tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351904589099176534.post2357612677154566186..comments2023-10-25T05:21:38.824-07:00Comments on The Lockerbie Divide: What's in a Name?Caustic Logichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351904589099176534.post-25640580077346480662011-06-21T05:03:54.271-07:002011-06-21T05:03:54.271-07:00I think the names thing is just much smoke and mir...<i>I think the names thing is just much smoke and mirrors, even if it is fun.</i><br /><br />Oh, I have to rebut that. I mean, you might be right, and I don't put much in the Gods or in Mr. Brush, or a few other linguo-links that have occurred to me. <br /><br />But do make sure you've seen the further points I've made before deciding. I'm guessing this, and maybe <a href="http://lockerbiedivide.blogspot.com/2010/03/where-in-world-is-abu-elias.html" rel="nofollow">"where in the world"</a> is all you've read yet? I don't expect anyone to read them all, but there's only three other posts, in order of importance/spookiness:<br /><br /><a href="http://lockerbiedivide.blogspot.com/2010/10/basel-to-basil-kubaissi-link.html" rel="nofollow">Kubaissi</a> - another unusual name...<br /><a href="http://lockerbiedivide.blogspot.com/2010/10/abu-elias-guarded-by-power.html" rel="nofollow">Power</a> - strange reaction ...<br /><a href="http://lockerbiedivide.blogspot.com/2010/10/bosnian-in-what-way.html" rel="nofollow">Bosnia/Bushnaq</a> - Never been there? Not even in May 1992? <br /><br />The last I almost find the most intriguing, but I'm not sure anyone else would agree. <br /><br /><i>I could be wrong of course and that a major criminal has been re-settled in the US with an entirely traceable name, and all anyone has to do is a quick search on Wikipedia to piece it all together.</i><br />Only since 2009. I don't think the new name (traces only to mid-2001 BTW) getting to Megrahi's defense, thence to Christine Grahame, thence to the public, was anticipated. The power link above shows his reaction to being outed. It's a subjective judgment, but I find that suspiciously defensive. <br /><br />Such a guy becoming known is not normal or expected, I would agree. That's why I'm fairly surprised and a bit spooked that it might just have happened this once. <br /><br /><i>Anyhoo, incredible webpages you've put together here. Hats off to ya!</i><br />I was trying more for <i>credible</i>, but ... kidding. Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave thoughtful comments. I still love getting them, even if I'm far worse about being able to respond.Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351904589099176534.post-13526401394332716302011-06-18T16:04:02.177-07:002011-06-18T16:04:02.177-07:00I think the names thing is just much smoke and mir...I think the names thing is just much smoke and mirrors, even if it is fun.<br /><br />Haddad was also a stormy kind of god.<br />Baal is also a word, apparently, meaning Lord ( or chief of the clan/tribe )<br /><br />Basil Bushnaq may stand out as a peculiar name in the West, but there's sure to be a phonebook somewhere full of Bushaqs, Haddads, etc.<br /><br />Think of how you rarely meet any Northern Europeans or North Americans called Jesus, but in Spanish speaking parts of the world it's a perfectly common name.<br /><br />I could be wrong of course and that a major criminal has been re-settled in the US with an entirely traceable name, and all anyone has to do is a quick search on Wikipedia to piece it all together.<br /><br />If Mr bushnaq is entirely innocent and decides to change his name to get away from all the hassle, then fuel goes on the fire - it's lose/lose all the way for it as a line of enquiry.<br /><br />Anyhoo, incredible webpages you've put together here. Hats off to ya!al aplagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327338358654534667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351904589099176534.post-50689017420007905022011-06-17T15:46:43.662-07:002011-06-17T15:46:43.662-07:00That is I think my first real comment on any Abu E...That is I think my first real comment on any Abu Elias/Bushnaq threads. Congrats! <br /><br />The Baal angle is interesting. Basel with a silent s/z? Sounds strange, but Switzerland is strange. It's got Bollier, for one ...<br /><br />And I didn't know of Basil Brush until Rolfe I think brought it up, but it is slightly uncanny. Especially how he might have made PA103 go boom, boom. Did the guy choosing this new name have familiarity with this Basel B? He's lived all over, so I wouldn't be surprised.Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351904589099176534.post-14085323705869127332011-06-17T06:52:03.653-07:002011-06-17T06:52:03.653-07:00re: Basel
To keep with the biblical theme; there ...re: Basel<br /><br />To keep with the biblical theme; there are two ways to pronounce this regards the Swiss capital.<br /><br />1. two syllables with a z sound in the middle ( Brit kids of the 70s might think of Basil Brush - a puppet fox with catchphrase " Boom Boom! " )<br /><br />2. one syllable sounding like Baal - who is an ancient Persian storm god, who probs had a few mythical tussles with Yahweh for dominance amongst the tribes.<br /><br />Too much interpretation, for sure, but it sure goes interesting places.al aplagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327338358654534667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351904589099176534.post-15215324555500232812010-05-03T04:03:13.930-07:002010-05-03T04:03:13.930-07:00Now just from the profile link that looks kind of ...Now just from the profile link that looks kind of like a spam message, but at the least it raises an interesting issue I hoped would come up - citing this site as a source in term papers or other such. I'm not prepared to eludicate on that at length right now, but I endorse using things i cite as solid AS solid. I goof a little (typos, small and mid-size factual errors, etc.) but my speculation is usually stated as such. <br /><br />I don't condone paying for a paper-writing service. But I do support selecting Lockerbie and Megrahi as a topic. <br /><br />And Abu Elias is a great sub-aspect. The issue of citing me appearing on this particular post, other issues arise... please be cautious characterizing the links laid out here - at LEAST as cautious as I've been. they are tenuous and alleged only, and connect to a US citizen or resident with real legal rights and all that. That's all.Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.com