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What does Islam mean to the average Iraqi? The ability to tolerate terrible things because they are the will of God. Sounds like "Behala na"...

Americans, whose ancestors left many different countries because they were uppity enough to rebel against this idea, are the real revolutionaries in much of the world.
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If you are wondering why the Afghan government likes Iran, it may be because Iran has a major heroin problem, and needs the Afghan (and NATO's) helpt in stopping the drug trade.

A lot of libertarian blogs say the US shouldn't make the opium fields a priority since they favor drug legalization. But the Iranians disagree. My take is HERE
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Guilliani: Speak quickly and carry a big stick...if he gets elected, it will be Reagan all over again: A divided America, a president hated by Europe, and success in foreign affairs because he is just enough of an SOB to scare them.

If Hillary gets in, we will get attacked (to test her) similar to the Cuban missile crisis or the Iran hostage crisis under Carter, since the enemies will figure she is a wimp. The bad news, of course, is that Hillary has more balls than Rudy, but she won't win the primaries if she shows them too soon.
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Philippine news: Another day, another typhoon...will be north so mainly rains and floods.

And the word on the street is that the Palenke fire was set off when the street kids who sleep there played with firecrackers too close to a leaky Propane tank...luckily no one reported killed.