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May 25, 2005

Go, Germs!

Possibly accurate reports from Islamist websites say that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is wounded, and urge us to pray. I do too, for septicemia. Do thou likewise.

Posted by Jim Henley @ 8:22 am, Filed under: Main

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6 Responses to “Go, Germs!”

  1. Trackback by Asymmetrical Information
    May 25, 2005 @ 8:58 am

    The power of prayer

    You may have seen those studies purporting to show that people who are prayed for do better than people who are not*. This Jim Henley post suggests an interesting scientific experiment: Possibly accurate reports from Islamist websites say that Abu Musa…

  2. Comment by Hesiod
    May 25, 2005 @ 12:06 pm

    Latest reports from Al Qaeda is that Zarqawi absconded to a “neighboring country” with two doctors in tow to treat bullet wounds to his lung.
    He has reoprtedly been stabilized.
    http://www.boston.com/dailynews/145/world/Internet_message_claims_al_Zar:.shtml
    I’ll leave it to others to speculate on what this means for the power of prayer, and who God may or may not be listening to.

  3. Comment by Diana
    May 26, 2005 @ 8:14 am

    Another round for the atheists!

  4. Comment by successlessness
    May 26, 2005 @ 2:04 pm

    Septicemia always wins. – Robyn Hitchcock

  5. Comment by diana
    May 26, 2005 @ 5:43 pm

    Rumsfeld just compared Zarqawi to Hitler.

  6. Comment by Jim Henley
    May 26, 2005 @ 10:35 pm

    Hm, not on the dog-loving front, I hope. Most Muslims don’t like dogs.

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