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The cause of Katrina

Everyone is scrambling to proclaim what the cause of Hurricane Katrina was. Some of the Democratic and Left-Wing bloggers are painting President Bush in a bad light, not only for the "missing" National Guardsmen (they are all over in Iraq 'ya know, not stationed around the city waiting for access to open up) as well as President Bush's dismissal of Kyoto. I will have a later post on Kyoto that sums the costs and benefits quite succinctly. Some other people (specifically, members of the Religion of Peace) are saying that Katrina was sent to us:

Senior Kuwaiti Official: "Katrina is a Wind of Torment and Evil from Allah Sent to This American Empire"
In reaction to Hurricane Katrina and the destruction in its wake, a high-ranking Kuwaiti official, Muhammad Yousef Al-Mlaifi, who is director of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowment's research center, published an article titled "The Terrorist Katrina is One of the Soldiers of Allah, But Not an Adherent of Al-Qaeda." [1]
The article appeared August 31, 2005 in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa.

The following are excerpts from his article:

"The Terrorist Katrina is One of the Soldiers of Allah…"

"…As I watched the horrible sights of this wondrous storm, I was reminded of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah [in the compilations] of Al-Bukhari and Abu Daoud. The Hadith says: 'The wind is of the wind of Allah, it comes from mercy or for the sake of torment. When you see it, do not curse it, [but rather] ask Allah for the good that is in it, and ask Allah for shelter from its evil.' Afterwards, I was [also] reminded of the words of the Prophet Muhammad: 'Do not curse the wind, as it is the fruit of Allah's planning. He who curses something that should not be cursed – the curse will come back to him.'

Kuwait? Hmmm... Didn't we pull their nuts out of the fire back in 1990 when Saddam invaded? Fucking ingrates. Posted by DaveH at September 1, 2005 10:38 PM