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clocker yeah they do pose no threat, as any country go looking for a fight and they will, leave them alone they will not say a word, the propaganda against Iran is unbelievable, Iran has done nothing, poses no threats, infact has made no threats other then if america attacks we are ready to defend our selves, for the love of god if some one accuses america of being an axis of evil and says they may take steps against them they would invade them so fast no one would no about it :P yet Iran is all calm done nothing saying nothing,
In November 1979, Iranian student revolutionaries widely thought to be linked to the Khomeini government occupied the American Embassy in Tehran. Iran held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
Observers say Iran had prior knowledge of Hezbollah attacks, such as the 1988 kidnapping and murder of Colonel William Higgins, a U.S. Marine involved in a U.N. observer mission in Lebanon, and the 1992 and 1994 bombings of Jewish cultural institutions in Argentina.
Iran still has a price on the head of the Indian-born British novelist Salman Rushdie for what Iranian leaders call blasphemous writings about Islam in his 1989 novel The Satanic Verses.
U.S. officials say Iran supported and inspired the group behind the 1996 truck bombing of Khobar Towers, a U.S. military residence in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 U.S. servicemen. [/b][/quote]
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In November 1979, Iranian student revolutionaries widely thought to be linked to the Khomeini government occupied the American Embassy in Tehran. Iran held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
These are individuals....students, not the Iranian Government.
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Observers say Iran had prior knowledge of Hezbollah attacks, such as the 1988 kidnapping and murder of Colonel William Higgins, a U.S. Marine involved in a U.N. observer mission in Lebanon, and the 1992 and 1994 bombings of Jewish cultural institutions in Argentina.
The US Intelligence had prior knowledge of 9/11, Syria offered to track Terrorists and the US Government didnt want the info, etc etc.
......if no one listens, you cant then blame them for not telling.
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Iran still has a price on the head of the Indian-born British novelist Salman Rushdie for what Iranian leaders call blasphemous writings about Islam in his 1989 novel The Satanic Verses.
Until 1952 or sth (repeal of the witchcraft laws) you could still burn a witch at the stake in UK.
Look to your own laws.... not all those old Religion Based ones are Repealed. So you cant blame them for following what, to them, is a Religious Law.
It wasnt THAT long ago, that Missouri encouraged people to shoot Mormons.
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U.S. officials say Iran supported and inspired the group behind the 1996 truck bombing of Khobar Towers, a U.S. military residence in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 U.S. servicemen.
Want us to start naming the Groups the US Government support/have supported?
Bet I can name a LOT more that US Government have supported, than you can what Iranian Government has.
But even more specifically:
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U.S. officials say
Like they say WMD in Iraq that could be deployed within 45minutes?
Tons of the stuff, and they know EXACTLY where it is.....yeh, right.
"US Officials say" has lost a lot of credibility lately.
FACT:
Iran was starting to enter the world stage again, after its self imposed seclusion since the Shah was overthrown, and its Islamic Government came to power. It was relaxing the Islamic Laws etc etc....
Then along comes back mouth Bush naming them "Axis of Evil"......
Result: Withdrawn once again from the world stage and tightened up on Islamic Law........Doh, score another one for blunderhead in the Whitehouse.
