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2006-02-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2006-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is going to get noticed in Iran. It will correctly be interpreted as the start of a crackdown on religious minorities. These minorities, however, cannot be expected to go down without some serious Shiite blood being spread. Especially the Zoroastrians, who see Shiites as being about on the same cultural level as oysters.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-02-16 00:20|| 2006-02-16 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought there were hardly any Zoroastrians left in Iran.

Posted by buwaya 2006-02-16 00:39|| 2006-02-16 00:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Sufis do get around, though, being one of the more accessible sects. The don't insist you become a Sufi, for instance, before they'll talk to you, prefering to convert by example.

Both the Sunnis and Shiites hate 'em.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-02-16 00:50|| 2006-02-16 00:50|| Front Page Top

#4 "Abbas Mohtaj, the governor-general of Qom, accused the dervishes of being part of a foreign plot,"

A-ha! I knew it! Had to be Zionists! You can't fool these Mullahs, I tell ya. The Zionists are tricky and clever but they'll never get one past the wise leaders of the Islamic Republic.

Posted by Monsieur Moonbat 2006-02-16 01:30|| 2006-02-16 01:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I agree strongly with Mojo. I have seen the whirling dervishes of Turkey preform twice at the Marin Civic Center. Both times I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, fellowship, and tolerance that radiates from the members of this sect. Heck, as I type this Im listening to their album Embracing Both Worlds: The Whirling Dervishes in America. They are, overall, a fairly peaceful and mellow bunch, especially when compared with their fundamentalist coreligionists.

No wonder the Mad Mullahs hate them.

Posted by Secret Master 2006-02-16 13:26|| 2006-02-16 13:26|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder ifn there any HashAmites left. Can't bee too many since they need a certain number of 24/7 KFCs.

Posted by HalfEmpty 2006-02-16 17:21|| 2006-02-16 17:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Lol! HE.

Posted by RJB in JC MO 2006-02-16 19:38|| 2006-02-16 19:38|| Front Page Top

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