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I was looking through the BBC news web page when i found this interesting article.
Here are some edited snippets from the article, titled "Iran and Syria incite violence",
"Radical Danish imams made two visits to the Middle East in December and January to complain about the 12 cartoons to political and religious leaders." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4694876.stm)
But the article goes on to say this,
"But one of the clerics, Ahmed Akari, told the BBC the imams carried three extra caricatures of Muhammad that were far more inflammatory than the original 12, and were believed to have been drawn by extremists as part of a hatemail campaign." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4694876.stm)
Now even more interestingly the article suggests that elements of Iran and Syria's political elite may be stirring up the trouble.
On that same article there is a hyperlink to "Young Iranians give their views on the cartoon issue" [In pictures]
Now this got me thinking. I have seen many posts from many of the contributers on this web site, (from both liberals, conservatives, libertarians, etc) about how the vast majority of the Iranian youth are pro-western, and are very apathetic to wards the Iranian regime.
Now, surely most of us would agree that the Iranian leaders are probably worried about possible military action, by the U.S and NATO in response to their nuclear program.
So the question I pose to everyone on this site is this; are there elements in the Iranian regime, that are using this controversy to cynically increase their support amoungst the Iranian youth, in case of any of military action by the U.S and it's allies?
My answer is most probably.......
References: "Iran and Syria 'incite' violence", BBC World News web page, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4694876.stm, accessed 9.02.2006.
Here are some edited snippets from the article, titled "Iran and Syria incite violence",
"Radical Danish imams made two visits to the Middle East in December and January to complain about the 12 cartoons to political and religious leaders." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4694876.stm)
But the article goes on to say this,
"But one of the clerics, Ahmed Akari, told the BBC the imams carried three extra caricatures of Muhammad that were far more inflammatory than the original 12, and were believed to have been drawn by extremists as part of a hatemail campaign." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4694876.stm)
Now even more interestingly the article suggests that elements of Iran and Syria's political elite may be stirring up the trouble.
On that same article there is a hyperlink to "Young Iranians give their views on the cartoon issue" [In pictures]
Now this got me thinking. I have seen many posts from many of the contributers on this web site, (from both liberals, conservatives, libertarians, etc) about how the vast majority of the Iranian youth are pro-western, and are very apathetic to wards the Iranian regime.
Now, surely most of us would agree that the Iranian leaders are probably worried about possible military action, by the U.S and NATO in response to their nuclear program.
So the question I pose to everyone on this site is this; are there elements in the Iranian regime, that are using this controversy to cynically increase their support amoungst the Iranian youth, in case of any of military action by the U.S and it's allies?
My answer is most probably.......
References: "Iran and Syria 'incite' violence", BBC World News web page, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4694876.stm, accessed 9.02.2006.