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2004-08-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Rafsanjani compares Sistani's return to Khomeini's

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-08-28 1:58:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "There are NO chickens in Tehran."

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-08-28 5:58:06 PM|| 2004-08-28 5:58:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 hmmmm was the Shah a group of pilfering theives drinking beer and meteing out Mahdi-justice to kidnapped policemen? Sounds like the connection's more real than Rafsanjani thought

Posted by Frank G 2004-08-28 6:21:15 PM|| 2004-08-28 6:21:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 For local consuption for sure.

"The heroic young peopleâs 21 days of resistance with their bare handsಞ" tells it all. Yea, those RPGs and 7.62x39 rounds were comming out their freeking hands I tell ya! What a Crock of turban crap.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-08-28 6:46:53 PM|| 2004-08-28 6:46:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "The heroic young peopleâs [Sadr's cannon fodder] 21 days of resistance [seige] with their bare hands [mortars don't count] and Sistaniâs political measures [leaving town to set up a triumphant return] to end the crisis [thug purge], both are popular [tell it to those whose houses were leveled] and show the power of Islamâs devotees [to shoot themselves in the foot, at best]." In remarks broadcast live on state radio, Rafsanjani accused the United States of igniting the uprising in Najaf. [Oh, no, not igniting. I suggested Napalm but nobody tried it.] "It was widely pre-planned by Americans [who aren't as spontaneous and impulsive as Sadr] who wanted to intimidate [kill] their enemies," he said. "But it gave the opposite result. [Not by my body count.]

Looks like Raf is trying to justify his expenditures to his stockholders.

Posted by Tom 2004-08-28 6:51:42 PM|| 2004-08-28 6:51:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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