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2009-10-16 Arabia

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Yemeni Shia aren't really coreligionists with the Iranians, who used to be traditional Twelvers before Khomeini's velayat-e faqih heresy became state doctrine & messed up all the definitions. Zaydis are a different brand Shia, sometimes called "Fivers". They don't truck with the notion of a hidden Mahdi, and seem to be closer to Sunnis on the subject of clerical authority.

Of course, the Syrian-Iranian alliance, what with the deeply heretical nature of Alawis even by Iranian revolutionary standards, strongly suggests that Qods Force and the rest of the exporters of Islamist revolution aren't particularly picky about their pawns.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-10-16 11:06|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-10-16 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 but the Ismaelis (seveners) have pretty much stayed out of the practical jihad for the past few decades

Posted by lord garth 2009-10-16 13:00|| 2009-10-16 13:00|| Front Page Top

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