Word: iranians
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When Iran's official news agency described the suicide bombings in Israel as "divine retribution," the Tehran government, in its current attempt at moderation, went through public hoops to disavow the sentiments and to regret the loss of life. All of which makes a recent round of Iranian diplomacy more than a little embarrassing. Just before the murderous last spate of bombings in Israel, Hasan Habibi, Vice President of Iran, visited Syria for what amounted to a pep rally for Middle East terrorism. Gathered at Iran's embassy in Damascus were the leaders of such Palestinian extremist groups as Hizballah...
ALTHOUGH VERY POPULAR IN international circles, Iranian films have not had much success in the United States. The only movie that has come close to being accepted in the U.S. is "Bashu," the only Iranian movie to be nominated to the Best Foreign Film category of the Academy Awards. This is odd, since Iranian movies usually capture awards in major movie festivals around the world...
...today near an Israeli army convoy in Southern Lebanon, killing one soldier and wounding seven. Hizballah has claimed responsibility for the attack in the village of Taibeh, 2 1/2 miles from the Lebanese-Israeli border. The attack is the latest incident in the decade-long struggle between the Iranian-backed Hizbollah and Israeli forces occupying Southern Lebanon. Despite two UN resolutions calling for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops, Israel has occupied the area since 1985 in an attempt to stop guerrilla raids on settlements in northern Israel. The bombing came a day after warnings from Israeli Prime Minister Shimon...
...nothing about the first and last, obviously copulation with the opposite sex to prolong the race is necessary. In that act the female orgasm is important, much more than for the male, and the key to that is in the clitoris, QED. --Richard N. Frye Emeritus Professor of Iranian...
...this small Persian Gulf nation on Sunday evening, injuring at least 4 people. The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, a radical Shiite group claimed responsibility for the bombing and threatened more attacks after the holy days of Ramadan end next week. Bahrani officials accused the Shiite Iranian government of sponsoring the bombing and encouraging terrorism, but the Iranians denied the charge. The attack is part of the Front's campaign against the Al Khalifa royal family which represents the emirate's ruling Sunni muslim minority. Tens of thousands of the oil-rich emirate's Shiite majority are poor...