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Not acting rationally, indeed
I have to admit, I've fallen into the Westernized trap of expecting the ayatollahs to act rationally. One assumes with such absolute power, corruption and cynicism, that they'd see through the charade that holds them aloft. But Khameni's behavior since the election demonstrates very clearly that he is incapable of making even basic political ...
Posted to Fighting Words by BrentBillock on June 24, 2009
Hitchens' Imperious Drunken Rants: Iran and Islam
Reading a communist thug become an imperious Neo Con is like watching a turd dry out in the Florida sun during rainy season. Every afternoon, any drying that's happened during the humid morning is reversed again by afternoon showers. So dry, wet, dry wet, leaves layers and patches of dryness and wetness. Hitchens' main rhetorical attack- void ...
Posted to Fighting Words by Usama3 on June 15, 2009