From radicals like this to pedophile priests and on and on, remind me why religion (a political system that uses belief in a god or gods its primary tool of control) is a good thing?
Radical Muslims want to tear down Egypt’s pyramids and take over the world. The least the rest of us can do is take them seriously.
Islamist political victories in Egypt have invigorated the debate in certain circles over what to do with the country’s historical sites, or as the extremists call them, the symbols of pagan idolatry. The most pious Muslim theologians do not see the ancient statues, carvings and pyramids as important tourist destinations so much as affronts to their beliefs. Bahraini Sunni leader Abdal-Latif al-Mahmoud called on the Egyptians to “destroy the Pyramids and accomplish what [Egypt’s Muslim conqueror] Amr bin al-As could not.” Abdel Moneim Al-Shahat, a leading member of Egypt’s radical Nour party, suggested that should the pyramids be too difficult to dismantle, structures that have stood for five millennia ought at least be covered in wax to hide them from view.
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This week a group called the United Muslim Nations International released a 23-page pamphlet entitled “The Global Islamic Civilization: The Power of a Nation Revived” which outlines a plan for Islamic world domination.
No reason to worry about self-righteous thugs that will never get their way, right?
The best and the brightest likewise scoffed at misfits like Hitler, Lenin and Mao — until the secret police arrived.
And there was this and also this…
I’m more worried about the Christians in the USA than the Muslims in Egypt.
Worry about all three, their extremists are equally ludicrous and dangerous.
They must not have seen the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” movie. Where Willy Wonka built some sultan a palace of pure chocolate, and it melted one hot day. So let’s put Egypt in touch with Hershey’s, for an very large order of extra waxy chocolate. And as it melts and runs down the sides. They can pump it back up to the top again. Sort of a pyramid shaped chocolate fountain. That might attract more tourists (with sweet tooths) than just a pile of sandy granite blocks ever did.
But whether they use chocolate or wax. How are they going to deal with the wind blown sand, mixing in with the stuff? And I really doubt there’s enough carnuba wax in the whole world to cover just one pyramid. Let alone three. And I don’t see how covering them up in wax, hides the fact that they’re still there. So maybe they should think about a camo paint job, instead. Because we all know camo hides everything in a desert, real well.
But seriously. For a moment. This knocking down of edifies, that represent something they decided offended their religious beliefs. Kind of points to the NYC twin trade towers being taken down, for the same reason. So one wonders how it’s considered isolated Islamic fanaticism? When all of Egypt may be like that. “Tilting at their very own wind mills”, as it were.
Ha, ha. How many isolated incidents does it take to make it the mode/average of the group?
Excellent question. Pick any number you like, and I’ll say half that is too much.
I wonder what tough words Hilliary has on the subject?
Hillary … she would say …. touch those pyramids and the middle east get’s blown off the map ..
that’s what she would say … i think
This story was debunked the same day the right-wing American newspaper published it. It was a hoax. Any one could have found this out with a tiny bit of fact checking….not that anyone bothers with that any more.
Thanks, I logged in to say this. I try’d to imagine how those fuckers would accomplish it and it became quite obvious that this is yet another story on DU that’s just not true.
No it wasn’t – yes these “pious individuals”are getting air space in Egypt I live there and want the place to do well. It is by no means a hoax and if you can get sheikh Abdel Moneim Al-Shahat to retract or show me where he did that would be great. Maybe you can show me Buddhas of Bamiyan weren’t blown up in march 2001 – that would be informative and reassuring. Thanks for your information please source your reply.
While I do admit that Islam’s control of the people in arab countries is great, I don’t believe it will be successful in removing such a valuable artifact of history. The awakened Egyptian people won’t stand for it.
Regarding the sex slave article, That absolutely is true and does happen even in Saudi Arabia. The Quranic Sura he sighted :”Marry such women as seem good to you, two and three and four… or what your right hands possess.”, was still used publicly in Saudi Arabia up until the 1960s. People nowadays still use it but they usually dismiss the part about slaves because “they are all freed”.
Arab guy, Short memory? Do you recall the Buddhist statues at Bamian (google it if you don’t know about them). The faces were blown off decades ago and more recently the Taliban finished the job. I’m not trying to lend credibility to this story but it would be foolish to underestimate Islamic fundamentalists or fundamentalists of any sort. Go to the museum and check out how many Greek, Roman, renaissance, etc. works of art have been damaged and destroyed by Christian fundamentalists.
I agree that:”it would be foolish to underestimate Islamic fundamentalists or fundamentalists of any sort.”
I’m just saying that in the case, I believe that rational thought will triumph.
I noticed that not one comment I read has mentioned “who” built the pyramids. Well if you don’t know let me explain a little something. The pyramids weren’t built by ancient peoples of Egypt at all you see. The masons / Templars / Jews etc back through the ages .. built the pyramids. It’s not hard to figure out is it? Washington is based on a pyramid layout. Stratford Ontario is a Shakespearean Pyramid. San Fransisco has a pyramid and on and on … all layed out in the streets. I find the Stratford Ontario one most impressive though. Go have a look on google maps yourselves. Anyway my point is. These Masons which of course are decendants of older slave drivers kept the secrets with them through the ages as to how the pyramids were constructed and obelisks erected yadda yadda. North America is littered with modern day obelisks and pyramids. Look for yourselves. Anyway the point I am getting at is for me there is no secret who built them or why they built them. They built them to show themselves that this is how SOCIETY in the west will be controlled for 1000′s of years . Yet with all our technology people still can’t figure this out. It’s so simple. Look at any western country and they are all controlled in a pyramid formation. Nice and smooth from the slave at the bottom to the top mason / Illuminati at the top. You see .. these people also wrote these famous other books (which i won’t mention) to help control the masses so that they could control the world. And they do. They will deny it of course but who cares. We know they lie right? I mean what is the masonic symbol? … geeze a compass and square. Everything you need to construct a building like the pyramids. Which I might add are all around the world and not just in Egypt. Anyone else notice that? .. Oh and I’ll finish up with this. There is no capstone on the great pyramid because ……. the builders …. wait for it …. take a breath … the builders were VENUS worshipers ……. YES .. the great pyramid is capped by Venus .. therefore there was never a physical cap put on it but a celestial one which happens to be our SISTER planet .. Now do you know why the West treats women like Godesses? .. Have a great night
……………….. Oh and IF anyone needs more information on the above writing .. please let me know here and I will get in touch through email. I won’t get into the pyramid on the american dollar today .. but you get where I’m going with that… good day! 
…. watch out for the owls! 