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2010-09-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Mottaki: 'Military dictatorship part of US tradition'

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Posted by Fred 2010-09-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Sounds like he's talking about his own country. I still want payback for the hostages taken for 444 days, not to mention all the terrorist support. It will come one day.

Posted by Shish Turkeyneck8263 2010-09-13 14:07|| 2010-09-13 14:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Why should anyone expect he'd know our history any better than most of our elite academia?

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-09-13 21:50|| 2010-09-13 21:50|| Front Page Top

#3 FM Mottakki

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* STRATEGYPAGE > ARABS SEEK THE UNPLEASANT TRUTH. Of 23 Arab States, SIX are deemed as de facto "FAILED STATES", wid ANOTHER ELEVEN moving towards simil status, pas due to perennial GOVT-PUBLIC CORRUPTION + GENERAL INEFFICIENCIES.

ARTIC = IMO read, MANIC OR NEAR-MANIC OBSSESSION WID RELIGIOUS IDENTITY complemented wid SOCIO-POLITICAL PENCHANT FOR ACHIEVING LITTLE-TO-NO INDIGENOUS PRODUCTIVITY W/O EXTERNAL THIRD-PARTY [non-Muslim?]ASSISTANCE.

IOW, ARTIC > IIUC, the Arab-Muslim or Islamic World is heavily dependent on TRIBALIST = "LOCAL" WARFARE FOR "PROGRESS"???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-09-13 22:26|| 2010-09-13 22:26|| Front Page Top

#4 IOW, ARTIC > IIUC, the Arab-Muslim or Islamic World is heavily dependent on TRIBALIST = "LOCAL" WARFARE FOR "PROGRESS"???

JosephM, it sounds like you're reaching for the idea that these are raid-and-booty cultures, and only thrive insofar as the communities within raiding distance continue to produce booty that can be stolen by force.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-09-13 22:45|| 2010-09-13 22:45|| Front Page Top

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