Iran to issue badges to Jews and Christians

[Che Guava]

Stephen Harper running to the aid of the National Post? What a shock.

Stephen Harper falling over himself to show that he's going to be 'tough on terrorists' to critics at home and friends south of the border. Two birds with one shock....!

I know many people are hoping (salivating) that this is true so they can finally have their excuse to bomb something.

Bombs go bad if you keep them too long...!

 

[Goonie]

You do realize in the article it says both he and John Howard refused to confrim the authenticity of the article? Right?

 

[sysyphus]

This is just the opinion of the Canadian Prime Minister, that does not make it true.

Even more, the fact that this is the opinion of the current Canadian Prime Minister only reduces teh story's credibility.

I also think the National Post's article based on Iranian expatriots living in Canada -who obviously hate the current Iranian regime- is not the most unbiased news source, don't you think?

Most Iranian expats, despite their distaste for the Iranian regime would still not promote such a story due to the impact a war would ahve on family and friends back home.

The Post and Harper are staunch continentalists, so chances are their information comes from the good folks who also had proof of Saddam's WMDs.

 

[Che Guava]

You do realize in the article it says both he and John Howard refused to confrim the authenticity of the article? Right?

Yes, but why go on in detail about how wrong it is if it hasn't even been confirmed yet??!! Why not just say that there has been no confirmation, and that they're working on it. Everyone knows that making religious minorities wear special insignias is bad, I don;'t need harper or howard to tell me that!

 

[Urederra]

There are 23 news links in google about the issue. but I'll wait to see what happens before giving any opinion.

google links

 

[GrandAdmiral]

I actually saw this on the frontpage of Yahoo.com so I came to OT to see if anyone posted on it yet. I don't know if its fake news but it seems unconfirmed:

The National Post newspaper reported Friday, citing human rights groups, that Iran's parliament passed a law this week that sets a public dress code and requires non-Muslims to wear a special insignia.

Link

 

[blackheart]

Some people selectively believe in what they want to.

Really, this is shock!

Would you give such a nation such powerful weapons? That's how it is relevant.

Good thing, because no one is giving Iran anything with the word nuclear in it.

 

[Goonie]

sys, have you read the Post in the last I dunno 4 or 5 months?

It's been full of Harper bashing. You'd really quite enjoy it.


edit: I just don't buy the Harper-Post conspiracy. The newspaper ran a story and the man was most likely asked to comment. Would not want to read too much into it.

 

[Goonie]

Yes, but why go on in detail about how wrong it is if it hasn't even been confirmed yet??!! Why not just say that there has been no confirmation, and that they're working on it. Everyone knows that making religious minorities wear special insignias is bad, I don;'t need harper or howard to tell me that!

Perhaps a reporter asked for his opinion if it were true?

 

[Che Guava]

Perhaps a reporter asked for his opinion if it were true?

Telling a reporter that the regime has already proved itself capable of such a terrible thing makes me think that he's trying to say that he's made up hius mind already.

 

[sysyphus]

sys, have you read the Post in the last I dunno 4 or 5 months?

It's been full of Harper bashing. You'd really quite enjoy it.


edit: I just don't buy the Harper-Post conspiracy. The newspaper ran a story and the man was most likely asked to comment. Would not want to read too much into it.

I don't buy a conspiracy either. Doesn't mean he doesn't appreciate their support (no matter how much they try to hide it behidn token criticism ).

And yes, my mother subscribes to it so whenever I'm over I do pick it up and have a read (and a good laugh/cry).

 

[garric]

Though maybe the article isn't completely verified (though it's looking that it probably is real), I love how this thread was prematurely closed, I was humiliated and called an idiot, while if this was something fake about the US Govt, the mods wouldn't do ANYTHING.

 

[Babbler]

The National Post seems to have jumped the gun here. Still...

Iran's constitution already carves out special status for non-Muslims. For example, it prohibits non-Muslims from obtaining senior posts in either the army or government. A national ordinance made into law in 2000 and 2001 requires all non-Muslim butchers, grocers, and purveyors of food to post a form in the window of their place of business warning Muslims they do not share their faith. At the time the code was defended in order to enforce Islamic dietary law. Muslims in Iran officially enjoy preference over non-Muslims in terms of admission to universities and colleges.

The National Post is very neoconservative, but they aren't racist; so the Daily Mail comparison is quite that apt. It actually has its (intentionally) funny moments.

 

[eyrei]

Though maybe the article isn't completely verified (though it's looking that it probably is real), I love how this thread was prematurely closed, I was humiliated and called an idiot, while if this was something fake about the US Govt, the mods wouldn't do ANYTHING.

Moderator Action: 1 week. Eyrei.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[eyrei]

With all due respect, you're an idiot.

Moderator Action: 3 days. Blatant flaming is not going to be tolerated. Eyrei.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[FriendlyFire]

http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=11fbf4a8-282a-4d18-954f-546709b1240f&k=32073

I would like to ask all of you liberal supporters of Iran (there are plenty on this forum), do you really STILL believe, amidst all of this, that Iran is just a benevolent nation that deserves the nuclear information? I hope this will change some anti-American sentiment that has made you support Iran.

Iran it still years for a nuke (thats enough for a single nuke)
it has a 15% aproval rating which is always a danger for a tettering theorcarcy and it is basicly failing badly to fight the massive drug and aid problems. Not to mention the recent earthquakes which have revaged the country.

As for badges for minorities it is alarming. Almost as aarming as Iran stepping into the power vacum created in Iraq / Afganistain. A few "kicks" should do the trick in getting iran to behave.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

Debunked. National Post retracts.

Looks like journalism behaved slightly less dishonorably in this instance than they usually do (Swift Boat veterans, etc.).

Of course, we won't see retractions from the right-wingers who were pushing this hastily cobbled-together war propaganda. Why should we? They're not even trying to scrub off the eggs left on their faces by the WMD fiasco, a similar incident of bs lying.

 

[skadistic]

I'm not sure whats worse the false report or that Iran is messed up with its anti-semite pres. that any thing belted out that is even remotely close to how he thinks is taken with great wieght.

 

[sysyphus]

Not the first time they've been caught with egg on their chin, but what does one expect from the loins of the biggest crook Canada ever produced.

Oh well, he's Britain's problem now. You Brits really ought to review your peerage system.

Tomorrow's Globe and Mail should be a good read.

 

[cgannon64]

There's only two ways this could alter anyone's position; either you're more concerned with discrimination of religious minorities than with the risks inherent in a nuclear arms race in the Mid-East, possible transfer of nuclear material to terrorists, Iran feeling free to playing all sorts of destructive games without fear of retribution, and the risk of nuclear war

Not at all. Let's not forget that the largest factor in Iran's getting a nuke - either the people who will stop them (if not us), or the people they will bully - are Jews.

Obviously, then, the nuclear arms race and discrimination/hatred of religious minorities are, in this case, the same damn thing. The minority religion in the region isn't going to like it when their enemy, on top of mimicking Nazi Germany, has a nuclear bomb.

Still, I don't see why you made such a big huff about news which was, from the first, obviously false.