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| Iran's Islamic democracy best model for Iraq: daily |
| 2003-04-15 |
| `Kayhan International' on Tuesday proposed the Islamic Republic of Iran's system as the best model for the next government in Iraq. "The Iraqis have a few options before them and might end up under a new form of dictatorship preceded by an imposed and unpopular interim ruler if they fail to close ranks and rally behind the banner of Islam," highlighted the English-language daily in its Viewpoint column. Oh, I disagree. I think the best model for them is something that venerates some sort of totem and requires everybody to wear curly-toed shoes and hotrod orange turbans. But since it's their country, neither of our opinions count, do they? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #7 The best weapon Iraq has against becoming a Shi'ite theocracy is that the assorted mullahs suffer from too much "big-man-meism." That said, these folks are going to be players and there's no use getting too excited about it. |
| Posted by: Hiryu 2003-04-16 07:17:08 |
| #6 curly toed shoes and hotrod orange turbans:thanks,Fred....I just pissed my pants. |
| Posted by: Hugh Jorgan 2003-04-15 22:43:22 |
| #5 When are countries going to stop wasting their time trying to re-invent the wheel? "Hmm, where should we look for examples to follow? Where oh where in the entire world could we look to see any examples of countries that have great prosperity, freedom from arbitrary dictates of rulers, lack of domestic strife, ability for people to say and believe and practice whatever they choose without habing to fear being strung up or tortured or getting stoned or their heads chopped off?" "Nope, can't see any examples." |
| Posted by: ray 2003-04-15 20:40:13 |
| #4 "curly-toed shoes and hotrod orange turbans" LOL. Gonna put the Shriners in charge? :-) (Come to think of it, that might not be a bad idea!) |
| Posted by: Old Grouch 2003-04-15 20:01:23 |
| #3 "I wanna join!(T) dorf |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-15 19:52:51 |
| #2 hotrod orange turbans? with painted flames? ooh ooh I wanna join! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-04-15 18:31:57 |
| #1 Oh yeah The political model for the Ages. So, uh, what do you do when your population youth bubble bursts - finally reaching its critical mass of frustration, rises up and squishes your aging Rev Guards, and confines you to house-arrest in the mosque? The Black Hats always give me Buzzword Orgasmia: Classic myopic mercenary dogmatic Islamofascists. Oooo. Was it good for you? |
| Posted by: PD 2003-04-15 16:27:56 |