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2005-08-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Ahmadinejad pushes cabinet, says no to liberalism

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-08-21 17:54|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I just read an article in Foreign Policy magazine about AIDS/HIV in Muslim countries. In it was noted that
1) In some parts of Iran, 60% of people with AIDS/HIV are taking ther own lives within the first year of diagnosis;
2) An estimated 61,000 people in Iran today are HIV positive.

President Ahmadinejad's theory will soon be put to the test. So they are going to push chastity and virtue? Ok. If everyone actually follows his advice, we should see negligible growth of HIV from its current levels in Iran. However, if, as I suspect, people don't do what they preach and continue to secretly visit (infected) prostitutes, have sex with (infected) partners outside of marriage and use contaminated needles for illegal drug injections, we will watch HIV/AIDS grow dramatically in Iran. The new reality show in Iran: Sexual Hypocrisy-The Deadly New "Virtue" in Iran.

Posted by jules 2 2005-08-21 22:08|| 2005-08-21 22:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Good post, jules2. I knew they had AIDS problems over there, and through much of the MidEast, but I didn't realize the fallout.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-21 23:04|| 2005-08-21 23:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Every country that closes its eyes to HIV suffers a horrible fate. Socially conservative states are ravaged by aids and Iran/ Middle east are prime for the worst of it.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-08-21 23:49|| 2005-08-21 23:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Jules - 65 to 70 percent of HIV positive in Iran are drug users. The number given by you (61,000) in fact can be much higher (infections doubled in last three years in Iran)- there are over one million drug addicts in this ultra-islamic country.

Best regards...

Posted by Matt K. 2005-08-21 23:58|| 2005-08-21 23:58|| Front Page Top

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