The harlot was a key town-crier in the bum’s rush to Iraq. Now that we are broke and bogged down in that Mesopotamian swamp, he wants to
pump every headline with a new call to arms.

I was able to find some info on the gist of the article (as no links are found)and, since
any exhalation of Ledeens requires a factcheck.(eg. If he declares ‘the sun rises in the east’ I must rise at dawn to verify)
one would think cites would be abundant.

No, it is not on radar. Yes, it should be.

But Ledeen should not be the boy yelling ‘wolf!’

The current hostage-taking we are witnessing there reflects a malignant thuggery.

Why not just ban the people who appear to be trotting out that tired old canard about how we can trust megalomaniacal theocratic dictators but every US action or policy - especially under a Republican administration - is suspect?

The people in charge in Iran right now can’t be trusted any farther than they can be thrown. To believe otherwise is beyond naive.

” USS Enterprise heads to Iran”

(that makes THREE aircraft carriers off Iran)

http://patdollard.com/2007/06/01/uss-enterprise-heads-to-iran/

Can anyone enlighten me as to a single concession that Iran has EVER made in any negotiation in its history?

And one final point. The scariest thing about Iran is that in all of the discussions about their nuclear ambitions, the taking of the Brits, their financing Hezbollah and Hamas, theit supplying training and weaponry to Iraq factions…in all of this, they actually believe they are right on all issues. They aren’t pretending or hedging their bets or looking for a better position and throwing out some claims - they actually BELIEVE they are correct on all fronts. I think every one of us, at some time in our life, has run into a person who is either mentally unstable or full-blown psychotic and we have all experienced that sudden urge to get away from that person - not one of us would have ever considered sitting down with that person and trying to reason with him/her.

And like it or not, Iran is flat out, clinically insane.

Same goes for you. The fact that those people were trying to undermine the policies of their governmetn is despicable although they didn’t deserve to get arrested.

You meant it’s despicable that they were undermining Iran’s government? You don’t want Milosevic’s fate for Ahmadinejad?
Or were they undermining US’s policy? Is US against women rights? Against cultural dialogue? Against fighting AIDS?
Why won’t you change the title of the post to “Persian gangsters will try despicable Americans”?
That’s the way freepers see it: if it’s about Soros, let them burn. For some mysterious reasons that hatred of Soros doesn’t transfer into hatred of Orange Revolution in Ukraine or of Kasparov in Russia. Obviously, when he gets something done, Soros can be forgiven (or forgotten), but when he’s only trying — screw him.

Khatami – anti-west, anti-American, pro blowing Israel to kingdom come. Some goddamn moderate, huh? And the miniscule reforms he as advocating – halfheartedly and probably only to establish an independent power base with the students – have nothing to do with making Iran a “free” country.

Really? Two-state solution is blowing Israel to kingdom come? Anti-west? Anti-American? He’s certainly not more pro-American than Chirac, but how bad is that?
And Gorby was, obviously, a saint. FYI, he, or, for that matter, Yeltsin, had more innocent blood on his hands than Khatami. FYI, it’s almost impossible to find pro-Israel politicians in the region, and Khatami is certainly less of anti-Semite than

And WTF do you think AQ Khan was doing in Iran in the mid 90’s? Getting a suntan? Khan’s network never – repeat never – helped a country with nuclear expertise that wasn’t trying to build a bomb. And like Pakistan, a nuke would be wildly popular in Iran. So much for your “helping the revolution” nonsense.

Do you think that Iran is culturally similar to Pakistan? Are you sure? Are you sure that verifiable proof (as opposed to zero-value MKO intelligence) that Ahmadinejad wants his country to be destroyed would have no effect on domestic policies? They seem to get pretty mad at him for quite minor reasons.

The “sane” side of Iran doesn’t need awakening. It needs to be in power. And as long as the mullahs and 250,000 Rev guards have their jackboots on the necks of the people, that aint gonna happen.

Do you know Gene Sharp? 250.000 is not that many against well-organized resistance. It takes a good coordination and a well-chosen moment to trigger the process. I’m 100% that a lot of people are working on that.

Same goes for you. The fact that those people were trying to undermine the policies of their governmetn is despicable although they didn’t deserve to get arrested.

And for God’s sake, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, keep your mouth shut. Khatami=Gorby? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Khatami - anti-west, anti-American, pro blowing Israel to kingdom come. Some goddamn moderate, huh? And the miniscule reforms he as advocating - halfheartedly and probably only to establish an independent power base with the students - have nothing to do with making Iran a “free” country.

And WTF do you think AQ Khan was doing in Iran in the mid 90’s? Getting a suntan? Khan’s network never - repeat never - helped a country with nuclear expertise that wasn’t trying to build a bomb. And like Pakistan, a nuke would be wildly popular in Iran. So much for your “helping the revolution” nonsense.

The “sane” side of Iran doesn’t need awakening. It needs to be in power. And as long as the mullahs and 250,000 Rev guards have their jackboots on the necks of the people, that aint gonna happen.

Where in my piece do I advocate military action, nitwit?

I swear to God. People who don’t bother to read what I write and comment on this site drive me nuts. And if you read anything I’ve written you know I OPPOSE military action against Iran.

I’m going to start banning people for being idiots.