Have you ever seen this headline?  "380 stampeded on the way to Vatican City." ...or how about this one: "400 Tea Partiers stampeded during march on Washington" ...or even this one: "200 stampeded to death on line for Disney Jungle Cruise" No?  And yet there are constantly deaths, hundreds of deaths, from people going to Mecca during the Hajj.  More than 700 people were killed yesterday alone.  Three hundred sixty were killed in 2006.  Two hundred forty-four in 2004.  Three hundred forty in 1997.  Over 1,400 people killed in 1990. All these people are doing is marching on huge roads to Mecca.  There are huge crowds, but there are other places with huge crowds that don't result in mass deaths. Why are so many people dying during the Hajj? The reason is that some of the worshipers push.  And when enough people push on a crowded road, people get crushed and stampeded. This is supposed...(Read Full Post)