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Subject:	*Re: Iran: For peace in the region? No! For a piece of* the region...**
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Date:	Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:27:26 GMT
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> "This confirmed all of our suspicions that the Iranians are not our friends > and not for peace in the region. They are in fact for a piece of the > region," one U.S. intelligence official told United Press International. oorr.. perhaps they don't want the US army so close to their border.. hmm? And what exactly is the USA doing in the area? removing a government hostile to us, and replacing it with one friendly. Iran is interesting in doing the same thing. How can we say they're bad and we're good? This article assumes Iran is working only for its own devious ends.. but isn't the USA as well? man, thank god american espionage is so wide spread. we should have known they had no interest in peace. why in the world would they want us to not have a huge army right next to their border when we've had a history of animosity (hey, didn't we arm Saddam so he could kill Iranians?). I'm sure Iran views this war as step one to invading their country, and obstructing out war effort is quite plausibly a defensive action. but wait. the USA only does what is good and kind to everyone. Why would Iran think we wanted to invade them? oh yeah, that axis of evil thing. And on a last note.. did you know that Iran is one of the few working democracies in the region? Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco.. all are ruled by dictators. The only other "democracy" is Turkey, which has a history of outlawing certain political parties, and maintaining some pretty oppressive laws (all meant to de-emphasize Islam as a political force - but including the outlawing of purely religious Islamic practices.. like wearing a beard or the hijab). yep. america=peace, and goodness for all. iran=just proving their evil-ness. -crackhead lenny

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		Re: Iran: For peace in the region? No! For a piece of the region...
(...) Um, not exactly a democracy. You may want to do a little more research. For starters, see this article, particularly the illustration of how power actually works: (URL) entire special report that this is a part of is quite good. (...) Yup. No (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Iran: For peace in the region? No! For a piece of the region...
(...) I would not be so quick about declaring Iran as democracy. Do you know anything about how "oppressive" Islam can be? I don't think any "Islamic Republic" can be mentioned as a democracy of any kind. ý don't think any gowernment based on (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		*Iran: For peace in the region? No! For a piece of* the region...**
some excerpts from. (URL) senior leadership decided last month to send irregular paramilitary units across their border with Iraq to harass American soldiers once Saddam Hussein's regime fell, according to U.S. intelligence reports. "This confirmed (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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