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>SA>He said it was in the interests of their people to create a powerful
>SA>alliance through close cooperation.

>LL>It gets funnier every day, as Iranian mullahs try to imitate the
>LL>late Ayatollah Khomeini.  Unfortunately for the mullahs, there is
>LL>no more U.S. Embassy in Iran, meaning no more American hostages can
>LL>be taken.

>SA>Rafsanjani, who is widely expected to run in Iran's June presidential
>SA>elections, said that the United States and Israel were trying to
>SA>create divisions among the region's countries, which he said must
>SA>"stay completely vigilant vis-a-vis the US and Israeli plots in this
>SA>regard."

>LL>Ooh!  Big threat!  Whatshegonnado?  Poo-poo on Bush?  Mebbe he
>LL>gonna poo-poo on Sharon as well?  Gosh.  Bush and Sharon must be
>LL>really scared!

SA>I doubt Bush & co would be scared - Bush is content to
"bring 'em on",
SA>and Iran will accommodate him before long. If one wants to fake the
SA>Millennium, then it is a good idea to have a battle that can be
SA>marketed as Armageddon, and establish one's (false) credentials as
SA>the Messiah and bring "peace" to the world in general &
the Middle
SA>East in particular.

Now that's an idea!  And a credible one at that!  And that makes it
scary as hell!  Especially with a born-again Christian being the Leader
of the Free World!  :)

>SA>Al-Otari said Israel was "the source of instability" in
the Middle
>SA>East and that Syria would continue supporting the Palestinians and
>SA>Lebanese in their struggle.

>LL>Supporting the Lebanese by invading their country?  Gosh.  The
>LL>Lebanese must really love the Syrians.  And the Palestinians must
>LL>also love the Syrians, given all the help the Syrians have shown in
>LL>building their communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip...

SA>In a sense, al-Otari is correct, but for the wrong reasons - Jerusalem
SA>is a cup of trembling for all the nations, including the lowly Syria
SA>and the mighty USA... the nations will ultimately be broken to pieces
SA>when they collectively seek to solve the "Jewish problem"
by destroying
SA>Israel.

The key to destroying Israel is to let Israelis destroy Israel by
themselves.  A house divided amongst itself is bound to fall.

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