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To: SirRealist who wrote (18601)	2/11/2002 12:10:16 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

. . . talk trash to play to the crowd, but otherwise behave civilly. Well, we can hope you are right, Kevin. I wish I could share your optimism. But certainly not for the moment. John

To: SirRealist who wrote (18601)	2/11/2002 2:39:54 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Bush's StateUnion speech intended to split Iran internally that is my perception sure, plenty of friendys inside Iran plenty of moderates plenty who despise the harsh draconian mullahs but also, a loud controlling minority of lunatics the speech might actually accomplish some discrimination and clarify who is pro and who is con I dont like the mantra "with us or against us" it never is that simple anywhere in life always shades of support and willingness to risk I saw Khamanei on tv back in October he seemed very reasonable, desiring of reform and modernization but his landscape is fraught with obstacles to ANY progress what scares me the most are reports dating back to early 1990's that Iran had acquired an old Soviet Nuclear Submarine the renegade soviets and ex-KGB guys are running rampant / jim