...commiting suicides in their tanks because of their fear of the Republican Guard."
It didn't happen...
2006-08-01 14:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by m137pay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whos this Baghdad Bob?
2006-08-01 14:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by CHEVICK_1776 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so full of Crap.......!
Your statement has defined you:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/idiot.
Yours: Grumpy
2006-08-01 14:29:02 · answer #7 · answered by Grumpy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better check your facts again.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
2006-08-01 14:27:03 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throwing them in the water huh? alrighty than.
2006-08-01 14:29:34 · answer #9 · answered by Stand 4 somthing Please! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like wishful thinking to me...
2006-08-01 14:26:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a blooming idiot! LOL....
2006-08-01 14:35:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋