[F14 Pilot]

Ping on a good read!

[truth_seeker]

later

[Man50D]

The religion of Iran, Shiite Islam, is a martyr's faith. Shiite culture has aspects of a death cult, including an obsession with blood sacrifice.

Why did any Iranians survive the war if they are so intent with becoming martyrs?

[Burlem]

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[Clemenza]

Great article.

I met a lovely lady yesterday who was born in Tehran, moved here when she was 2 and then MOVED BACK after the war ended. She left as soon as she finished high school.

[humint]

Good Post!

[plenipotentiary]

"We were fighting the U.S.A., Britain, the whole world. We saved our country. And now we are free."

No. They fought for the the Mullah slavemasters against the Saddam slavemaster, they fought to continue being slaves, having not the wit to know where to turn.

[M. Espinola]

Everyone should read this thread.

"The religion of Iran, Shiite Islam, is a martyr's faith. Shiite culture has aspects of a death cult, including an obsession with blood sacrifice."

"With oil at about $60 a barrel as I write, there is little likelihood that the regime will be forced to open up and reform the economy."

The London Underground train which was involved in the bomb attack at Aldgate station. Britain protested furiously to Iran over comments by a leading Iranian politician that the London bombings might have been deliberately carried out by the British government.(AFP/File)

Having a good laugh! Iran's President-Elect, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and judiciary chief, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, attend a press conference after their meeting in Shahroudi's office, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 19th, 2005. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

[McGavin999]

What this man is saying is that Iran is doomed. I hope he's not right in his assessment.

The one thing I did notice is that the women he spoke to did not agree with him and wanted Shria gone completely, yet he discouraged them.

This article contains a lot of mixed signals. Perhaps it's because the author is conflicted himself.