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I don't think Commodore Vanderbilt would think that he went through all this trouble so that the Chaplain would use a Neolithic pagan fertility idol to represent religious life at Vanderbilt.
Really, are the PC Police so rough that in order not to offend anyone you have to use an idol from and extinct pagan cult in the theory that you won't offend anyone. In fact, I think the seriously religious from the three main monotheisitc religions find it highly offensive.
The Left will take over everything if they are allowed. Ask Henry Ford.
It is difficult here, very difficult, to remember that the Iranians are very different than what we see on TV. Heck, I grew up with quite a few expats, and many are still very close to my family today. Steven Knipp at the WaPo reminds me that beyond the madness - there are Iranians that are friends.
What took place over the next fortnight astonished me. Everywhere I went -- from the traffic-choked streets of Tehran in the north to the dusty desert town of Yazd in central Iran, to the elegant cultural centers of Isfahan and Shiraz -- I was overwhelmed by the warmth and, dare I say it, pro-Americanism of the people I met. ... During my visit, I could not pause on a street corner for more than 30 seconds without someone coming up and shyly asking if they could help. Discovering that they had an American in their midst, they would often insist on walking me to my destination. Some told me of their friends and relatives living in the United States. (Precise figures are impossible to come by, but Iranian immigrant groups believe that between 1.5 and 2 million Iranians and Iranian Americans live in the United States.) ... Everywhere I went, however, Iranians -- from high school students to middle-aged taxi drivers -- repeatedly asked me: "Why does America call us Evil Axis?" Then they would indignantly add: "We are good people -- we are Persians! Iran is a good country, some are bad, but most people here are good."
The sad thing is - that is true - but to change their government the Iranians will have to do it themselves. Earn the image and nation they deserve. It is up to them.
UPDATE and Bump: Go to bottom for the audio of the BBC add for the show and a transcript.I had a lot of trouble finding the right title for this post. We are coming up on the 5th Anniversary of the 11 SEP 01 attacks on America where 2,773 civilians were killed in a few hours one morning. What story will the BBC World Service put out on 08 SEP? The British Broadcasting Company plans on putting out:
A Very American Witch Hunt: 9/11 Stories presented by Michael Buchanan (8 September)
Yes, it is about how evil and racist America is - you should hear the audio on the BBC World Service telling you about it. Smug.
A very rare moment. I am at want for words but one; shame.
I wish there was more out there than this. I would really like to hear the audio again - I'll post a BBC link once the show comes on.Click here for the video if the embedded one below does not work. Sorry about the quality, but I recorded it on my digital camera and then using the power of my PowerBook, converted to to video. First half of the video has the advert in question - the rest explains itself. Transcript also below.
BBC Announcer: In the aftermath of September 11th, 2001, the United States believed it faces a new threat. President Bush: No one should be singled out for unfair treatment because of their ethnic background. BBC Announcer: The BBC meets American citizens who were caught up in the War on Terror
Woman #1: The whole image of any Arab person speaking(?) like he is a terrorist. BBC Announcer: 911 stories. Coming to the BBC world service Friday, September the 8th.
Note in the radio add I recorded, unlike the first ones, they took out the "witchhunt" though it is still on line. Cheeky monkey BBC.
Want to know what it is like to head on a night raid on a Hezbollah town with and Israeli Regiment? Cut and past this (http://switch248-01.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ClipMediaID=209947&ak=63628786) in a browser to follow LTC Avi Dahan and his men. Reported by Itai Anghel.
If that doesn't work, it is also embedded at OnTheFace.
Interested on how latest phone calls were recorded? Interested on what he thinks of the latest arrests in the UK? Want to know how to get out of jail in Lebanon? Head on over to The Jawa Report. Another scoop by Dr. Rusty Shackleford.
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