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2003-12-30 Iran

Doubtful if Iran will learn hard lesson from Bam

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Posted by Steve 2003-12-30 3:00:21 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who knows, Steve. I would imagine that if anything this would cause the downfall of the Mullahs. This old Japanese saying might sum it up the best though.

" Wash your neck and wait for me. "

Posted by Charles 2003-12-30 3:21:23 PM|| 2003-12-30 3:21:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Wonder if this could be the trigger for a revolution? Could be if the mullahs are seen spending money on other things while the little people are dying.

Steve---this situation and its origins is just too big to cover up. As word gets out about the poor construction, materials, mullah moolah greasing the skids, there will be outrage. And people will look around at the vertical piles of s--t they call their own homes and they will be scared. And they will become angry. And then---s--t will hit the spinning black turban. Speaking of which, what have they been doing? Why building reactors and uranium processors, of course. Things are gonna start moving in Iran.

Maybe Bush can visit Iran after Lybia. I can dream, can't I?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-30 3:57:53 PM|| 2003-12-30 3:57:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Who would have figured it: Iran has a 6.5 magnitude earthquake and all the modern buildings fall down, even though Allah is with them. California has a 6.5 magnitude earthquake the week before and all the modern buildings remain standing, even though Michael Moore assures us that capitalists are so greedy that they'll always ignore public safety in search of a buck.

Posted by Steve White 2003-12-30 4:26:29 PM|| 2003-12-30 4:26:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "In Bam the problem was different. Most of the buildings were ancient, but obviously not even the new ones were built to anti-quake standards," Iranian architect Ahmad Behnam told AFP.

It's that evil Western technology. Yeah, that's it.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-30 4:30:03 PM|| 2003-12-30 4:30:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Now we know why they named the town Bam. Damn, I wish it had hit Tehran.

Posted by BH 2003-12-30 4:42:49 PM|| 2003-12-30 4:42:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm tempted to sneer... but 50,000 dead is extremely bad Karma.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-30 5:45:05 PM|| 2003-12-30 5:45:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 50,000 dead is a catastrophe. I sincerely hope that people in Iran come to the realization that this level of death and destruction due to a seismic event is not necessary and that there are a bunch of well fed fanatical leaders that should be accountable for this disaster. I would not wish this loss on anybody.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-30 6:57:38 PM|| 2003-12-30 6:57:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Just saw the local news where it was reported that the "president" of Iran (video of Khatami was on the screen) thanked the U.S for its aid but said that it wasn't going to warm the frosty relations between both nations.

Well, that's gratitude for you, no? Anyway, it's no problem. It would behoove the mullahs then, not to ask for and not to expect any help from the U.S. the next time some sort of natural disaster happens. Let them take care of things on their own and see how they fare.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-30 9:55:35 PM|| 2003-12-30 9:55:35 PM|| Front Page Top

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