Comments on: The Al Qaeda Exaggeration http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/ Thu, 24 May 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: TeakwoodKite http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65560 TeakwoodKite Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:29:10 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65560 I only mentioned that I missed the call to prayer...LOL. When the "Shock and Awe" began CNN had a stationary camera somewhere in Baghdad...it look at a building, never moving. As the nights bombs wore off, you would hear the wind, an occasional passing car and the morning Call to Prayer. The voice sang as if connected to antiquity, a melody echoing down thru time and enduring, but very solemn.A real contrast to the night of the unknown horrors of violence. I only mentioned that I missed the call to prayer…LOL. When the “Shock and Awe” began
CNN had a stationary camera somewhere in Baghdad…it look at a building, never moving. As the nights bombs wore off, you would hear the wind, an occasional passing car and the morning Call to Prayer. The voice sang as if connected to antiquity, a melody echoing down thru time and enduring, but very solemn.A real contrast to the night of the unknown horrors of violence.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65519 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:43:20 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65519 Well, I am glad that by making some nostalgic comments about the call to prayer I provided you with an opportunity to air your personal troubles here. :o} Well, I am glad that by making some nostalgic comments about the call to prayer I provided you with an opportunity to air your personal troubles here. :o }

]]> By: Centrocitta http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65514 Centrocitta Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:40:33 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65514 Shirin, you keep going around and around with the same song. Bottom line, my civil rights were violated throughout this entire sham. Hmmmmm. Shirin, you keep going around and around with the same song. Bottom line, my civil rights were violated throughout this entire sham. Hmmmmm.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65494 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:15:09 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65494 Then why did you suggest that I should ask my "Sunni friends from around Nazareth and Bethlehem" about the difference between a cathedral and a church? And I know very well who damaged the Church of the Nativity. I followed that situation in great detail. Then why did you suggest that I should ask my “Sunni friends from around Nazareth and Bethlehem” about the difference between a cathedral and a church?

And I know very well who damaged the Church of the Nativity. I followed that situation in great detail.

]]> By: Centrocitta http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65485 Centrocitta Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:05:37 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65485 Shirin, I'm not at all shocked that one of the most prestigious schools in Baghdad prior to 2003 was a Catholic school which students from all faiths attended. That's why I told you Sunni's in Palestine also go to Catholic schools. And just for the record, it wasn't Palestinians who damaged the Church of the Nativity. It was the Israeli Army. Shirin, I’m not at all shocked that one of the most prestigious schools in Baghdad prior to 2003 was a Catholic school which students from all faiths attended. That’s why I told you Sunni’s in Palestine also go to Catholic schools. And just for the record, it wasn’t Palestinians who damaged the Church of the Nativity. It was the Israeli Army.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65464 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:32:59 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65464 And yet in connection with your divorce you were prohibited by court order not to go within 500 yards of a certain office building. Hmmmmm. And yet in connection with your divorce you were prohibited by court order not to go within 500 yards of a certain office building.

Hmmmmm.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65462 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:28:06 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65462 Centrocitta, I am sure you know infinitely more about the difference between a cathedral and a church than I do, but the church to which I refer is, in fact, a church - a Catholic church, and a historic one - and not a cathedral. It might shock you to hear that I have even been inside it. Oh yes - and there is at least one cathedral in this city, and I have been inside that too. And what is this nonsense about asking "some of my Sunni friends" who come from around Bethlehem or Nazareth? Sorry, but nearly all the people I know who come from "around Bethlehem or Nazareth" are Christians, not "Sunnis". But Centrocitta, I'll bet it will come as a complete shock to you to discover that there are - or rather were before the 2003 "liberation" - lots and lots of Churches of all different kinds in Iraq, and that most of them are centuries and centuries and centuries older than any church in the United States, and are older even than some of the historic churches in Europe. Now, this is REALLY going to shock the hell out of you, Centrocitta, but for decades and decades one of the most prestigious high schools in Baghdad has been - gasp! sputter! - a CATHOLIC school! The best Muslim (Sunni AND Shi`a), Jewish, and Christian (and Yezidi, and Mandaean, and "other") families sent their kids there, including my family. Centrocitta, I am sure you know infinitely more about the difference between a cathedral and a church than I do, but the church to which I refer is, in fact, a church – a Catholic church, and a historic one – and not a cathedral. It might shock you to hear that I have even been inside it. Oh yes – and there is at least one cathedral in this city, and I have been inside that too.

And what is this nonsense about asking “some of my Sunni friends” who come from around Bethlehem or Nazareth? Sorry, but nearly all the people I know who come from “around Bethlehem or Nazareth” are Christians, not “Sunnis”.

But Centrocitta, I’ll bet it will come as a complete shock to you to discover that there are – or rather were before the 2003 “liberation” – lots and lots of Churches of all different kinds in Iraq, and that most of them are centuries and centuries and centuries older than any church in the United States, and are older even than some of the historic churches in Europe.

Now, this is REALLY going to shock the hell out of you, Centrocitta, but for decades and decades one of the most prestigious high schools in Baghdad has been – gasp! sputter! – a CATHOLIC school! The best Muslim (Sunni AND Shi`a), Jewish, and Christian (and Yezidi, and Mandaean, and “other”) families sent their kids there, including my family.

]]> By: Centrocitta http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65459 Centrocitta Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:08:40 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65459 A restraining order was never sought by either party. So I should have and could have argued that I not be prohibited from practicing my faith in that Cathedral. In fact, I think I can still argue it. A restraining order was never sought by either party. So I should have and could have argued that I not be prohibited from practicing my faith in that Cathedral. In fact, I think I can still argue it.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65456 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:01:05 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65456 Centrocitta, there are lots and lots and lots and lots of historic churches and cathedrals all over the world. Not all of them are in Texas or DC. Why not all of them are even even Catholic. The church I referred to is a church, not a cathedral, and it is historic. Like the majority of churches, historic, and otherwise, it is not in Texas, and it is not in DC. Oh - and this particular church IS Catholic. Now, Centrocitta, it is undoubtedly true that you know more about Catholicism than I do, despite the fact that I do have Catholic friends, and even some relatives-by-marriage who are Catholic, and despite the fact that I have actually attended Catholic services. I bow to your superior knowledge in that regard. Centrocitta, there are lots and lots and lots and lots of historic churches and cathedrals all over the world. Not all of them are in Texas or DC. Why not all of them are even even Catholic.

The church I referred to is a church, not a cathedral, and it is historic. Like the majority of churches, historic, and otherwise, it is not in Texas, and it is not in DC. Oh – and this particular church IS Catholic.

Now, Centrocitta, it is undoubtedly true that you know more about Catholicism than I do, despite the fact that I do have Catholic friends, and even some relatives-by-marriage who are Catholic, and despite the fact that I have actually attended Catholic services. I bow to your superior knowledge in that regard.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65453 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:48:12 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65453 "<i>I was banned by a court order in my divorce decree from going wthin 500 yards of that office building</i>" That usually takes the form of a restraining order. If it is ordered by a court as part of a settlement, it has the same purpose and serves the same function as a restraining order. “I was banned by a court order in my divorce decree from going wthin 500 yards of that office building”

That usually takes the form of a restraining order. If it is ordered by a court as part of a settlement, it has the same purpose and serves the same function as a restraining order.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65451 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:44:40 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65451 Yup! Yup!

]]> By: Centrocitta http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65386 Centrocitta Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:47:04 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65386 Shirin said….....There is also a historic Catholic church right next to my office building, and the bells ring at regular times throughout the day…..... Shirin also said.....Centrocita, with all due respect you have no earthly idea which church I am talking about. It is not, however, in Texas, and it is not a cathedral, it is a church..... On second thought, Shirin, St. Matthews in Washington, DC is an OLD Cathedral but I don't believe it has ever been referred to as Historic. In fact, it's rather ODD for an old place of Catholic worship to ever be called "Historic" because Churches just ARE. St. Mary's Cathedral in Austin, TX, most definitely IS referred to as Historic-- with Texas being the strange place that it is and all that. In fact, St. Mary's is listed on the Texas Historical record. "Historic" was YOUR word, Shirin, to describe the church next to your offce buildng -- not mine. Shirin said……..There is also a historic Catholic church right next to my office building, and the bells ring at regular times throughout the day……..

Shirin also said…..Centrocita, with all due respect you have no earthly idea which church I am talking about. It is not, however, in Texas, and it is not a cathedral, it is a church…..

On second thought, Shirin, St. Matthews in Washington, DC is an OLD Cathedral but I don’t believe it has ever been referred to as Historic. In fact, it’s rather ODD for an old place of Catholic worship to ever be called “Historic” because Churches just ARE.

St. Mary’s Cathedral in Austin, TX, most definitely IS referred to as Historic– with Texas being the strange place that it is and all that. In fact, St. Mary’s is listed on the Texas Historical record. “Historic” was YOUR word, Shirin, to describe the church next to your offce buildng — not mine.

]]> By: Centrocitta http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65369 Centrocitta Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:21:12 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65369 Shirin, I don't think you'd know the difference between a Cathedral and a Church. Maybe you should try asking some of your Sunni friends, like maybe someone who comes from around Bethlehem or Nazareth. Sunni's from these parts are even known to attend Catholic schools for formative education. Shirin, I don’t think you’d know the difference between a Cathedral and a Church. Maybe you should try asking some of your Sunni friends, like maybe someone who comes from around Bethlehem or Nazareth. Sunni’s from these parts are even known to attend Catholic schools for formative education.

]]> By: Centrocitta http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65368 Centrocitta Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:18:00 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65368 I don't recall saying one word about a restraining order -- particularly since neither party ever asked for one. Also, I find it rather odd that the divorce record is not listed in the public record with all the other divorces for that year. If I didn't know better, I might think somebody is getting special treatment and to HELL with the rights of the natural born American citizen, if you get my drift. Divorce is taboo for two Catholics married in the Catholic church. If one marries outside the faith, as I did, the church is not concerned. It just wants to make sure I marry a Catholic next time. I don’t recall saying one word about a restraining order — particularly since neither party ever asked for one. Also, I find it rather odd that the divorce record is not listed in the public record with all the other divorces for that year. If I didn’t know better, I might think somebody is getting special treatment and to HELL with the rights of the natural born American citizen, if you get my drift.

Divorce is taboo for two Catholics married in the Catholic church. If one marries outside the faith, as I did, the church is not concerned. It just wants to make sure I marry a Catholic next time.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1097/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65349 Shirin Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:51:20 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/23/the-al-qaeda-exaggeration/#comment-65349 Centrocita, with all due respect you have no earthly idea which church I am talking about. It is not, however, in Texas, and it is not a cathedral, it is a church. In any case, this is a silly, pointless argument. The call to prayer occurs at certain times of the day. Its purpose is not to mark the time of day, but it does so nevertheless. The purpose of church bells may or may not be to mark the time of day, but they do nevertheless. Centrocita, with all due respect you have no earthly idea which church I am talking about. It is not, however, in Texas, and it is not a cathedral, it is a church.

In any case, this is a silly, pointless argument. The call to prayer occurs at certain times of the day. Its purpose is not to mark the time of day, but it does so nevertheless. The purpose of church bells may or may not be to mark the time of day, but they do nevertheless.

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