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QuoteYeah... that goes equally for anyone, anywhere that isn't 6foot tall with blue eyes and blonde hair...
Oh, almost forgot... and them wot have funny accents
and drink larger.... get them up against the wall thirst......
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And them what has big noses, don't forget the noses!
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Oh and skydivers... dangerous bunch and no mistake... and people who ride scooters.. and walk on the cracks in the pavement... who do they think thay are?
One of the best way to stop these intollerant bastards is to take the piss out of them. I'm no brain of Britain... but small minded people anoy me a wee bit.
(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome
Oh and skydivers... dangerous bunch and no mistake... and people who ride scooters.. and walk on the cracks in the pavement... who do they think thay are?
One of the best way to stop these intollerant bastards is to take the piss out of them. I'm no brain of Britain... but small minded people anoy me a wee bit.
(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome
Richards 0
QuoteDishonets scare tactics are not going to help either side - indeed, they will just lead to mistrust and suspicion. It would be unfortunate if a true abuse within Iran is plausibly explained away as "just another western lie."
Too true. Crying wolf always leaves one unable to rally support in the event of a real abuse. A lesson too often forgotten.
Richards
My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.
Darius11 12
QuoteSam Kermanian, of the U.S.-based Iranian-American Jewish Federation, said he was in contact with members of the Jewish community in Iran – including one who was a member of the Iranian parliament – and all denied the legislation had been passed.
I am very glad to hear this. I had my doubts about this story. I also think the fact that there are Iranian Jews in the parliament should say a lot. The first place I ever experienced Anti-Semitism was in the United States.
Don’t believe the excuses you see on TV, Lets not forget the pack of lies we heard about Iraq just so a war could be started.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain
JohnRich 4
QuoteExperts find no evidence to support reports regime plans special dress for non-Muslims
More confirmation: "It is now clear the story is not true."
But doesn't it say something about Iran's recent bad behavior, that so many people were willing to believe that this was possible?
Darius11 12
I think it says more about how brain washed we have become. We automatically believe anything bad about the Evil TAN people. Just like some can’t ever accept that our troops are not all good.
Ignorance is bliss until we all glow in the dark
Ignorance is bliss until we all glow in the dark
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain
rehmwa 2
QuoteWe automatically believe anything bad about the Evil TAN people.
retirees in Florida?
Aren't you sick of the 'humane' race? always bitching about how their particular demographic always gets the short side of any deal?
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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants
JohnRich 4
QuoteI think it says more about how brain washed we have become. We automatically believe anything bad about the Evil TAN people.
Ignorance is bliss until we all glow in the dark
It's funny how you mention "glow in the dark". Because, you see, Iran is giving the world good reason to worry about that. And there's no brain-washing involved there. Their leaders are loudly and proudly pronouncing and threatening it!
News: Iran test-fires long-range missile
So if Iran doesn't want people to believe extreme things about them, then perhaps they should quit threatening people.
Oh, and did you read about how nicely the Iranian government is treating students who offer opinions contrary to the extremist leadership?
News:
Iran students protest over increased restrictions
Shall we go into the recent stories about how Arab school textbooks teach children that non-muslims are sub-humans that do not deserve to be treated with respect?
Yeah, the Iranian leadership is all about peace, love and tolerance.
billvon 2,990
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>But doesn't it say something about Iran's recent bad behavior, that
>so many people were willing to believe that this was possible?
I think it indicates a desire to hate Iran. True of most urban legends - the ones that propagate are the ones that conform to people's original prejudices (i.e. the "arabs in dunkin donuts cheering for the 9/11 hijackers" or "israelis knew about 9/11 beforehand.")
>so many people were willing to believe that this was possible?
I think it indicates a desire to hate Iran. True of most urban legends - the ones that propagate are the ones that conform to people's original prejudices (i.e. the "arabs in dunkin donuts cheering for the 9/11 hijackers" or "israelis knew about 9/11 beforehand.")
Quote>But doesn't it say something about Iran's recent bad behavior, that
>so many people were willing to believe that this was possible?
I think it indicates a desire to hate Iran.
It can indicate both.
QuoteSo if Iran or the USA doesn't want people to believe extreme things about them, then perhaps they should quit threatening people.
Fixed it for you.
First Class Citizen Twice Over
billvon 2,990
>It's funny how you mention "glow in the dark"
If the Middle East is going to glow anytime soon, it will most likely be from new nuclear weapons we are developing:
Bush Threatens Force to End Iran's Nuclear Threat
Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran
>how nicely the Iranian government is treating students who offer
>opinions contrary to the extremist leadership?
Ever hear the song "Four dead in Ohio?"
Iran is indeed a problem, and handling that problem will require a lot of wisdom, diplomacy and patience. But like the book says, while checking out (and dealing with) the specks in their eyes, we should not overlook the beams in our own.
If the Middle East is going to glow anytime soon, it will most likely be from new nuclear weapons we are developing:
Bush Threatens Force to End Iran's Nuclear Threat
Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran
>how nicely the Iranian government is treating students who offer
>opinions contrary to the extremist leadership?
Ever hear the song "Four dead in Ohio?"
Iran is indeed a problem, and handling that problem will require a lot of wisdom, diplomacy and patience. But like the book says, while checking out (and dealing with) the specks in their eyes, we should not overlook the beams in our own.
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If the Middle East is going to glow anytime soon, it will most likely be from new nuclear weapons we are developing:
It's at least as likely to come from the Israelis, who collaborated with the French, obtained fissionable materials from the US as well as from South Africa.
Canada Paper Sorry About Erroneous Story
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:34 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By BETH DUFF-BROWN
TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian newspaper apologized Wednesday for publishing an erroneous story last week claiming that an Iranian law would require Jews and Christians to wear badges identifying them as religious minorities.
The National Post article Friday caused an international uproar. Tehran on Wednesday summoned Canada's ambassador to its foreign ministry.
Iran's conservative parliament last week began debating a draft law that would discourage women from wearing Western clothing and encourage citizens to wear Islamic-style garments.
The Post erroneously said the bill included provisions requiring Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims to wear a patch of colored cloth on the front of their garments.
That incorrect description appeared to many as a chilling throwback to Nazi Germany when Jews were forced to wear the yellow star of David.
The United States, which is locked in a standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, criticized the bill. The Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, a Jewish human rights group, had sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan asking him to investigate, according to the National Post.
Iranian officials labeled the newspaper account a lie and a copy of the bill, obtained by The Associated Press in Tehran on Saturday, made no mention of requiring special attire for religious minorities.
Iranian state television reported Wednesday that Ambassador Gordon Venner had been summoned to the foreign ministry. The meeting comes on the heels of comments by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who said Friday that while he couldn't vouch for the accuracy of the National Post report, he believed Iran was capable of such actions.
"Unfortunately, we've seen enough already from the Iranian regime to suggest that it is very capable of this kind of action," Harper said. "It boggles the mind that any regime on the face of the Earth would want to do anything that could remind people of Nazi Germany."
Douglas Kelly, editor-in-chief of the National Post, ran a lengthy column on page 2 Wednesday explaining that the story was based on a column by Amir Taheri, an Iranian author and journalist, and two expatriate Iranians living in Canada.
"We acknowledge that on this story, we did not exercise sufficient caution and skepticism, and we did not check with enough sources," Kelly wrote. "We apologize for the mistake and for the consternation it has caused not just National Post readers, but the broader public who read the story."
Taheri, on his Web site, wrote that the National Post misinterpreted his original column bit insisted that his sources in Tehran's parliament tell him that the concept of badges for religious minorities has been discussed for several years.
Relations between Canada and Iran cooled after the 2003 death of Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi, arrested by Iranian authorities while covering a demonstration. In November, an appeals court has upheld the acquittal of an Iranian intelligence agent and ruled Kazemi's death was not premeditated.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:34 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By BETH DUFF-BROWN
TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian newspaper apologized Wednesday for publishing an erroneous story last week claiming that an Iranian law would require Jews and Christians to wear badges identifying them as religious minorities.
The National Post article Friday caused an international uproar. Tehran on Wednesday summoned Canada's ambassador to its foreign ministry.
Iran's conservative parliament last week began debating a draft law that would discourage women from wearing Western clothing and encourage citizens to wear Islamic-style garments.
The Post erroneously said the bill included provisions requiring Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims to wear a patch of colored cloth on the front of their garments.
That incorrect description appeared to many as a chilling throwback to Nazi Germany when Jews were forced to wear the yellow star of David.
The United States, which is locked in a standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, criticized the bill. The Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, a Jewish human rights group, had sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan asking him to investigate, according to the National Post.
Iranian officials labeled the newspaper account a lie and a copy of the bill, obtained by The Associated Press in Tehran on Saturday, made no mention of requiring special attire for religious minorities.
Iranian state television reported Wednesday that Ambassador Gordon Venner had been summoned to the foreign ministry. The meeting comes on the heels of comments by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who said Friday that while he couldn't vouch for the accuracy of the National Post report, he believed Iran was capable of such actions.
"Unfortunately, we've seen enough already from the Iranian regime to suggest that it is very capable of this kind of action," Harper said. "It boggles the mind that any regime on the face of the Earth would want to do anything that could remind people of Nazi Germany."
Douglas Kelly, editor-in-chief of the National Post, ran a lengthy column on page 2 Wednesday explaining that the story was based on a column by Amir Taheri, an Iranian author and journalist, and two expatriate Iranians living in Canada.
"We acknowledge that on this story, we did not exercise sufficient caution and skepticism, and we did not check with enough sources," Kelly wrote. "We apologize for the mistake and for the consternation it has caused not just National Post readers, but the broader public who read the story."
Taheri, on his Web site, wrote that the National Post misinterpreted his original column bit insisted that his sources in Tehran's parliament tell him that the concept of badges for religious minorities has been discussed for several years.
Relations between Canada and Iran cooled after the 2003 death of Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi, arrested by Iranian authorities while covering a demonstration. In November, an appeals court has upheld the acquittal of an Iranian intelligence agent and ruled Kazemi's death was not premeditated.
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They made a typo. The headline should have read: "Iran eyes badgers for Jews."
All Jews shall be required to carry a government-registered badger.
An addendum to the bill:
Christians can have a badger or a wolverine, but agnostics & atheists get a wombat & that's it.
All Jews shall be required to carry a government-registered badger.
An addendum to the bill:
Christians can have a badger or a wolverine, but agnostics & atheists get a wombat & that's it.
Speed Racer
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QuoteIran needs to be destroyed . These people are animals and there just is no place on earth for them
I work with a couple of Iranians and these two guys are very nice people. They are not animals as you claim. As stated earlier, this story was a case of very bad journalism (by my own ####ing countrymen to say the least). But your reaction to some false journalism is frightening. Need I remind people to check your news stories through multiple sources before you believe everything you read.
Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
micro 0
QuoteThey made a typo. The headline should have read: "Iran eyes badgers for Jews."
All Jews shall be required to carry a government-registered badger.
An addendum to the bill:
Christians can have a badger or a wolverine, but agnostics & atheists get a wombat & that's it.
Why can't I have a beaver?
I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...
No don't hold back say what you think
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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