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Originally posted by jimnuggits
SO that is it then ATS?
We are determined to villanize Iran for the next couple news cycles until Joe America can get properly lathered up and demand Iranian blood?
Although I know any ATSer with half a brain is watching this theatre of the absurd and seeing the painfully transparent motives, I also sadly know that this tactic will work for those who have, shall we say, strong follower tendencies.
Appeal to conservatives? Check. (Sea of Hormuz and oil embargo)
Appeal to Liberals? Check. (They kill the gays!)
Now, the trick is to make the connection between Iran and Al Queda, or the Taliban, or, if you're feeling plucky or bucking for promotion, a brand new group of dastardly brown folks to hate.
How sick is it that we can see that Iran is in the crosshairs already, and they are just searching for an excuse that Americans will buy?
Originally posted by Brasov
Originally posted by McGinty
Originally posted by Brasov
You can engage in endless and pointless acrobatics in order to sell the pig, but all I can say is: making the U.S. an opponent? It was about time someone took up the bully!
Tell that to the dead Iranian children once the U.S have bombed the # out of them. I hope Iran are wise enough not to give 'cause' to the warmongers.
Giving in to U.S. demands didn' t help iraqis. As a consequence of Saddam's disarming 1.5 million of them have been murdered in cold blood.
Originally posted by Brasov
Now you pretend Iran has to do the same?
Originally posted by Brasov
The U.S. is pushing countries into a lose-lose corner, so if a country is set to have millions of people murdered no matter what it does then it might as well die causing maximum damage to the U.S.
Originally posted by Brasov
Let me remind you that a pantomime U.S. judge has declared Iran guilty of 9-11, so the U.S. has decided that whatever goodwill gestures Iran might do won't count except for a quicker demise.
President Ahmadinejad seems to think that the time is ripe for the 12th Imam’s reappearance and that, as president, he should play a role in opening the way for his return,” the journal said. “He is reported to have said in one of his cabinet sessions, ‘We have to turn Iran into a modern and divine country to be the model for all nations, and which will also serve as the basis for the return of the 12th Imam.’”
Like Bernard Lewis of Princeton, the Kairos authors said Ahmadinejad seems to believe “that the hand of God is guiding him to trigger a series of cataclysmic events which could precipitate the return of the 12th Imam. Only time will tell if this is his true conviction; but if he does hold such a view, his possession of nuclear weapons is a particularly scary prospect
Originally posted by Brasov
Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3Iran is peaceful,
Actually Iran is a threat to other countries, they've invaded someone 300 years ago.
In contrast the U.S. is a peace maker, they've humanitarily bombed and invaded 3 countries since 2003. They' ve also bombed more then 100 countries and territories in the 20th century alone causing more than 6 million civilian deaths.
Conclusion: trust the peace-loving americans, Iran is the bad guy for defending its sovereign territory, everybody knows the U.S. have the right to their oil.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
The icing on the cake .... The whacks over there think that by starting WWIII they can usher in the imaginary 12th Imam who will come floating in with Jesus as a side kick, and who will make the entire world Islamic. :shk:
President Ahmadinejad seems to think that the time is ripe for the 12th Imam’s reappearance and that, as president, he should play a role in opening the way for his return,” the journal said.
“He is reported to have said in one of his cabinet sessions, ‘We have to turn Iran into a modern and divine country to be the model for all nations, and which will also serve as the basis for the return of the 12th Imam.’”
Like Bernard Lewis of Princeton, the Kairos authors said Ahmadinejad seems to believe “that the hand of God is guiding him to trigger a series of cataclysmic events which could precipitate the return of the 12th Imam.
Only time will tell if this is his true conviction; but if he does hold such a view, his possession of nuclear weapons is a particularly scary prospect
Originally posted by FlyersFan
The icing on the cake .... The whacks over there think that by starting WWIII they can usher in the imaginary 12th Imam who will come floating in with Jesus as a side kick, and who will make the entire world Islamic. :shk:
CBN - Iranian President Prepares For 12th Imam's Reappearance
President Ahmadinejad seems to think that the time is ripe for the 12th Imam’s reappearance and that, as president, he should play a role in opening the way for his return,” the journal said. “He is reported to have said in one of his cabinet sessions, ‘We have to turn Iran into a modern and divine country to be the model for all nations, and which will also serve as the basis for the return of the 12th Imam.’”
Like Bernard Lewis of Princeton, the Kairos authors said Ahmadinejad seems to believe “that the hand of God is guiding him to trigger a series of cataclysmic events which could precipitate the return of the 12th Imam. Only time will tell if this is his true conviction; but if he does hold such a view, his possession of nuclear weapons is a particularly scary prospect
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Telegraph UK - "Divine Mission" Driving Irans New Leader
Shi'as believe that Imam al-Mahdi will reappear when the world has fallen into chaos and civil war emerges between the human race for no reason. At this time, it is believed, half of the true believers will ride from Yemen carrying white flags to Makkah, while the other half will ride from Karbala, in Iraq, carrying black flags to Makkah. At this time, Imam al-Mahdi will come wielding Allah's Sword, the Blade of Evil's Bane, Zulfiqar (Arabic: ذو الفقار, ðū l-fiqār), the Double-Bladed Sword. He will also come and reveal the texts in his possession, such as al-Jafr and al-Jamia.
Shi'as believe that Imam al-Mahdi will reappear when the world has fallen into chaos and civil war emerges between the human race for no reason.