ON IRAN - shocking article...

I just read this article in TNR, which provides the background and a glimpse of past history and radical thinking in Iran, which has “nurtured Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's worldview”.

A CHILD OF THE REVOLUTION TAKES OVER

During the Iran-Iraq War, the Ayatollah Khomeini imported 500,000 small plastic keys from Taiwan. The trinkets were meant to be inspirational. After Iraq invaded in September 1980, it had quickly become clear that Iran's forces were no match for Saddam Hussein's professional, well-armed military. To compensate for their disadvantage, Khomeini sent Iranian children, some as young as twelve years old, to the front lines. There, they marched in formation across minefields toward the enemy, clearing a path with their bodies. Before every mission, one of the Taiwanese keys would be hung around each child's neck. It was supposed to open the gates to paradise for them.

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A triggering question: Would this spin off the war against the “axis of evil” including Iran/North Korea/Lybia? What would the world then expect from this Basiji martyrdom fanatic Ahmadinejad?

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