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2009-09-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Today in Tehran: Leader shouts Death to America, crowd shouts Death to Russia

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Posted by Frozen Al 2009-09-18 12:18|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I need some help in understanding if the response is a positive sign of dissent with the regime.

Posted by Don Vito Crolutle2068 2009-09-18 15:41|| 2009-09-18 15:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes. They mention Russia cause Russia is seen as supporting the regime.

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-09-18 16:00|| 2009-09-18 16:00|| Front Page Top

#3 This is very interesting. Back in the time of the Shah, Iran considered itself the southern front line against the Soviet Union, and prided itself that with US training and backing, they could offer some serious damage to the bear. The invasion of Iran by Russia was even seen as a major possible WWIII scenario.

However, going back to the time of the Tsars, Russia had ambitions against Iran, but it was too far, and too ambitious for the Russian army.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-18 16:28|| 2009-09-18 16:28|| Front Page Top

#4 If you look at the related film clips, you can see that the crowds are wearing green and are as large as they were right after the elections. It looks like the protest movement is not going away any time soon.

Now if we can only get Bambi to stop surrendering . . .

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-09-18 17:34|| 2009-09-18 17:34|| Front Page Top

#5 "But the people kept chanting DEATH/DOWN WITH RUSSIA".... Just more proof among many others that Radical Islam's nukulaar focus at the present is targeted agz the major Cold War Nuc States of ASIA, i.e. already Missle-, Nuke-armed RUSSIA + CHINA + INDIA, + weak peripherals, destabilizin' and carving out militarized Islamist enclaves AMAP ASAP ALAP ATAP.

* 2010-2012 and IRAN, ISLAMIST NUCLEARIZATION.
* AFRICA > "Attacking where the US/US-NATO/ALLIES aren't".
* GLOBAL = UNIVERSAL JIHAD.

But I digress ......

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