[CLUE-Talk] Slashdot Gun Control

[Sean LeBlanc]

On 12-16 19:31, Kevin Cullis wrote:
 
> Lastly, when it comes to Iraq, there is ONE question that I have NOT
> heard asked or answered: what do the Iraqi PEOPLE want?  A recent PBS
> show (in the last month or so) had a show about an Iranian American who
> was using ALL of his own money to beam anti-Ayatollah messages, peaceful
> ones at that, via satellite to Iran.  They jammed his signals and he had
> to get a better satellite system, but it was making a difference in the
> people's perceptions about American and it's toleration and acceptance
> of Muslims, not the crazy ones.

I sometimes wonder if that's what all the posturing and saber-rattling (and
no action) is about: it'd be much better all around if there was a revolt
within the borders of Iraq...as long as they were successful. 

I've read (somewhere, sorry, don't have a cite) that American operatives
were calling high-ranking Iraqis on their cell phones and telling them that
if they defect now, they will be given amnesty, etc., and they can avoid
death or other consequences. Talk about psy-ops!

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