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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49282)	10/17/2005 6:52:09 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Word of the Day for Monday October 17, 2005 aberrant \a-BERR-unt; AB-ur-unt\, adjective: Markedly different from an accepted norm; Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; abnormal. The impulse toward individual expression is a recent and a possibly aberrant one in art. --Nicholas Delbanco, "From Echoes Emerge Original Voices," [1]New York Times, June 21, 1999 These characters are so wild and aberrant they are close to appearing lunatics. --Bosley Crowther, "Who's Afraid of Audacity?" [2]New York Times, July 10, 1966 But I could never accept the aberrant dictates of socialist realism which ruled out all mystery and turned literary activity into a propaganda exercise. --Mario Vargas Llosa, [3]Making Waves

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49282)	10/17/2005 5:17:42 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50167

For a change and a nice one too.. Iran says Iraq has 'bright future' Oct 17, 2005 Iran's foreign minister said Monday that Iraq was facing the promise of "bright future with peace and stability" amid expections the country had approved a new constitution in a referendum. In a congratulatory message, Manouchehr Mottaki also called for the "continuation of broad cooperation of the Iraqi people in the political arena" in order to "achieve independence, the exit of foreign forces and a return of Iraq to its natural regional position." He also voiced Iran's support for "an elected and permanent government." Iraq's new constitution seemed likely to be adopted following Saturday's historic vote, even though election officials on Monday warned it was too early to give definite results. Tehran has been accused of backing both Shiite and Sunni rebels -- possibly in a bid to keep US troops bogged down and lessening the American public's appetite for any eventual strike against Iran over its suspect nuclear programme. Such allegations have been denied by Iranian officials, who blame the very presence of foreign troops for the violence and appear resigned to having US troops next door for some time to come. Shiite-ruled Iran also considers itself to be the main winner of the US-led invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein, and enjoys longstanding relations with a number of Shiite and Kurdish groups.