Unleashing the Beast

270 / U NLEASHING THE B EAST

Is this date special in the Islamic religion? Was it linked to American history? Many Islamic terrorist attacks have occurred in the month of September:  September 6, 1970—Palestinian militants hijacked four different airliners in one day.  September 5, 1972—Black September terrorists executed an attack at the Olympics.  September 10, 1976—Croatian terrorists hijacked a TWA airliner.  September 23, 1983—An Omni Gulf airbus was brought down by a bomb.  September 20, 1984—Islamic radicals bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut.  September 11, 2001—Terrorists flew airplanes into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The month of September has been marked as a month for terrorist attacks. Often, the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, falls in the month of September. T HE S TAR T HAT L ED THE M AGI While nobody is certain about the actual birthday of Christ, scholars note that the Magi came to see Him in Bethlehem after "seeing His star in the east" (Matthew 2:2). These Magi were possibly chief men of the Persian religion. They were among six tribes of the Medes. In history, they would have interpreted the dreams of the Persian leaders and were noted for their genuine