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[sundubuman]

Iran Declares War

New York Sun Editorial
May 11, 2006
A D V E R T I S E M E N T

President Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush, widely interpreted as a peaceful overture, is in fact a declaration of war. The key sentence in the letter is the closing salutation. In an eight-page text of the letter being circulated by the Council on Foreign Relations, it is left untranslated and rendered as "Vasalam Ala Man Ataba'al hoda." What this means is "Peace only unto those who follow the true path."

It is a phrase with historical significance in Islam, for, according to Islamic tradition, in year six of the Hejira - the late 620s - the prophet Mohammad sent letters to the Byzantine emperor and the Sassanid emperor telling them to convert to the true faith of Islam or be conquered. The letters included the same phrase that President Ahmadinejad used to conclude his letter to Mr. Bush. For Mohammad, the letters were a prelude to a Muslim offensive, a war launched for the purpose of imposing Islamic rule over infidels.

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[bucheon bum]

uh yeah...

*yawn*


Too many wars have begun under grave misunderstandings. This kind of crap is a perfect example.

[Satori]

Poppycock...

[caniff]

Just give it up, people. The sooner we accept Islam, the better. You know its inevitable. Don't fight it.

Also, I hate white people.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

And after the stunning job America has done in Iraq, Iranians can hardly wait to be liberated and become an American-sponsored democracy, can they?

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

Actually what ever govt the Iranians choose is their affair. What they do with their oil is their business. If they don't like capitalism then that is their choice.

However they don't have a right to their war.

[ddeubel]

I've listened to / read countless hours of the rhetoric on both sides. They are both bloody delusional and insane and don't represent the actual people on the ground. Scary how the people making decisions are really fucking crazy. Watching the comments of the so called, "head of the U.S. mission to the U.N." made me laugh -- so much arrogance. So too with Mr. Ahmandinejad. Frickin' pitiful.

So too with Mr. Joo Rip. Delusional . The statement,

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

[ddeubel]

I hate Khomeini and his ilk, leftovers.........moreso than America's leadership. Much more so. Stated it over and over, if you read.

Still , your post proves my point. You are all about WAR, KILLING, TAKING IT TO EM , ETC..............and about proving all your points with biased reports/judgements. What you are not about is dialogue, truth and the common guy who suffers on the ground in BOTH cases.

All in All -- I still call it delusional.

DD

[sundubuman]

Leaders have used wars for millenia for several reasons. To provide a sense of unity among their people, and to kill off a certain large number of young unemployed men.

Iran has a lot of young, angry, unemployed, men, many falling into the grip of drug abuse.

Sometimes people forget to look at internal domestic issues when assessing leadership's actions.

Maybe Ahmedinajab (sp?) actually A. believes he could win a war with the US or B. really truly BELIEVES the 12 th Imam is about to pop onto the scene.

His letter to Bush was obviously an "invitation" to Islam. What sort of 'diplomac gesture' is that?

[tiger fancini]

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

[bigverne]

The Iranian President seems to be a very honest man. He means what he says, but Westerners seem intent to ignore his statements regarding Israel, and his recent letter to President Bush, which he has now confirmed was an invitation to Islam, which was often an excuse for war throughout Islamic history.

http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-24/0605110155191821.htm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday that his letter to President George W. Bush did not concern the nuclear dossier, but rather was an invitation to Islam and the prophets culture.

If the call is responded positively, there will be no more problems to be solved," added the president.

What so many liberals fail to understand is that to people like Ahmadinejad, there are only two types of people, Muslims and Infidels, and if the infidels want peace 'they have to accept to be governed by Islam'. Sooner, or later you are going to have to deal with Islam, and all the phoney dialogue in the world will not help you. You either reject Shariah, or you choose to be subjugated to it. Ahmadinejad, and many in the Islamic world, are very direct about what they stand for, and it is time the West did the same.

[bigverne]

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