The House of Saud Falls While Iran Rises?

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Darya's comment makes me think of Hedwig.

gloomy gus on February 24, 2011 at 10:09 AM

Right, all this handwringing over Iranian influence is just an attempt to demonize the protesters. I mean, we're talking about revolution in the middle east, here. What could possibly go wrong?

seandr on February 24, 2011 at 10:18 AM

The article uses & encourages lazy thinking. Foremost, Iran is not part of the "Arab world," as Iranians are Persian, a very distinct culture & lineage from their Arab neighbors. The US is arguably a part of the "Hispanic world," having a large minority of Hispanic people living here, yet no one bothers to use that euphemism. It has a strong influence on the "Arab world" but the author(s) seem not to care about helping people understand the real situation, but as a means to raise fear and anger. I'm always suspect of those who push the 'Arab = Muslim' meme.

Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on February 24, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Darya is obviously a fan of V for Vendetta.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lYIBjCp…

UNPAID COMMENTER on February 24, 2011 at 11:07 AM

To be fair, the shift towards Iran began when Perle and Bush gave Iraq to them.

But, what @3 said.

Will in Seattle on February 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM

What @3 and @4 said.

Y on February 24, 2011 at 4:18 PM

What on earth is "push[ing] the 'Arab = Muslim' meme"? Anyone who would attempt("push") such a thing, if it has any meaning beyond sharing ignorance or silliness, would scarcely be worth talking to or about.

dmp4qgfg on March 10, 2011 at 8:06 PM