The Unthinkable

TEHRAN, Iran -- "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men." The Shadow knows... and so does God. Unfortunately, neither of them are talking. But there's at least one other man who knows, and he's hinting... that is, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been hinting for some time now that he has a nuclear weapon, that he is intent on making more nuclear weapons, and that he will use nuclear weapons. He has invited America (through an 18-page letter to President Bush) to join Islam. The letter has been analyzed by various sources and confirmed by Iranian news as a "Dawah" letter. Some have interpreted this Dawah letter as a "last warning" to America prior to an attack.

Ahmadinejad has denied that the Holocaust ever happened. He has threatened to "wipe Israel off the map". He has suggested that Europe or America should offer Israel a homeland within their own borders and return the land of Israel to the Palestinians. He has made statements which are so outrageous, that world reaction has been deeply critical...

Ahmadinejad's comments were condemned by major Western governments, the European Union, Russia, the United Nations Security Council and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Egyptian, Turkish and Palestinian leaders also expressed displeasure over Ahmadinejad's remark. The speech was interpreted by some as a call for genocide.
--Wikipedia, Ahmadinejad, "Antagonism Towards Israel"

Ahmadinejad has stated that he believes he has a divine, apocalyptic mission to usher in the "Twelfth Imam", that is, the "Mahdi". As such, he believes that he is a "prophet". Ahmadinejad believes that he can force world events so that Islamic prophecy will be fulfilled. I personally believe that he has a "Mahdi-complex" because of his very name... Ahmadi-Nejad. That would make him a certifiable "wing-nut".

According to Islamic tradition, the "Mahdi" will come at a time of extreme world chaos, and will change the world into a perfect Islamic society. Ahmadinejad believes he can personally create that world chaos. He has started on his quest by inciting the Palestinian-based Hamas and Iranian-backed Hezbollah groups to attack Israel. The current war in Lebanon is the direct result of intervention from Teheran. Ahmadinejad is fighting a proxy war against Israel, much like Hitler fought a proxy war in 1937 Spain.

But it doesn't end there. Ahmadinejad plans to create even more world chaos on August 22nd, which is now less than 2 weeks away...

On June 6, 2006, a confidential diplomatic package was presented to Iran by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China) plus Germany, to end its nuclear programs. The package included a set of incentives, and some veiled threats (the proverbial "carrot and stick"). President Bush said publicly that he expected Iran to respond within "weeks, not months".

By June 22nd, President Bush was starting to get irritated with Iran's failure to respond to the package of incentives saying, "It should not take the Iranians that long to analyze what is a reasonable deal. I said weeks, not months." But Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke out only minutes before Bush did, that Iran would give the world an answer by August 22nd.

The question has since emerged... Why August 22nd? A number of bloggers have written on this subject, but the MSM has largely ignored it. Here are some articles you can read to learn more...

Why August 22?

Israel, Iran, and August 22nd

Iran Heading for Apocolypse; Why August 22?

Iran to Nuke Israel on August 22?

Ahmadinejad Plans to Light up Jerusalem Sky

Iranian cataclysm forecast Aug. 22

Ahmadinejad's 'Apocolypse Now'

The general direction of all these articles is that August 22nd corresponds with Rajab 27th (or 28th by some calculations) in the Islamic calendar. Rajab 27th is the day Muslims celebrate Mohammed's ascension into heaven. According to tradition, that event was accompanied by lightning, fire and lights in the sky. Is this an omen? For Muslims who seem to place special emphasis on certain dates, the allusion is troubling if nothing else. Does Ahmadinejad plan to set off a nuclear device in Israel, and thus fulfill his plan to "wipe Israel off the map"?

Rajab 28th is apparently no better, as that is the day Muslim Saladin entered Jerusalem and conquered it.

Or does he intend to set off a nuclear device in America -- the Great Satan? The recent news that (11) Egyptian students came to this country to attend college in Montana and immediately vanished is certainly worriesome. As of this writing, (3) of the Egyptians have been apprehended while (8) remain at large.

Will Ahmadinejad's answer to the Western World regarding nukes be... to use one? Only God, the Shadow, and Ahmadinejad himself know what evil lurks in the heart of a man.