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Reader comment on: Iran Declares War

Submitted by Kaviraj, Nov 18, 2007 10:01

"Vasalam Ala Man Ataba'al hoda." What this means is "Peace only unto those who follow the true path." This is your interpretation. You could also read: "those who follow the path of truth." If we look at Bush's record on truth, he falls far short of the merits he arrogates to himself. The war on terror began with allowing 9/11 to happen. Then lying about a man in a cave in Afghanistan having done it - the greatest conspiracy of all. The next deviation of truth came with the attack on Iraq - Saddam has WMD. Now again we are fed the same lies about Iran - WMD are used by the US only. Your piece seems to want that war, with your mistranslation of the last line. Blame the Iranians for the US failures in democracy at home and abroad. No wonder they do not want that sort of democracy - forced upon them by the undemocratic process of war.

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