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2004-07-01 Iraq-Jordan

SHOCKER: Iranâs clerics fear rise of democratic Iraq

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Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-07-01 9:11:10 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You don't say . . .

Posted by The Doctor 2004-07-01 10:57:43 AM|| 2004-07-01 10:57:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I, for one, don't believe all the BS from the Mullahs that thy are following "God's Law'. I think it is all a matter of lust for power.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2004-07-01 11:52:07 AM|| 2004-07-01 11:52:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "The rise of a secular, democratic Iraq could pose a threat to Iranâs Shiâite clerical establishment..."

You mean it's taken al-Reuters until now to figure this out??? On the long list of reasons we went into Iraq, undermining the Black Turbans is right up near the top.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-07-01 11:52:24 AM|| 2004-07-01 11:52:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Iran Wakes Up; Smells Coffee

Posted by Chris W. 2004-07-01 12:20:04 PM|| 2004-07-01 12:20:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 DB, I for one think that much was pretty obvious since the beginning.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-07-01 12:31:20 PM|| 2004-07-01 12:31:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The fear of freedom is coming through the internet and sat-TV.

The mullahs can not post a monitoring thug in everyone's living room, although they would like to.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-07-01 12:34:33 PM|| 2004-07-01 12:34:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Totally radical idea: recently, the Iranian President complained that he and his cabinet have been taken out of the loop on everything nuclear by the Fearless Leader and the conservative mullahs. HOWEVER, there is a faction in their parliament of ultra-conservative *scientists*, as paradoxical as they sound, who are the brains behind nuclear development.

What if these individuals are not as loyal as the conservative clerics think they are? Technocrat-Islamists may not be as servile to their ignorant and uneducated "leaders" as all that.

At best, they might be closet liberals, hoping to evolve a technocracy. At worst, they sound like SPECTRE. What do you get when you mix physics and Islamism?

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-07-01 1:13:17 PM|| 2004-07-01 1:13:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 What do you get when you mix physics and Islamism?
25 kt. Fatwa Boy?

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-01 1:27:11 PM|| 2004-07-01 1:27:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I was going to post only: "Now Najaf, as a more moderate center, will regain the place it held for most of the past 1,500 years," said Hadi Qabel, a reformist midranking cleric from Qom. "It will rejuvenate the role of clerics throughout the Shiâite world. ... Iraqi moderate clerics like Ayatollah Ali Sistani do not consider ruling the country as their legitimate right," he said," which I thought was real good news (I was going to say).

Then I read (#7): "There is a faction in their (Iran's) parliament of ultra-conservative *scientists*, as paradoxical as they sound, who are the brains behind nuclear development . . . hoping to evolve a technocracy."

Sigh. Good news / Bad news.

At least there's good news.

Posted by ex-lib 2004-07-01 3:05:52 PM|| 2004-07-01 3:05:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Anyone who still remains confused over the fact that Islamic theocracy is purely political and has absolutely nothing to do with religion is in dire need of a clue bat.

The level of internal doctrinal contradiction, elitism and corruption that routinely pervade any of the Islamic governments is proof enough of how they differ not one whit from communist kleptocracies.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-01 4:47:25 PM|| 2004-07-01 4:47:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Frankly, I prefer Asses of Evil, but I can live with domino -- suppose.

Posted by Capt America 2004-07-01 5:17:55 PM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-07-01 5:17:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 What do you get when you mix physics and Islamism?

Pakistan!

Posted by trailing wife 2004-07-01 9:08:21 PM|| 2004-07-01 9:08:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 What do you get when you mix physics and Islamism?
25 kt. Fatwa Boy?

That's a keeper, Shipman!!! LOL!! Duck and Cover!!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-07-01 9:48:17 PM|| 2004-07-01 9:48:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Shipman, that was great. I will file it with my favorite name for the Daisycutter: the Tali-whacker

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-02 2:28:01 AM|| 2004-07-02 2:28:01 AM|| Front Page Top

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