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Posted by Ari Zade on 16:37:28 2007/04/07
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Re: what the ...? posted by Al Gordon
Glad that was sorted out. :)
I believe we need to throw everything at this menace, this very real threat to Israel. Nancy Pelosi is just trying to do her bit. It will take both diplomacy and a standing firm.
I don't believe for one minute that Blair got his hostages back simply with nice talk. My bet is that the British diplomat reminded Iran of what the US and UK can do to them. I'm sure that sanctions lists such as CCD presented also played their part.
And of course, the situation is different and it's probable that Iran had learned something from the previous Hizballah abduction exercise.
The Israelis identified PR as a big contribution to losing (or failing to win) the war last year. Blair also got the PR right here. The pacifist lobby in the West is strong and needs to be heard if we are all to pull together.
Regarding Islam, I would agree that Sufism is the seed from which a genuine spiritual revival can grow. I follow Salim closely because he combines political savvy with Sufi sensitivity.
You all do a fine job here.
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