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| A clericâs call to arms - to liberate Iran |
| 2003-10-09 |
| Grandson of the ayatollah advocates U.S. invasion of Iran by Christopher Hitchens EFL and Fair Use Oct 6 â I have no respect for the hereditary principle and neither does Shiite Islam, which considers earthly kingship to be profane. But no one can be completely uninterested in heredity per se, and my first thought, on meeting Hossein Khomeini, was that he has his grandfatherâs eyebrows. Still, our conversation quickly banished the notion that this 45-year-old cleric is the least bit interested in running for his grandpaâs job. Refreshing concept, no? He is a relatively junior cleric â a sayeed â but he wears the turban and robe with some aplomb and was until recently a resident of Qum, the holy city of the Iranian Shiites and once the Vatican, so to speak, of the Khomeini theocracy. As soon as it became feasible, however, he moved to Baghdad (where he would have been executed on sight until a few months ago) and is now hoping to establish himself in Karbala, one of the two holy Shiite cities in southern Iraq. He refers as a matter of course to the work of the coalition forces in Iraq as a âliberation.â He would prefer, he says, to live in Tehran, but he cannot consider doing so until there has been âliberationâ in Iran also. More... Though not written as an interview (damn!) it is revealing and important - if accurately reported. Iâm sure there will be more very soon either confirming or denying this piece, so watch for follow-ups. BTW, Hitchens (now based at Vanity Fair) is the bane of the NaziMedia crowd since he was once a beloved Lefty Loonie, but his stance on Saddam and Iraq caused great consternation at Moonbat Central - and turned them against him, to put it mildly. |
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