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To: SolidWood

Sorry, Iran does not exist. It is called Persia.


7 posted on 11/09/2009 5:27:20 PM PST by edcoil (If I had 1 cent for every dollar the government saved, Bill Gates and I would be friends.)
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To: edcoil

Huh? If that’s a joke, it’s lost on me.


9 posted on 11/09/2009 5:29:54 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: edcoil

The first shah of Iran asked that the world refer to his country as “Iran.” Persia is the Western corruption of the Pars tribe, the first Aryan settlers in the region. Iran means “land of the Aryans.”


10 posted on 11/09/2009 5:33:32 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (A penny saved is a penny paid in taxes)
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