This coming Sunday is the Chinese New Year, and according to their zodiac, 2007 will be the Year of the Pig…and that will not sit well at all with Muslims. However, this will supposedly arrive with some mighty large strings attached:

Feng shui expert Raymond Lo said that according to ancient Chinese belief, the Year of the Pig is symbolised by two elements—fire sitting on top of water.
“Fire sitting on water is a symbol of conflict and skirmish, and this may bring a relatively less peaceful year with more international conflicts and struggles,” he said.
Lo said the last time such an arrangement appeared was in 2002, the year that followed the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“It is anticipated that there will be more international conflicts and disharmony, which will even lead to regional warfare, uprising and unrest, or the overthrow of governments in certain countries,” he said.

Hmmm…Fire on top of Water. Fire? Water? Firewater? Bartender, give me another drink! Looks like we’re gonna need lots of this firewater stuff this year!

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