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Article #2163Re: Where are the marching Muslims?
From: Jeff Cowen
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 04:28
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 04:28
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Hi Steve, Just two points: srt@nospam.unt.edu wrote: > The second thing I'll disagree with is about Iran. Iran is a pretty > radically different place now than it was 20 years ago. Iran is NOT > run by the clergy -- it has democratically elected officials > (president, prime minister, etc.). The latest president (Khatami?) is > really very moderate. There are extremists in Iran -- in fact, a lot > of them -- but the country is moving to a more moderate position. The > current moderate president was overwhelmingly elected 70%? 80%? > Something very clear... This is PROGRESS! This is worth celebrating! Perhaps it won't be so long until the US and Iran are allies in reality and not just temporarily or nominally so. Hey, we may smooth over Kosovo/Chechen differences with Russia as a result of current cooperative efforts. > And with that, I think I'll stop posting. I've made the main points I > wanted to make, and the discussion doesn't seem to be going very far > from there. You've obviously looked into these issues some. PLEASE, > keep reading and learning, and keep a good focus on who is the enemy, > and who is not (and Islam is not). Actually, I'd ask you to consider -- after all of the talking at each other, I'm fascinated by the ground that you and Monte are covering. Who cares if you two ultimately agree, if the result is illumination for a lot of us? :) - Jeff -- Jeff Cowen \@ ^\ '98 Rans V-Rex \==-\-% Waltham, MA () O http://www.BlueSNAFU.com/ -- v2.50
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