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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (96645)	4/28/2003 1:11:21 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Why cant iranian agents be arabs who buy into iran theocracy and fp goals? Why are we assuming they all are persians? Why cant the iraqis who lived in iran become the Mullah supporting chalabis? Religious ties can be stronger than ethnic ones for certain folks.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (96645)	4/28/2003 1:25:39 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Because they are not Persians, they are hard-line Islamist Arabs given shelter and training by the Khamenei regime. Look, I have been following the news out of the Mideast quite carefully for several years now. If I assert that something is widely reported, it means that several high-ranking officials who are usually trustworthy have said it, and it has been reported in the mainstream press, and also reported in other sources such as stratfor and debka. That the the border was not closed, and the Iranians are meddling in the power vacuum, has been so reported. Their motives for doing so are obvious. I find your attitude that I am just making up any thing that I don't immediately prove to you with chapter and verse quite offensive.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (96645)	4/28/2003 1:47:48 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

"Nor is Arabic an easy language to learn for non-natives " Sun, So iranians cant learn arabic but americans and brits can? Russians learned american idiom perfectly during the cold war. In wars or when contention folks learn other languages. The reason i delayed on this topic was that i checked it out with iranian friend who you despise so much. He answered in one word and then started to laugh uncontrollably. The word he said was Berlitz. I am still trying to convince him to enter the fray on FADG. I keep emailing him your posts to get his blood boiling. All i get back is laughter. mike