A Demonizing Call (This Time, Bashing Israel May Backfire)

Washington Post ^ | November 20, 2005 | Roya Hakakian

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When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called last month for Israel to be wiped off the map of the world, he displayed a disregard for the international community that proved he is a genuine disciple of the late Ayatollah Khomeini. But his proposal also showed that he hasn't learned any lessons from recent Iranian history. In a country where public opinion takes shape in direct opposition to the regime, the objects of hostile statements like Ahmadinejad's almost always win friends among young Iranians.

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Other useful articles:

For Jews, There Have Always Been Two Iran

The Young Iranians

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[quote]But they did foreshadow what was to come. In so blindly echoing the Ayatollah's bilious views, these intellectuals failed to differentiate themselves from the clerics -- the first grave step toward their loss of political power after the revolution. Fifty years after it was first spoken, Martin Niemoeller's famous warning proved true in Iran: First they came for the Baha'is, then the Jews, then the women, until they came for the average Iranian who, by then, had no choice but to subject himself to the dark rule of theocracy[/quote]

Democrats need to hear that again and again in a fillibuster against their taunts on Bush and for terrorists.

Note however, that the welcoming of minority is not a solution, because the Iranian bigots are themselves a minority using the government worker minority in self-lobbying effort to exploit the majority.

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Mad dogs should be shot, no questions asked.

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http://www.iranvajahan.net/english/ always quotes newspapers and publications

Since the story was old (20th Nov 05), they may not have kept it on their web site!

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The actual link

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