Posted on 01/30/2007 2:48:58 PM PST by ventanax5
During the Iran-Iraq War, the Ayatollah Khomeini imported 500,000 small plastic keys from Taiwan. The trinkets were meant to be inspirational. After Iraq invaded in September 1980, it had quickly become clear that Iran’s forces were no match for Saddam Hussein’s professional, well-armed military. To compensate for their disadvantage, Khomeini sent Iranian children, some as young as twelve years old, to the front lines. There, they marched in formation across minefields toward the enemy, clearing a path with their bodies. Before every mission, one of the Taiwanese keys would be hung around each child’s neck. It was supposed to open the gates to paradise for them.
At one point, however, the earthly gore became a matter of concern. “In the past,” wrote the semi-official Iranian daily Ettelaat as the war raged on, “we had child-volunteers: 14-, 15-, and 16-year-olds. They went into the minefields. Their eyes saw nothing. Their ears heard nothing. And then, a few moments later, one saw clouds of dust. When the dust had settled again, there was nothing more to be seen of them. Somewhere, widely scattered in the landscape, there lay scraps of burnt flesh and pieces of bone.” Such scenes would henceforth be avoided, Ettelaat assured its readers. “Before entering the minefields, the children [now] wrap themselves in blankets and they roll on the ground, so that their body parts stay together after the explosion of the mines and one can carry them to the graves.”
(Excerpt) Read more at matthiaskuentzel.de ...
To generalize- The Shiia are the country bumpkins of Islam, the less worldly, more polytheist, less educated and are treated like crap by the Sunnis who are 90% of Islam
Also, the Sunni, although a serious majority in the world as a whole are a dreadfully small minority in Iraq and Iran.
Now, concerning who is or is not a "country bumpkin" within Islam, it's something pretty hard to determine since, after all, about 99% of them qualify.
Excellent article-- well worth reading. Chilling.
There are, in fact, monsters in this world.
There will be no easy way to deal with them.
It's never easy, TigersEye, but to paraphrase Gen. Chuck Horner, "When one considers the lethality of todays weaponry, it is better for both sides that the conflict be fought ferociously and end quickly.
A protracted war kills many more people on the losing side."
It's time for some underground-nuke-testing in Iran ............. FRegards
You're absolutely right.
BUMP !!! I think it is time to re-visit this subject..
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