[antimedia] antimedia: What's so important about August 22nd?

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What's so important about August 22nd?
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   August 22nd is [1]an important day for Muslims. That is the day of the
   [2]Al-Aqsa Mosque fire, an event that is used by Muslims everywhere to
   denounce Israel. Like many events in the Middle East, the lies told
   about the event have become "the truth" about the event.
   August 22nd has more significance than [3]"just" the Al-Aqsa fire,
   however.

     August 22 is Rajab 28 in the Islamic calendar. This is a special
     date. Rajab 28 is the date the mighty and glorified Saladin entered
     and conquered Jerusalem (in A.D. 1187), putting the city under
     Islamic rule, a hallowed event in Islamic history.
     Adding to that, as Joshua Pundit points out, August 22 (Rajab 28)
     is also the date

     the Imam Husayn (who started Shia Islam and who is revered as the
     precurser of the Hidden 12th Imam) started his journey to Karbala
     from Medina. And on the eve 27th of Rajab (August 21st) Mohammed
     allegedly ascended to heaven in the famous `night journey' from
     Jerusalem, which Muslims commemorate as the Lailatul Mi'raj.

   Ahmadinejad [4]said recently that Israel has "pushed the button of its
   own destruction" because of its actions in Lebanon.
   Is it a coincidence that Ahmadinejad set [5]August 22nd as the date
   for Iran's response regarding nuclear weapons? Was Ahmadinejad using
   words loosely when he said that Israel has "pushed the button" of its
   destruction?
   Or is August 22nd the day when Iran will use nuclear weapons on
   Israel? We will know in two short weeks. Let's hope that world leaders
   are not asleep at the switch.

References

   1. http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=662&p=community&a=1
   2. http://www.peacewithrealism.org/pdc/arson.htm
   3. http://eagleandelephant.blogspot.com/2006/07/welcoming-12th-imam-iran-and-august-22.html
   4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5208052.stm
   5. http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=131808