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Total number of comments: 5 (since 2013-11-28 16:51:22)

Farhad

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      What a loaded question.

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    • Farhad 10/29/2013 at 10:04 am

      So, so true.

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    • Farhad 10/07/2013 at 10:48 am with 7 replies

      Mr. Bill,
      To end terrorism you need to address the causes of terrorism. In past twelve years American anti-terrorism seem to have only increased terrorism agains the United States. That's one. Second, save us your concerns for civilian life's in the Middle East. Drones are responsible for the death of hundreds of civilians in Pakistan and Yemen. Third, think about what "killing terrorists" means. It means Mr. Obama and US government are the judge, the jury, and the executioners at once. No due process. No assumption of innocence. How long before using drones inside US? And, finally, you must have read about NSA "war on terror" relatedl violations. Any concerns there?

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    • Farhad 06/22/2013 at 11:30 pm

      Ben,
      Right, just like Israeli leaders: Talk and build (settlements). In fact, during the Oslo peace process Israel doubled its settler population to nearly half million. And, similarly, the moderate Ehud Barak as PM in late 1990s built more settlements than Bibi before him.

    • Farhad 06/21/2013 at 9:44 am

      Mohammad,

      Kindly provide us with three sets of specific evidence:
      1. Fairness of the 2009 elections.
      2. Instances of "Grand Ayatollah Khamenei's" (you forgot his first name) support for Khatami's policies between 1997 and 2005.
      3. The scholarship that has made Ali Khamenei into an Ayatollah and specially a Grand Ayatollah (I take it Grand is less than Source of Emulation although in 1999 he elevated himself to a papal poison of "infallible".

      Thank you.

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