Comments on: Saddam Was Responsible For Oklahoma City Bombing?

By: Matt Osborne

Matt Osborne — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:56:52 +0000

I just took a look in my US Army issue Hans-Wehr Arabic Dictionary and found no less than eleven different words from the root S-D-M. Also, I found two other roots that could be confused with it (there are two other letters that can sound like the hard-S).

Meanings include, but are not limited to: the biblical Soddom, verbs “to hit,” “to strike,” “to bump,” “to dry up,” nouns for “vigor,” “saddle,” “strength,” and about a hundred more. One of the roots is among the most commonly-used in Arabic.

Given the complete lack of context, the idea of an American hearing something that sounds like “Saddam” when it isn’t seems extremely high to me. But hey, I’m just an overeducated speaker of furrin’ langwijjes, whaddo I know?

By: Buzz

Buzz — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:48:21 +0000

.. The Christian Terrorists want us to forget that THEY were the ones who did the Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing… along with Waco… Jonestown… The 1992 and 2003 Crusades against Iraq… etc.

By: TerenceC

TerenceC — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:53:57 +0000

They’re still looking for a “reason” that will stick.

By: Broadway Carl

Broadway Carl — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:16:59 +0000

Yes, Saddam was responsible for it all. 9/11, WTC in 1993, Oklahoma City, Vietnam, The Spanis-American War (Remember the Maine!), The Civil War and The Alamo.

By: Trescml

Trescml — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:09:54 +0000

I am waiting to hear that Saddam was responsible for the Lindberg baby murder as well.

This type of crap has been floating around for a while. It is also dangerous because it takes focus away from domestic terrorism.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:58:05 +0000

Isn’t it about time for the neocons to crawl back into the hole that they were violently expelled from?