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2004-01-17 Iran

Iran Earthquake Death Toll Exceeds 41,000

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-01-17 00:14|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

Only one produced wrath-of-God results

You'd think between that and the meteorite, the mulluhs would get the hint.

You'd be wrong....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-1-17 1:13:24 AM|| 2004-1-17 1:13:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 After reading Wright's article on his trip to Saudi Arabia, the town of Jedda is looking at a far worse fate.

Right now their raw sewage is being dumped into a lake that sits above the town, held back by a dam made of sand. Jedda sits on an earthquake fault, and is already having health and structural problems due to its inadequet (to say the least) sewage system. One good earthquake, and.....

The Bam earthquake, this close to the March elections may prove disasterous for the mullah in Iran. The reason for the wrath of God results is that the mullahs were taking kickbacks on illegal building in the earthquake prone area. After a major quake back in the 60's, the Shah banned further new construction, but some folks got around that. The mullahs let it continue for a price. And not at least 41,000 people are dead.

Posted by Ben 2004-1-17 4:20:23 AM|| 2004-1-17 4:20:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ben, that info about Jedda makes my day and proves that Allah(pbuh) has a delightfully vicious sense of humor...

Posted by Carl in NH 2004-1-17 10:54:06 AM|| 2004-1-17 10:54:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 .... this close to the March elections may prove disasterous for the mullah in Iran.
This would be a problem if they had free elections, but they don't. See yesterday's post Iran: A sort of Democracy.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-1-17 11:16:14 AM|| 2004-1-17 11:16:14 AM|| Front Page Top

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