Hat tip to Villians Vanquished. Other bloggers on the story are Wizbang, Newsbusters, The Jawa Report and Stop the ACLU. Israpundit says the report is incorrect. The original news story by Canada’s National Post is here.
According to the original report, Iran’s Parliament may have passed a new law that will require Jews and Christians to wear insignia that identifies them as non-Muslims. It has to be approved by by Iran’s “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenehi but it is expected that he will. The law was drafted two years ago, but at the behest of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, it was completed and brought to a vote.
Blogger reaction is (naturally) outrage. MSM reaction is so far nonexistent. But then the MSM just defended Ahmadinejad and his recent letter to Bush, implying that it was a call to bring Bush to the negotiating table and that Bush was irresponsible not to do so. I’d hardly expect them to leap at the chance to report on this. However, even in the face of worldwide outrage, should it occur, there’s no real reason to expect Iran to change its behavior. Right now they are busily creating nuclear weapons for the next stage of the war they have been engaged in for almost thirty years, in spite of nearly worldwide condemnation. Compared to that, what difference does outrage about clothing mandates make? If this is true, it’s outrageous, and yet another sign that Iran is intransigent and about to make a great deal more trouble for everyone. But we already knew that.
//MSM reaction is so far nonexistent.//
EMAIL YOUR LINK TO THESE GUYS, FOX, MSNBC, CBS, LOCAL NEWS,talk radio. Get this out! EVERYBODY needs to see this 2nd hand hitler starting his lunacy now.
Ah As I noted before I knew I could give a positive comment. You are right on. Iran concerns me a lot. What concerns me more is that the established leadership that runs things in Iran may not have control of this guy. His populist appeal is starting to alarm some power brokers there. Of interest is what the anchoress blog had to say about the next letter he is writing to the Pope. There are some signs that the fact he is writing a letter to the Pope so soon after writing a letter to the leader of the free World is not such a great thing.
Yes, it certainly appears to be a da’wa, one of the main precursors to open war. Which makes me wonder just how far along he is with those nukes. I suspect it will be open war later this year, opening with a major attack which will bring us back together like we were on 9/12. But this time, hopefully, we will STAY together.
You might be interested in this Dan Simmons article, I think that it was very prescient.
You guys were quick off the mark spreading the latest “look they really are the Nazis!” slur. I guarantee this drivel will be quoted on right wing blogs as fact for the next 5 years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060519/wl_mideast_afp/iranrightsreligion_060519200726
Golly, Iran has a jewish MP, who knew? Maybe this “black ops” slur will have a positive effect.
Wow, Brian, did you actually read what I wrote? The third sentence was “Israpundit says the report is incorrect.”
The second paragraph begins with “According to the original report…” which implies doubt.
The second to last sentence in the article begins, “If this is true…”
I guess because they have a Jewish MP, Iran is just a kite-flying haven of freedom of religion. But hey, it gave you a chance to make a blanket statement about right wing blogs so I guess writing it wasn’t a complete waste of time.