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2004-08-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve 2004-08-13 9:24:05 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Security forces have detained an American man for illegally entering Iran from Pakistan, state television reported Friday.

He knew the risks. Nothing more needs to be said.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-13 10:33:21 AM|| 2004-08-13 10:33:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There's a couple of typos there:

"Iran has tightened security on its eastern border with Pakistan and Afghanistan to ~~prevent~~facilitate infiltration by supporters of the al-Qaida terror group and the former Taliban regime into Afghanistan."

All I have to say is, I hope the next American to cross the Iranian border illegally does it with the rest of his airborne brigade.

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-08-13 11:46:04 AM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-08-13 11:46:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Whispering campaign amongst the mullahs :
Ayatollah Khomeni's father wasn't English, he was actually American. (Even though he was English)
Then claim it is a long lost cousin searching for relatives.

Naaah I guess that won't work.

Posted by BigEd 2004-08-13 12:43:00 PM|| 2004-08-13 12:43:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 hmmm, but they can't tighten security along the western border to stop the infiltration of armed n'er-do-wells into the friendly neighbor Iraq

Posted by Frank G 2004-08-13 1:51:58 PM|| 2004-08-13 1:51:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 BigEd I heard that he wuz Welsh..... and maybe had allens hangover.....

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-13 2:25:49 PM|| 2004-08-13 2:25:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Alan Peters ia an author who writes much on Iran.

In "Backlash against Clerics legitimacy in Iran",
he states that he believes Khomeni's father was one William Richard Williamson, born in Bristol, England about 1872.

He left England at age 13, ended up in Kashmir, converted to Islam (Haji Abdollah Fazl Zobeiri Williamson), married a local Kashmiri girl, then went to Iran, where the Ayatollah was born, along with 3 other sons.
He even did his pilgrimage in Mecca in 1898.

Odd.

Combine that with Alatollah's grandson, a cleric, who is apparently pro-western, and went to Iraq recently.

Posted by BigEd 2004-08-13 3:50:20 PM|| 2004-08-13 3:50:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 We will soon be treated to incessant footage of some sobbing leftist parents that as they glowingly describe their son's forthright philosophy/strategy of personal engagement with the mullahs in power. They will point out that it has been too long for us not to be friends with our Iranian brothers. They will downplay the plight of the embassy hostages and the marines who were assassinated in their beds. Finally, the parents will offer their solution: Elect John Kerry. Jesse Jackson will issue a press statement the following night and begin to make travel reservations.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-13 5:06:21 PM|| 2004-08-13 5:06:21 PM|| Front Page Top

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