>>>Iran is consistantly fighting terrorisam and drug traficking in the region for past 30 years.
>>>They could be in fact very constructive ally in global fight against real terrorisam (if that was real objective) ,
>>>but then, they would have to be given due credits for their constructive role in that fight.
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>>Perhaps if they first stop sponsoring it:
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>>http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2721
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>Huh Tracy, why are you doing this ?? You know I would end up reading it {g}
>This propaganda outlet you pointed link to, basically equalises Hisbullah or Hammas which both operate on their own lands (partly occupied) and fight against foreign occupation - to Al-qaeda, terrorist organisation operating worldwide, blowing US embassies, flying planes into buildings etc.
>You just can't put an equal sign between the two. Iran has nothing to do with Al-qaeda (Shiite vs Sunie roots), and moreover has suffered from terrorists activities in the past just like any other country in the region.

Can you point me to the place in the article where you got that understanding? You're saying that you discard the entire article because you understood it to "equalize Hezbollah and Hammas?" I didn't read anything in the article that even suggested that. Where is it? And because you see the Washington Institute as a 'propaganda outlet' you discard every piece of information? Did you know that Mehdi Khalaji is one of its scholars? So is Ze'ev Schiff. I think that is somewhat balanced...

SNIP