[Alberta's Child]

There's nothing wrong with Reason #4, is there?

As old-line, traditionalist Catholics, they share the Islamic sense that the West is decadent and no longer deserves Divine protection.

I read an interesting article some time ago about the Islamic revolution in Iran. Apparently the U.S. Embassy was the second building the Islamic fundamentalists sacked when they toppled the Shah in 1979 -- the first was the Tehran headquarters of Planned Parenthood.

Not that this fact changes anything in terms of how the U.S. should have dealt with the events in Iran in 1979, but it gives an interesting perspective on how some f these nations must feel whenever they show up at a U.N. conference on women, health care, "families," etc. and find themselves seated across the table from a bunch of ugly, screeching banshees representing the U.S. and other Western countries.

[hardhead]

Actually, having been there when the revolution started, the sacking began in late 1978 and I believe one of the first targets from the street scum was the Hotel Intercontinental in Tehran where they poured about 3 million dollars of French *smile* wine down the sewers.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

the first was the Tehran headquarters of Planned Parenthood

Hmmm ... Maybe we should let Planned Parenthood into Iraq - heck encourage to come over by the planeload. But then, whoops, accidentally forget to provide them with any police protection against the Arab Street.

How many pieces do you think they would get torn into?