Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Mars did it. Honest.
The Indian government can call of its efforts to identify the perpetrators of yesterday's car bombings in Bombay. Astrologers in India have already figured it out. Mars did it.
While Indian authorities blamed Islamic militants for car bombings in Bombay that killed 52 people, astrologers are convinced the culprit was Mars, which is dangerously close to Earth. Astrologers believe the current positions of the moon, Mars, Saturn and Rahu -- an imaginary malefic planet in the horoscope -- bode ill for the near future, with the Indian government due to make wrong decisions and the public responding violently.
Whew. Thats a relief. For a while yesterday, I actually thought the jehadis might be involved and might lead to increased tension on the sub-continent. I needn't have worried after all. I wonder if a similar other-worldy explanation exists for Sept 11th as well? It wasn't the CIA, really, it was Mars.
While Indian authorities blamed Islamic militants for car bombings in Bombay that killed 52 people, astrologers are convinced the culprit was Mars, which is dangerously close to Earth. Astrologers believe the current positions of the moon, Mars, Saturn and Rahu -- an imaginary malefic planet in the horoscope -- bode ill for the near future, with the Indian government due to make wrong decisions and the public responding violently.
Whew. Thats a relief. For a while yesterday, I actually thought the jehadis might be involved and might lead to increased tension on the sub-continent. I needn't have worried after all. I wonder if a similar other-worldy explanation exists for Sept 11th as well? It wasn't the CIA, really, it was Mars.
