>>>>>>>>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.
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>>>>>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...
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>>>>>SNIP
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>>>>Did not say it equalise Hammas to Hisbullah - they are obviosely simillar. What it does is puts Iran, which does supports Hammas and Hizbullah (being that they consider them to be resistance movements) in the same basket with Al-qaeda,
>>>>which even Iran consider to be terrorist organisation. This is where subtle manipulation lies.
>>>>As I said ther are colors and shades of gray, painting everything with the same brush is just not right.
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>>>>Is there any clear evidence that Iran ever sponsored Al-Qaeda or Taliban at high level ? They almost went to war with Taliban
>>>>so how can they be possibly put in the same basket ?
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>>>I think you are focusing on something that was not the intended purpose of the article. The intent was to show Iran's support of terrorist activities, not to equalize or put those groups into one basket.
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>>I focused on what is the result.
>>I would not have problem if website claimed; Iran supports movements that WE consider (and brand) to be terrorist organisations...
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>I don't think you read the article that I posted.

Oh yes I did. Unfortunately.

Will send you bill for one Yoga session required to perform mental decontamination after reading it. {g}