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Mar 24, 2008, 3:03 GMT
Four US soldiers killed in Iraq brings total death toll to 4,000
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will the first sensible american please stand up and put and end to this madness before the final outcome is high.tailing it off the rood ala saigon
200000 American sodiers are sitting ducks in Iraq and they feel safe unaware of what is planed for them. Iraqis as well as Iranians know their names, ranks, serial numbers, where they sleep, where they eat, you name it. The same is with Afghanistan and bases in Persian Gulf. Submarines are located and ships are targeted. Every body is waiting for the signal. Somebody will make the mistake and shoot first. The question is then who is to be blamed? Who is pushing for that somebody to shoot first? American people have the power to get rid of those mad men occupying the mad(white)house by first destroying the zionists soft networks in their society. These people(zionists) are feeding Americans through their controlled media with so much rubbish that is unbelievable. They have come to the point that they believe they can say anything and not to be questioned.
ahhh i hit my magic number i am haveing so much fun.
hmmmm....getting rid of sadam was a fine idea....the follow through seemed to have been borked. Should of delt with Aghanistan first.
Time to split up Iraq into 3 or more countries, and cut the losses.
cause it seems the Iraqi people dont want peace, they are so instilled with their own tribal beliefs that one must control the others.
Failed from start with the firing of all the former goverment workers and soldiers of Iraq. But thats for historians to decide. One day in Vietnam fashion, in the early morning hours....all the American forces get and leave north to Kurdish territory, leaving the shia and sunni to pray to their god of war and destruction.
You people are sick.
'200000 American sodiers are sitting ducks in Iraq and they feel safe unaware of what is planed for them.'
Sitting ducks? Feel safe? That's a bit of an exaggeration either way don't you think? They have been getting shot at for the last 5 years. I doubt very much they feel 'safe.'
The Iranians probably could cause significant damage and inconvenience during an initial first strike with conventional weapons. After that, Iran would be toast. If Iran used wmd, they could of course cause greater damage, but Iran would be utterly destroyed. That is the greatest fear I suppose. No one wants a war with Iran but people are concerned that nutballs over there would irresponsibly bluster their way to regional martyrdom. Just like our 'Iranian' blusters. It is very dangerous.
Iran could not win that fight and even their best and most exaggerated successes would only amount to a temporary slight bruise to US capabilities, while Iran's military and industrial capabilities would be laid waste within days.
Iranian: I do not recommend you start a war with the US.
But of course Iran does not like to face its enemies. It prefers proxies. I do not doubt that Iran has been working very hard with all sorts of Iraqi extremist groups that have already killed thousands of Iraqi civilians and perhsps hundreds of US troops. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to coordinate some sort of 'tet' offensive prior to elections in the US. That would certainly be ugly.
'Iraqis as well as Iranians know their names, ranks, serial numbers, where they sleep, where they eat, you name it. The same is with Afghanistan and bases in Persian Gulf.'
That's kinda flattering in a way that you Iranians would take so much time to memorize the names, ranks, serial numbers, addresses, etc., of all US and coalition soldiers that have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Its also a bit wierd that you would imagine that to be the case.
'Submarines are located and ships are targeted.'
That's swell. As you can readily imagine, both passive and active contingency plans are in place and Iranian military assets are targeted as well. You are simply stating the obvious.
'Somebody will make the mistake and shoot first. The question is then who is to be blamed?'
I think it is reasonable to assume that if Iran is currently training/equiping non-governmental para-militaries who target Iraqis and/or US/coalition troops, that Iran is in a de facto state of war with the US. The only question is when that will be acknowledged. When it is, but only if proven unequivocally, I would support decisive and painful punishment for the Iranian regime.
'by first destroying the zionists soft networks in their society.'
You are brainwashed.
'These people(zionists) are feeding Americans through their controlled media with so much rubbish that is unbelievable.'
For example?
That's so rich coming from an Iranian whose media is strictly controlled - where foreign journalists are murdered by the government (imagine how they treat domestic dissent?), and where people are not free to engage in the political process.
The irony is just amazing! Criticizing open and free western media! I agree the MSM leaves a lot to be desired, but the information from all angles is always out there.
Let's try this again Iranian. Repeat after me 3 times:
1. 'These people (mullahs) are feeding Iranians through their controlled media with so much rubbish that is unbelievable.'
2. 'These people (mullahs) are feeding Iranians through their controlled media with so much rubbish that is unbelievable.'
3. 'These people (mullahs) are feeding Iranians through their controlled media with so much rubbish that is unbelievable.'
'They have come to the point that they believe they can say anything and not to be questioned.'
Amen
Talking about being brainwashed, You take home the prize charles. You have absolutely no idea or turning a blind eye(maybe because you've been part of the system)to what your country has done and is doing to people in our region. They have been consuming our natural resources, raping our culture, leveaing war zones behind. Iran has put an stop to that and you don't like it. Now get use to it and repeat this three times.
1. We have become the zionist slaves. Their security and well-being is prior to ours. We work for them and pay for their prosperity. They teach us how to think and what to think.
2. We have become the zionist slaves. Their security and well-being is prior to ours. We work for them and pay for their prosperity. They teach us how to think and what to think.
3. We have become the zionist slaves. Their security and well-being is prior to ours. We work for them and pay for their prosperity. They teach us how to think and what to think.
'Talking about being brainwashed, You take home the prize charles.'
Your country does not allow freedom of the press, freedom of individual expression, freedom of congregation, etc. The list is looooooong. It is totally absurd for you to contend that the western media provides a narrower POV.
'You have absolutely no idea or turning a blind eye(maybe because you've been part of the system)to what your country has done and is doing to people in our region.'
I know your state run media controlled by religious fanatics finds it convenient to focus all hostile energy on one big bad guy, but doesn't it strike you as a bit 'too' convenient? Anyone bothering to look can see the lack of basic freedoms, the discrimination, the primitive tribalism, the brutal authoritarian regimes, the lack of economic development, etc. Where would the ME be without fossil fuels for export? What drives your economies and subsidizes your governments? Hard work? Invention? Ingenuity? Hmmmm?
'They have been consuming our natural resources'
And you propose what? Would you really prefer that ME countries did not have these resources? Or that you were not provided the expertise and capital to develop them? Would you prefer that no one wanted them?
'raping our culture'
That sounds very theatrical. How did the US rape your culture? Please be specific.
'leveaing war zones behind.'
You obviously have a very distorted view of your own history. Are you under the impression that the ME was a peaceful place?
'Iran has put an stop to that and you don't like it.'
What exactly did you put a stop to?
It is plain and simple for othe other nations, regarding the US war against world wide terrorism based in Iraq-alqaeda. You are either with us, or you are agaist us. This means that you become our enemy if you do not support us. There is no middle ground, no mommy's aprons to tuck your head under and deny reality, and no bed covers to cowardly hide under. 9/11 changed everything. After Iraq-alqaeda attacked us, we must utilize our God given right to defend our nation. The US has no problem great enough that a couple of nukes can not take care of it. Any other country in the world that does not fully endorse the right of the US to destroy Iraq-alqaeda in retaliation for their 9/11 attack will become another loser nation, just like Iraq-alqaaeda. They will suffer the severe consequences of being our enemy. And, we certainly don't need no stinking commie leaning traitors in Europe to help us win our war on Iraq-alqaeda.
I disagree, sir. The vast majority of Iranian people DO want peace. I'd say most Iranians do not want america there. There is a fraction that are expressing their viewpoint violently. That is the difference. Your generalization is wrong.
For Iranians, read Iraqis. That is the problem with reading and typing at the same time. Things can get mixed up.
while i admit that most Iraqis want peace...its their fear of those within their own comunity that shackles them into the current situation.
a note on your door late at night....suicide bombers...kidnapping...nothing can be done till the citizens hold their leaders and folllowers to account for the destruction.
Imagine if their wasnt no insurgency...Iraq would of grown economicly and develeped into a stronger regional partner then the current scism that it now finds itself mired in.
To brainwashed Charles: We will do fine without OIL
Notable discoveries and innovations by Iranian scientists and engineers after the Islamic revolution
Karim Nayernia: discovery of spermatagonial stem cells
Reza Ghadiri: 1998 Feynman prize for invention of a self-organized replicating molecular system
Mehdi Vaez-Iravani: invention of shear force microscopy
Siavash Alamouti and Vahid Tarokh: invention of space–time block code
Faraneh Vargha-Khadem: discovery of SPCH1 , a gene implicated in a severe speech and language disorder
Shirin Dehghan: 2006 Women in Technology Award[25]
Nader Engheta, inventor of 'invisibility shield' (plasmonic cover) and research leader of the year 2006, Scientific American magazine,[26] and winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship (1999) for 'Fractional paradigm of classical electrodynamics'
Ali Safaeinili: coinventor of Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS)[27]
Pierre Omidyar: economist, founder and chairman of eBay
Shahriar Afshar: proposed the Afshar experiment
Rouzbeh Yassini: inventor of the cable modem
Homayoun Seraji: most-published author in the 20-year history of the Journal of Robotic Systems (declared in 2007).
According to a study carried out by the - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Iranian scientists and engineers in the United States own or control around $880 billion.
Search for the truth Charles. Visit Iran and find it out for yourself.
'To brainwashed Charles: We will do fine without OIL'
I hate to break it to you - maybe you better sit down...
Ready?
Almost half your government budget comes from oil exports.
Half.
Stop chasing your tail and pretending you are in a pissing contest with the 'great satan' US.
PS - and do any of those people you mentioned actually live in Iran? Where were they educated? What society fostered, stimulated, and promoted their success?
Was it the great revolutionary mullahs of Iran?
Somehow I doubt it.
You probably aren't even in Iran.
'You probably aren't even in Iran. '
Of course not, the pussy is hiding in the west. Brave Iranian! Advocating that OTHER people get stoned to death at the whim of the disgusting mullahs or that OTHER people get publicly lynched...
I hope you are deported back to your disgusting little zoo iranian so you can live like the rest of the animals.
COME ON PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES, WE ALL ARE BEING BRIAN WASHED....
LOOK AT OUR SCHOOLS, IV BEEN TALKING WITH MY SONS SCHOOL TEACHER AND THE WORK BOOK ALONG WITH THE TEACHING PLANS DONT EVEN MAKE SENSE TO HER.
WE ARE DESTROYING EACH OTHER.
ME FOR ONE AM CHANGING, BEING KINDER TO PEOPLE AROUND ME..
AND INFORMING PEOPLE AROUND ME ABOUT THE TRUTH
IM A 24 YEAR OLD HISPANIC BY THE WAY...
GOOGLE AMERO, SUPERHIGHWAY...IT'S ALL BAD MAN.
THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS INFORM EACHOTHER.
ME FOR ONE AM CHANGING, BEING KINDER TO PEOPLE AROUND ME..
You can start by learning to use your CAPS LOCK key.
It's easier to teach an old dog to sit than arguing with Charles.
Lot of them live in Iran, some abroad. You are right about that half, but you forget we also have 100 billion $ only as reserve and it grows every year. Tehran , the capital of Iran has managed to controll the expenses and we are reforming the tax system which we didn't have before.
From now on I send more about what Iranians contribute to science.
Open your eyes Charles.....They live in Iran
Iranian scientists produce droplets for asthma, bronchitis control
Tehran, March 21, IRNA -- Iranian pulmonologist Dr. Hamid Rouhi Boroujeni has been able to produce and market two droplets for asthma and bronchitis using herbals.
Boroujeni, who carried out the research along with an Iranian pharmacologist, Dr. Hojjatollah Rouhi Boroujeni, told IRNA Friday that he had been working on Althea Official and Zinger (Zingeber) droplets for asthma and bronchitis control for a long time.
He said the method of using the althea and ginger herbals in the painful asthma and bronchitis chronic diseases had been published in well-credited medical journals of Asia last year.
He added that dosages of the medicine had worked well for the patients suffering asthma and bronchitis and they received relative recovery after their application in a definite period of time.
He noted that failure to treat asthma and bronchitis timely is feared to result in respiratory mall-function, breathing disruption and eventually death.
On advantages of his medicine, Boroujeni said it is especially good for the patients who suffer blood pressure.
'Some people contracting bronchitis and respiratory infections come across with difficulty in consuming medicine due to their blood pressure; using the two droplets will not have any impact on the asthma and bronchitis patients' blood pressure. Bronchitis is a sort of disease which can neither be cured by offering full dosage of antibiotics nor stopped by antibiotics administration,' he announced.
He said bronchitis is a kind of disease customary in different seasons of the year. 'The bronchitis and asthma patients suffer respiratory infections and have breathing problems,' he added.
Meanwhile, Charmahal-Bakhtiari University of Medical Sciences' Deputy Chancellor of Research Affairs Dr. Hassan Youssefi said the research project on the medicinal herbals of ginger and althea was conducted in Shahrekord.
God bless
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