tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919646.post116954773080655546..comments2023-12-29T08:06:41.674-08:00Comments on STILL HANGIN' ON A CROSS: Muharram is the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendarJesus Reyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03054755931354118793noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919646.post-1169609249047990542007-01-23T19:27:00.000-08:002007-01-23T19:27:00.000-08:00Great post, JDS. I wrote about something similar,...Great post, JDS. I wrote about something similar, but you did a better job of explaining Ashura.<BR/><BR/>My guess, knowing how Uncle Sam is gunning for Sadr (600 arrests today) and Karbala is a Sadrist stronghold, this was a pre-emptive strike against Uncle Sam's plan to "secure" the city over the holy day. No doubt they were plotting mass slaughter... just like the Askariyah Shrine in Samarra.John Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515280071887632569noreply@blogger.com