Labels: Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iranian nuclear threat, Mark Kirk, Wikileaks
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:15 AM
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Most don't know of the existence of a fringe sect among Iranian "Twelvers". That sect believes the 12th Imam's return can be hastened by men, if they create the catastrophe on Earth which will bring him.
Many in the fundamentalist wing of the Iranian theocracy hold that view. Ahmadinejad is one. (When he took office in 2005, he and his cabinet signed a letter of allegiance to the 12th Imam and dropped it into the well at the Jamkaran Mosque.)
It's uncertain whether Khamenei is or not, but it's certain that his power base rests among those who are.
Bernard Lewis said, Mutually-Assured Destruction isn't a deterrent to Tehran. It's an inducement.
Sleep well tonight. Vallerie and Barack know what's best for all of us.
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