Mohammad Camp
“And then, one time, at Mohammad camp…”
The Middle East has been a quagmire for as long as I can remember. Reports of sectarian violence are so constant and regular it’s like living next to the airport - after a period of time, you just don’t notice the noise.
But yesterday, there was good news from Iraq. It was the start of the annual Shiite festival and religious pilgrimage “to celebrate the birth of Mohammad al-Mahdi, the 9th century saint and the last of 12 imams revered by Shiites.”
Security was tight. After all, nothing presents a more inviting target for Sunnis than a Shiite street fair. For a fanatical suicide bomber, this is like hitting the 72-virgin Powerball Lotto.
The good news from yesterday’s celebration: there was no sectarian violence. The bad news: Shiites started shooting at other Shiites.
At the end of the festivities, there were 51 people dead and over 250 people wounded.
Kids, let this be a lesson to you…these pilgrimages always seem like such good clean fun right up until somebody gets hurt or pregnant.
Just another holiday for one of the world’s great “religions of peace.”
Shiites, Iraq, Sunnis, Jesus Camp, religious festivals
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