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Iran
US promoting drug, sex among the young: cleric
2003-05-17
A Tehran prayer leader accused the United States Friday of wanting to undermine the Islamic beliefs of young Iranians by promoting drug use and sex.
Horrors! Oh, hold me, Ethel!
"The United States is seeking to undermine the Islamic beliefs of young Iranians by promoting the use of drugs and cigarettes, and encouraging girls and boys to have illicit relations," said Ayatollah Imami Kashani in a sermon at Tehran University. "The United States should know that every steps it takes to destroy other nations will backfire on itself. This circle has been historically proven," the former member of the conservative-dominated Guardians Council said. Iranian leaders often accuse the United States of promoting "corruption" among young people. Some 22 million of Iran's 65 million people are aged between 14 and 29, according to official figures.
Yasss... It's a well-known fact that we have elite doinking and beer-drinking squads roaming Iran, handing out cigarettes and Hustler...
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#5  Speaking of Iran, I was recently pointed to an Iranian blogger's site that has been consistently interesting over the past two weeks.

If anyone would like to have a look - here's the link Diaries of a Steppenwolf

He's a 20-something engineer. A bit younger than me, and I guess that by definition it's going to be particularly striking to me to see the differences in his life and mine, considering we're not quite so far apart...

-Vic
Posted by: Vic   2003-05-17 20:32:53  

#4  Don't any of you rememeber Kremlinology 101? The vice that the Politburo railed hardest against the United States for was the one that they themselves succumbed to and were battling most severely.

Therefore...draw your own conclusions on the morality of Iran.
Posted by: Brian   2003-05-17 19:47:49  

#3  Given that most of the people over 30 have been killed over the years by warfare and the puritanical "cleansing," the vast majority of the population are young, except for the clerics. So, yeah, the prayer leader probably was watching MTV. Why was HE watching? I've never seen a young Mullah, maybe he couldn't afford viagra?
Posted by: Anonymous Troll   2003-05-17 19:05:34  

#2  I guess the prayer leader was watching MTV.
Posted by: Cal Ulmann   2003-05-17 12:43:58  

#1  "Promoting sex among the young"

He means they wouldn't be interested if it weren't for us?

"Fatima, if you don't let me the Merkins will drop a JDAM on us... or maybe even two!"
Posted by: Matt   2003-05-17 12:28:52  

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