“his son, Ali (who was beaten and tortured in a mosque after being seized).”
Inside a mosque ? Can’t be. Islam is a religion of Peace.(/sarc)
A glimpse into our future, Lock and Load !
The regime cannot fall fast enough to satisfy me. Iran Azadi!
pong
“Iran today is a preview of what they intend to do to us if they win a war they declared 31 years ago.”
And sadly, a declared war to which we have never directly responded. I feel for the Iranian people. We should have been supplying the Iranian opposition with aid (guns, money, communications, intelligence) for the last 10 years at least.
It would appear we have now reached the point that only direct military action will neutralize the danger of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
There can be no doubt in any reasonable person’s mind that once nuclear weapons are built by the Iranians, they will supply those nuclear weapons to some of the various terrorist groups they sponsor and control.
It will be interesting to see if the Obama administration will actively oppose Israeli efforts to stop Iran’s aquisition/development of a nuclear weapon.
Let’s hope the conservatives win back the House and the Senate where they will be positioned to demand action by the Obama administration when Iran explodes its first nuke.
“Iran today is a preview of what they intend to do to us if they win a war they declared 31 years ago.”
And sadly, a declared war to which we have never directly responded. I feel for the Iranian people. We should have been supplying the Iranian opposition with aid (guns, money, communications, intelligence) for the last 10 years at least.
It would appear we have now reached the point that only direct military action will neutralize the danger of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
There can be no doubt in any reasonable person’s mind that once nuclear weapons are built by the Iranians, they will supply those nuclear weapons to some of the various terrorist groups they sponsor and control.
It will be interesting to see if the Obama administration will actively oppose Israeli efforts to stop Iran’s aquisition/development of a nuclear weapon.
Let’s hope the conservatives win back the House and the Senate where they will be positioned to demand action by the Obama administration when Iran explodes its first nuke.
Thanks for the ping.
>>>”No doubt some of the fanatics at the top still believe in Khomeini’s vision of a global Islamic revolution, but they are a distinct minority.”
I wouldn’t say only “some of the fanatics”.
Mehdi Karroubi too has repeatedly claimed that he still believes in Khomeinist revolution, and that IRI’s constitution has democratic values within the Islamic framework. IOW, he says the hardliners have deviated from original Islamic Revolution & its values (hard to believe - think back at early yrs of revolution with all its atrocities)!
Karroubi says he is not in favor of a Secular Republic. Has he changed his stance recently?
Even if we justify Karroubi’s words by saying he is afraid of the hardliners or that he wants to appeal to the religious beliefs of *his supporters*, fact is that he still says he believes in Khomeinist revolution, IRI constitution & his supporters believe & follow him.
Btw, did you read this article? It was posted on FR too.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2453854/posts