Posted on 12/29/2003 6:37:48 AM PST by StilettoRaksha
Neda Toloui-Semnani left Iran 22 years ago as a 2-year-old. She grew up in the District, graduated from the University of Maryland and now works for a nonprofit group in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
As a result, Toloui-Semnani is closer than most Iranian Americans to the unfolding tragedy in her homeland brought on by Friday's devastating earthquake.
"In a strange way, it feels like 9/11 all over again. There are the same feelings of shock and trauma," Toloui-Semnani, 24, said in a telephone interview yesterday. "The difference here is that the numbers are astronomical. Also, there is nobody to blame. I don't know if that makes it better or worse."
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God did it. Think about it.
So Bush should announce a "War on God"? That was pretty cold considering how many regular people just died.
Yeah, you're right. It was pretty cold. I won't even try to justify it by trying to explain what I meant.
Admin Mod, if you could please be so kind as to delete reply #2?
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