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2009-01-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran bans volunteers from fighting Israel

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Posted by tu3031 2009-01-08 10:20|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 The Iranians finally realized that non-verbal provocations launched by the supreme leader constitute an act of war. Not that Israel is going to bomb Iran any less, mind you.

Posted by Darrell 2009-01-08 12:17|| 2009-01-08 12:17|| Front Page Top

#2 "What is the purpose of your visit, and I have to remind you that if you say suicide bomber I can't let you board."

"ummm..I..umm....make baby's milk."

"Good for you son. Hows an upgrade to first class sound? And the rest of you?"

(unison)"Baby's milk! U lu lu lu!"

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-08 12:28|| 2009-01-08 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 "provocations launched by the supreme leader constitute an act of war"

I don't think Iran cares much about that.
What Iran REALLY cares about is being seen backing a loser. And Hamas is losing BIG.

Posted by Minister of funny walks 2009-01-08 12:36|| 2009-01-08 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Believe it or not, a LOT of Iranian people love Americans and Israel more then the amount of people that wish for both of our destruction and would carry out such attacks. Seems to me the bluff didn't work IN Iran either.

Posted by lftbhndagn">lftbhndagn 2009-01-08 14:25|| http://lftbhndagn.wordpress.com]">[http://lftbhndagn.wordpress.com] 2009-01-08 14:25|| Front Page Top

#5 lftbhndagn, I believe it but how can the US help them remove their government? Any kind of prying tends to backfire and every year they have riots and seem to be waiting for something before everything collapses into status quo again.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-01-08 16:37|| 2009-01-08 16:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Believe it or not, a LOT of Iranian people love Americans and Israel more then the amount of people that wish for both of our destruction

Allow me to express my scepticism. I think Mofw in #3 is much closer to the mark.

Posted by SteveS 2009-01-08 16:38|| 2009-01-08 16:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Imteresting - it forestalls Iran from giving Israel any excuse to attack and destroy its budding Nucprogs, while also indir fostering pro-Islamist, anti-US-Isr-Western destabilization in EGYPT, etal. as per the Israeli-HAMAS fight in Gaza. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PALEOS GET SHAFTED - AGAIN - BY THE GEOPOLITICS OF THEIR NEIGHBORING MUSLIMS. THERES ALWAYS SYRIA + NIGHTLY ROWBOATS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-08 18:01|| 2009-01-08 18:01|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't think we'd be getting rose petals thrown at our feet if teh mullahs and thugocracy in Iran were smited. It's not the Arab/Persian way to show gratitude.

Typically, they ask: "why not faster, why so much collateral damage, when can you leave, support us with financial aid, don't expect oil favoritism, you bastards(!) you killed Abu Kenny!"

That said, most of Iran is educated and western-looking whether they acknowledge it or not. They'd do OK if the black turbans ate shrapnel. There would be "death to Juice!" rallies, but they'd eventually get over it

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-01-08 19:31|| 2009-01-08 19:31|| Front Page Top

#9 UNFORTUNATELY, THE PALEOS GET SHAFTED

Funny how that happens over and over again. Do you suppose the Paleos will ever catch on that the entire Middle East is using them?

Posted by SteveS 2009-01-08 20:43|| 2009-01-08 20:43|| Front Page Top

#10 The Iranians finally realized that non-verbal provocations launched by the supreme leader constitute an act of war

It is more like the Iranian government has no problem with the protests and the volunteering. That keeps the fools from remembering that they are for the most part jobless with no hope of employment soon.

The problem the Iranian government has with the fools is that most of them will never become shaheed. Either the Israelis will kill some of them, or they will linger in Gaza both disrespecting and being disrespected by the Palestinians and perhaps get a bit too fond of the hashish.

Eventually they will return to Iran, disillusioned and bitter. And that is what the Iranian government does not want to happen.

Posted by Milton Fandango 2009-01-08 21:59|| 2009-01-08 21:59|| Front Page Top

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