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2003-12-21 Iran

Israel Defense Minister Converses with Radio Listeners in... Iran

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Posted by Bernardz 2003-12-21 4:20:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We live in interesting times. You know, even though I was tremendously busy during the 90s I felt the whole decade was a write-off - the only things that seemed to be happening were superficial, people making money, dot coms mushrooming up or imploding ... ignoring the dangers associated with the disintegration of Russia and treating the rising tide of terror attacks as if they were muggings in South Central LA.

Then came 9/11 followed by Afghanistan and Iraq, clearly only the beginning. Non-proliferation intervention pushes Ghadaffi into giving up WMD (or saying he will, proof is in the pudding), NORK and Iran go public with their nuclear programs, Eurocrats try to freeze the US out, some Euros figure out that they have a serious number of terror cells and networks living among them, the Gen X and Gen Y Iranians have had it with the mullahs and call on the Israelis to intervene -

Whooo eee!! Fasten your seatbelts, ladies and gentlemen - it's going to be a wild ride for a decade or more, I think.

Posted by rkb 2003-12-21 8:31:44 AM|| 2003-12-21 8:31:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 We live in interesting times

That's an old Chinese curse, btw.

Interesting that the Iranians (at least the ones that listen to radio israel) are expecting THE JOOOS ! to "rescue" them from the ayatollahs. It's a crazy world.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-21 12:24:30 PM|| 2003-12-21 12:24:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 ...asked when Israel and the Jews would finally repay their historical debt to Cyrus the Great and rescue the Iranian people from the dread ayatollahs...
Watch your step, my jaw is on the floor somewhere!
These people...!

Posted by Nguard 2003-12-21 1:50:38 PM|| 2003-12-21 1:50:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 We live in interesting times

That's an old Chinese curse, btw.

Sorry to disappoint, but that's actually about as Chinese as fortune cookies or chop suey. I think the original line came from a Charlie Chan movie, and is roughly as authentic as the line he who cooks carrots and peas in the same pot unhygienic.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-12-21 9:40:07 PM|| 2003-12-21 9:40:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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