Hezbollah to Bury Dead; Iran General Among 7 Killed in Syria davidk14: "...Hezbollah prepared on Monday to bury its fighters killed the day before in what it said was an Israeli airstrike in Syria as Tehran announced that an Iranian general also died with the six members of the Lebanese Shiite group. ...Jihad Mughniyeh is the most prominent Hezbollah figure killed in Syria since the Shiite militant group joined the conflict in 2012, fighting on Assad's side against the Sunni-led rebellion. ....And on Monday, Tehran confirmed that an Iranian general also was killed in the Israeli airstrike Sunday in the Golan Heights. The confirmation came in a statement published on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's website." http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hezbollah-gears-funeral-iran-condemns-israel-strike-28319092 . davidk14: . I have watched the 1st of 10 broadcasts of "WW2 in HD" produced for the History channel. Many things occurring here and now are mirrored to this time in history in the 1930's and '40's. Very interesting information. This broadcast is currently on Netflix.  ghostgeek: If Iran and Hezbollah are lined up against ISIS, does that make them friends of the West?  Captain Canada:  @ ghost The west will never consider Iran a friend as long the State of Israel claims that they are terrorist supporters and willing to destroy Israel dave3974: Perhaps when Iran stops the propaganda against Israel it will look a lot more credible, the impression is that the mad mullahs are on the way out and many in Iran would prefer to be part of the civilised world. Captain Canada: I believe that the Iranians have being wanting to belong to the civilized society for decades,I am not defending Iran at all but when your nation is subject to foreign control in placing government leaders so it could/can and will continue to exploit natural resources and artfifacts and keep placing sanctuions to limit potential growth and development You become very defencive dave3974: This shows why Iran is not yet ready to join the civilised world. Charlie Hebdo's decision to put a drawing of a weeping Muhammad on the cover of its latest issue, the edition published after gunmen massacred 12 at their Paris office, has sparked widespread protests throughout Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. But two cultural institutions within Iran have expressed their displeasure in a different way: the House of Cartoon and Sarcheshmeh announced last Saturday that they will hold an international cartoon contest centered on the theme of Holocaust denial. The winner of the contest will receive a cash prize and will have his work displayed in the Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran. There's a difference between drawing an offensive caricature and participating in the negation of a historical fact. This isn't the first time Iran has held this contest. After the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Postens published cartoons depicting Muhammad in 2005, the two organizers held the first International Holocaust Cartoon contest, attracting over 1,200 submissions from around the world. The entries selected for recognition took two basic editorial positions. The first was that the Holocaust didn't happen at all. And the second was that even if it did, Israel's treatment of the Palestinians is hardly better. The first prize went to a Moroccan cartoonist named Abdellah Derkaoui, whose drawing featured an Israeli crane constructing a wall around Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock. A concentration camp is painted on the wall. (Edited by dave3974)  Ms_Mafdet_The Great: Iran WAS part of the "civilized" world - back way before the revolution of 1979. In the 1950's under Mossadegh. Thanks to American meddling, Iran iz fucked. Google "28 Mordad coup" (Edited by Ms_Mafdet_The Great) ghostgeek: Through the good offices of ISIS, America is doing brisk business selling weapons to the Middle East. Doing their bit to help the Global economy recover. Captain Canada: So all this is about selling weapons and help the economy??? Ms.Mafdet if the USA had stayed away from meddling in other nations affairs the world would had been a better place Captain Canada: Hard to tell,but maybe little Kim wouldn't have been in the equation If Kim Kardashian mommy had swallowed would there still be a reality tv thing? Captain Canada: If the world was a """"race horse track""" and USA picking the winner like it has picked who to place or financially backing or military support directly as puppet leaders of nations they always seem to pick a losers over the decades ghostgeek: The USA has backed Europe for a fair few years without evident disaster. Japan and South Korea are still with us and they get US backing. Saudi Arabia and Jordan are American allies. I'm sure one can add to the list, but why bother. The record of Uncle Sam is mixed, but not a disaster. Captain Canada: Ghost its always good to brag about all the wins at the poker table Ghost can you name 3 nation leaders that faced usa military forces past 10 Years | Politics Chat Room 88 People Chatting Similar Conversations |
