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2004-05-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-05-17 3:40:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yet he neglects to mention the stupidity of Islamic philosophies . . . and the ultimate ironic twist of a religious nut stuck in the seventh century criticizing modern warfare . . .

Posted by The Doctor 2004-05-17 12:29:52 PM|| 2004-05-17 12:29:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Wishful thinking here. Bush-Powell don't have another $150,000,000,000 American taxpayer chump change, to spend on another folly.

Take the nukes off the dust gathering shelves, treat the locals like vermin, repatriate the oilfields to Anglo-American interests, and make the Kaba uninhabitable for several hundred years.

Posted by Dog Bites Trolls 2004-05-17 12:32:07 PM|| 2004-05-17 12:32:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Uh, DBT, you do know the Ka'baa is in Mecca, Saudia Arabia, and not Iran, right? No offense intended; just checking.

Although I suppose they *do* wish they could have the holy cities in their loony little Mullahland instead of the Magic Kingdom . . .

Posted by The Doctor 2004-05-17 12:36:01 PM|| 2004-05-17 12:36:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I had an interesting conversation with a young expat Iranian the other day; during the discussion he was curious as to what I knew about Iran. I told him what I know of the geography, language, etc., but when I mentioned that I was aware it was an Islamic country, he went out of his way to inform me that Iran had it's own native religeons before Muslim invaders turned it into an Islamic nation.

I came away with the impression that young Iranians do not identify with the ruling mullahs at all, and have a strong sense of Persian nationalism that trumps the Saudi-fostered creed of Global Islamism. In fact, I'm beginning to believe that the Iranian Theocracy really is treading on thin ice these days.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2004-05-17 10:02:01 PM|| 2004-05-17 10:02:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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