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SpeakingasaWesterner,mynegativeattitudestowardIranreallystemfromitswelldocumented
abusesofhumanrightsandtherestrictivenatureofitsnondemocraticgovernment.
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NarayNsandiego Jan30th2013,03:13

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ThecontinuingcomparisonofIrantoNaziGermanydisturbsme.Idon'tbelievethereisanycountry
intheworldtodaycomparabletoNaziGermany,withtheexceptionofNorthKorea.Idonotlikethe
leadersofIran,buttheyareinnowaycomparabletoHitler.
IfIranwaslikeNaziGermany,itwouldhaveinvadedaneighboringcountry.Infact,duringtheIran
IraqWar,theyrefrainedfrominvadingIraq,evenafterrepellingtheIraqiinvasionoftheirown
territory.IftheywerelikeNaziGermany,theywouldhaveatleastmadethreatstoinvadeother

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neighboringcountries.Yes,Ahmadinejadoncesaidthat"theZionistregimewillbewipedoffthe
map,"butthepassivetenseisimportant.HebelievesthattheStateofIsraelinitscurrentformis
analogoustotheCrusaderstates,andwilleventuallyceasetoexist.Hateful?Yes.Genocide?No.
Thatissimplyhisinterpretationofhistory.
ItisimportanttonotethatIsraelhasrepeatedlythreatenedtobombIraniannuclearfacilities,andthat
IsraelistheonlynuclearweaponsequippedstateintheMiddleEast.Ichallengereaderstoshowme
adirectthreatmadebyanyleaderoftheIslamicRepublicofIranagainsttheStateofIsrael.
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CanadianEngineer1917 Jan31st2013,05:18

Wow,theEconomistisactuallyreferringtoIranas'thedevil'.ThisisreminiscentofwhenBushtried
toconvinceusadecadeago,thatIraqwasevil.Seriously?!?Andifwerenotwithyou,wereagainst
youright?
Twonationstrytogettothebottomofwhowasactuallyresponsibleforaterroristattack,and
immediatelyIsraelbeginsprotestingwildly.Alarmbellsareringing.
RatherthanmindlesslyacceptingthatIranians,Iraqis(orwhoeveristheenemyoftheweek)are
inherentlyevil,Iwishpeoplewouldgetintothehabitofaskingthemselveswhichmotivesexist?
Whoarethebenefactorsofinternationalevents?DidIrangainanythingwhatsoeverfromthe
terroristattackonaninnocentJewishcommunity?Howaboutthesympathythatwascausedforthe
nationstatethatofficiallyassociatesitselfwithJews?Couldsympathybeconsideredabenefit?Has
Israelahistoryofespionage,foreignpoliticalmanipulationandbadmorals?(yes)Didtheattackhelp
orharmIransimagetotheworld?
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PuppetCorporation Feb1st2013,13:17

IfIraniansareinvolvedintheattack,itmakessensetocollaboratewithIraniansecurityagenciesto
catchthem.
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RumbaClave inreplytoNickuru Jan30th2013,17:22

Iranistheworld'sleadingsponsorofglobalterror.TheyhavekilledinnocentsinIsrael,Argentina,
Lebannon,Iraq,Afghanastan,throughoutWesternEurope,Thailand.Theymakenoexceptionsfor
killingtheirownpeople...whatmakesyouthinktheywouldlimitthemselvestogoingaccrossthe
Atlantic?
Don'tbeanapologistwiththeirheadinthesand.

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42k7noudaN Jan30th2013,15:22

TheresultoftheinvestigationwillbethatitwasallaplotbytheCIAtodestabilizeArgentina.
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Bruichladdich Feb1st2013,08:39

"Apactwiththedevil?"
Amisleadingtitle,ArgentinaisnotcooperatingwithIsrael.
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kashgar1927 inreplytoRumbaClave Jan30th2013,14:47

Yes,ortheIsraeli'sinvestigatewarcrimesagainsttheircapturedsubjects,thePalestinians.
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ConnectTheDots Jan30th2013,16 36

In1994IranbombednotjustaJewishCommunityCenter,
butBuenosAires,Argentina,andSouthAmerica.
IRANATTACKEDARGENTINA.
ThatbyitselfisviolationofArgentiniansovereignty,killingArgentinians,
usingaweaponofmassdestructionblatantlyoninnocentciviliansonapeacefulcitystreet,and
causeforWAR.
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NowArgentinaisdefyingjusticeallbecauseofblackoil.
WhenArgentinabecomesacenterofJihadterrorismandterrorattacks,
thenthechickenwillhavecomehometoroost.
TheworldwillnotcryforArgentina.
CristinaisnoEvitaSheneedsaboutdozenplasticsurgerymiracles.
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RumbaClave inreplytokashgar1927 Jan30th2013,15:19

OrhaveHamasinvestigatetheirsuicidebombers......itsa2waystreet.
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jfcarli Jan30th2013,22 30

Iraniansarethebadguys.Jewsarethegoodguys.
Common...Whereandinwhatagedoyoulive?
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CoffeeFanatic inreplytoNarayNsandiego Jan30th2013,09:34

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Whensomeonesays'theZionistregimewillbewipedoffthemap'Ithinkthetenseistheleast
importantthing.ThemostimportantthingisthedesiretoobliterateIsrael.
Iranisundemocratic,repressiveandregularlyabuseshumanrightsofitsownpeople.Itisnotasbad
asNaziGermany,butitisaveryverylongwayfrombeingadecentrespectablecountry.
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RumbaClave Jan30th2013,14:12

Whatafarce.WhynothavetheNazisinvestigatetheHolocaust?
Shehaslostit.
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Jonas_BsAs Jan30th2013,15:20

Oneofthemastermindsbehindthe1994attackisamemberoftheIraniangovernment.Somuchfor
"advancingknowledgeofthetruthabouttheattack".
KiciloffisaselfproclaimedMarxistwhoconsidersUSAtobeagreaterthreatforworldpeacethan
Iran.IhavenoideahowTimermancanlivewiththis.Maybeheisjustclingingtohisjob?Cristinais
justcrazyasshealwayshasbeen.Unfortunately,sheisonlygettingworse.Allthelyingmusthave
intoxicatedherbrain.
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Asprin Jan30th2013,09:30

Iamtryingforfeelsorryforanyoftheseparties,butasaBritIbelievetheydeserveeachother.Itis
veryhardtocare.
IranandIsraelcandukeouttheirproxywarinArgentina.
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Excelencia Jan31st2013,11:13

IthinkTEhasomittedthemostlikelyexplanationwhendealingwitharegimeascorruptasthe
Kirchners'.TheIranianssimplybribedMs.Fernndez(astheyallegedlydidwithherpredecessorand
supporter,CarlosMenem)forthiswhitewash.
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john4law Jan31st2013,02:03

JustblametheMossadandmoveon!
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thoughtprovoker Jan30th2013,08:52

Argentinaisplayingitscardsreallywell.Intheprowesterninfluencedworldwherepeopleare

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