Iran Calls CIA and US Military "Terrorists"

Photo from source, FOXNews.com

This is right in line with the "I know you are, but what am I" sort of stories that Congress has started with its ridiculous non-binding resolutions. Iran has responded to having Congress call their military "terrorists," by doing the same thing, in return. Next I'm expecting an "I'm rubber, you're glue" non-binding resolution out of the US Congress, in retaliation.

Hey, it's better than a war. Let's hope this is as far as they get.

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Iran's Parliament Signs Resolution to Label CIA, Army as 'Terrorist Organizations'

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's parliament on Saturday approved a nonbinding resolution labeling the CIA and the U.S. Army "terrorist organizations," in apparent response to a Senate resolution seeking to give a similar designation to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The hard-line dominated parliament cited U.S. involvement in dropping nuclear bombs in Japan in World War II, using depleted uranium munitions in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq, supporting the killings of Palestinians by Israel, bombing and killing Iraqi civilians, and torturing terror suspects in prisons. . .

Read the rest (if you can't tell by the phrasing) at: FOXNews.com

Free Republic Crosses a Line

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I've harped (a lot) on FreeRepublic.com, for being nasty, hateful and juvenile. Type "Free Republic" or "Freeper" into the search box at the top of this page to see earlier articles.

To write another post on the subject might be somewhat redundant. But the following topic really crosses a line in my view. The particular thread I'm highlighting below is on the subject of Ahmadinejad's ridiculous claim that there are no homosexuals in Iran.

The Freepers respond to this in their typical Junior High School manner, but with a darker and nastier twist than usual. While the comments are themselves nasty, it is the graphic element that I was appalled by. Namely, images of Iranians (presumably gay) hanging from nooses. And I can assure you, the Freepers are not showing these images because they disagree with them.

Take my word for it, or read on at: FreeRepublic.com

UPDATE: This comment goes lower than I thought even Freepers would go:

"Absolutely I believe the statistics. The AIDS rates are similarly low in free market nations like Singapore that outlaw homosexuality.

Homosexuality is what is primary spreading AIDS in most countries, including the US. So, reducing the amount of homosexual behavior definitely reduces the amount of AIDS in a society.

No what you think of the death penalty directed at homosexuals, the death penalty reduces the amount of a behavior." by Ol' Sparky

Ahmadinejad Speaks at Columbia Amid Protests

I'll bet the Bush White House is thrilled with the reaction to Ahmadinejad's appearance here. Apparently, their months-long strategy to turn him into a bogeyman has worked. I say, let him speak. Better to know how ridiculous he is. Keeping him silent keeps him dangerous, and mysterious (just how the White House likes him).

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Ahmadinejad speaks at Columbia amid protests

Controversial Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke to a packed audience of students and academics in an extraordinary event at Columbia University Monday afternoon, as protests swirled outside and a media frenzy engulfed the school.

In remarks that veered between sermon and stump speech Ahmadinejad quoted freely from the Quran, warning of the corrupting influence of the material world and sidestepping questions on his call for the destruction of Israel and his denial of the Holocaust. . .

Read on at: Newsday.com

And how ridiculous is this guy? Watch and learn.