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2007-06-02 Afghanistan

Iran arming Taliban against West, says Blair

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Posted by Frank G 2007-06-02 10:03|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The Prime Minister wrote that al-Qa'eda's "ideology" was a "perversion of the faith of Islam" but it "plays to a sense of victimhood and grievance in the Muslim world. Many disagree with its methods. But too many share some of its sentiments."

And it is an obvious lie or sub-moronic mistake to advance this view that even the Stalinists don't believe it (no matter their public claims). So long as our elected leaders misrepresent islam as a "religion of peace" the less reason the electorate has to believe a word they say, trust their elementary reasoning skills or feel confident of their ability to accurately process reality.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-06-02 10:58|| 2007-06-02 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 But, but, there's NO WAY Iran could help the Taliban, who only a few years ago were bitter enemies for, among other things, their oppression of the (Shi'a) Hazara in northern Afghanistan. I mean, we've got a whole task force at Langley that probably scoffs at the very idea. Lots of good think-tankers, too, who can dismiss this idea out of hand. I mean, one's a Shi'a outfit, the other militant Sunni. It's simply not possible.

My sarcasm is if anything understated - but I wonder if even today, this sort of preposterous non-thinking goes on amongst those we pay to think clearly about these issues.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-06-02 18:04|| 2007-06-02 18:04|| Front Page Top

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