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2009-03-13 Iraq

Ayatollah Intrigue: Al-Sistani plotting regime change in Iran

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Posted by Frozen Al 2009-03-13 12:35|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 And the ripples of our Iraq policy spread wider. This could get interesting as long as Sistani lives.

Anyone interested in giving him life insurance?

Posted by AlanC 2009-03-13 13:50|| 2009-03-13 13:50|| Front Page Top

#2 finally,. some good news

Posted by Chose Stalin5421 2009-03-13 14:35|| 2009-03-13 14:35|| Front Page Top

#3 If he topples the Iranian Theocracy, he should get a Nobel Peace Prize.

Posted by Penguin 2009-03-13 14:48|| 2009-03-13 14:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Life insurance doesn't protect life :oD

Posted by Large Snerong7311 2009-03-13 15:11|| 2009-03-13 15:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Large I guess I didn't make myself clear. You sell life insurance to someone on the odds that he'll keep living long enough to more than pay for it.

How long do you think Sistani will live?

Posted by AlanC 2009-03-13 15:23|| 2009-03-13 15:23|| Front Page Top

#6 What the hell? When did Rantburg get the Muslim mail-order bride side-ad?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-03-13 15:55|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-03-13 15:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Click on it and throw some change Fred's way.

Posted by ed 2009-03-13 16:07|| 2009-03-13 16:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks. ed. I did - and then immediately deleted their cookie. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-13 16:51|| 2009-03-13 16:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Mitch H i have already asked that question and just about drawn and quartered. Somethin about the search engine pulling up ads that help pay for the site when key words are typed. Or JosephMendiola payed for it i don't know which. j/k joe

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-03-13 16:56|| 2009-03-13 16:56|| Front Page Top

#10 There is nothing quite as dramatic as high level clerical scheming. Khomeini spent years intriguing in Paris until he was able to topple the Shah. Sistani is essentially pulling the same gambit on Khamenei.

Ironically, if Sistani can pull it off, he will be the equivalent of the Shiite Pope. Iran will be an absolute nuthouse for a month, then heaven knows what.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-03-13 17:13|| 2009-03-13 17:13|| Front Page Top

#11 I keep thinking JFM has something to do with that ad :-)

Posted by Steve White 2009-03-13 17:27|| 2009-03-13 17:27|| Front Page Top

#12 Very Noble.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-03-13 18:10|| 2009-03-13 18:10|| Front Page Top

#13 "Iran will be an absolute nuthouse for a month"

As opposed to now....?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-13 18:57|| 2009-03-13 18:57|| Front Page Top

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