October 7, 2006
EVERY CLAIM THEY STAKE:
Friend Timothy R. Furnish, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, World and Middle East History, Georgia Perimeter College) has put together a Mahdi Watch website
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 7, 2006 11:07 AMComments
I usually just sort of nod when I see the line about spraying coffee over the keyboard.
The "19th Century Mahdist movement in the Sudan" got me for real, however, as I know of Omdurman. It was sort of like the Ghost Dance, wasn't it?
Bring 'em on.
Posted by: Lou Gots at October 7, 2006 11:53 AM... prevent the return to Earth of their sect’s messiah-like figure, the Mahdi, or 12th imam.
Dang blast it, is there nothing that Rove can't do?
Posted by: erp at October 7, 2006 1:44 PMI thought the Mahdi looked like Sir Lawrence Olivier?
Posted by: Rick T at October 7, 2006 5:45 PMNice pop allusion to The Police.
Posted by: Eugene S. at October 9, 2006 2:44 PM