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| The Spy Who Loved Hamas. And Hezbollah. And Iran. |
| 2009-09-23 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Wasn't Khomenei the son or grandson of a Brit who went native? I believe he came from India, ed. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-09-23 22:36 |
| #4 Compare wid PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > HOW AN EX_ARMY COMMANDO BECAME A TERRORIST [violent anti-Govt]!? I feel your pain. * KERMIT THE FROG > ITS NOT EASY BEIN GREEN = DOIN' A'TREASONIN, espec when certain elements = thingys-that-be, etal. are involved. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-09-23 22:29 |
| #3 Wasn't Khomenei the son or grandson of a Brit who went native? Can't wait to see what this pus bag spawned. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-09-23 18:53 |
| #2 Adoration of Islam is sooo Bvitish |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-09-23 17:07 |
| #1 He's certainly correct in seeing Sunni Islam as ossified. He's also correct in noting that the Sunni/Shia fault line is world-shattering and critical. As to whether Shia Khomeiniism is more amenable to interpretation and scholarship, I'm not sure. What is also clear is which side he's on. He's not on the side of the West. He might point us to some understandings of Iran that are useful, but we shouldn't ever make the mistake of thinking that he's one of us or that he's on our side. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-09-23 13:00 |