[gha] : [gha-peace] Re: TERRORISM
- From: "Michael Ellis" <mindquest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Leo Semashko'" <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:47:11 +1000
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/world/middleeast/isis-many-in-iran-believe-is-an-american-invention.html?_r=0>
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/world/middleeast/isis-many-in-iran-believe-is-an-american-invention.html?_r=0
NYTimes: For Many Iranians, the ‘Evidence’ Is Clear: ISIS Is an American
Invention
The militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is meant to weaken Iran and
its allies, many Iranians say.
— Iranians are as obsessed as Americans these days with the black-clad gangs
roaming Iraq and Syria and killing Shiites and other “infidels” in the name of
Sunni Islam. At the supermarket, in a shared taxi or at a family gathering,
conversations often turn to the mysterious group, the Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria, and how it came to be.
And for most Iranians, the answer is obvious: the United States.
“Come on, you know who has created ISIS,” said the supermarket owner, winking
his right eye. “Admit it,” demanded the taxi driver, hitting his steering wheel
to make his point. “It is so obvious!” concluded the talkative uncle at the
birthday party.
ISIS, Iranian leaders have been saying for a long time, is made-in-the-U.S.A.,
a tool of terror intended by the world’s superpower to divide and conquer the
energy-rich Middle East and to counter the growing influence of Iran in the
region.
Michael
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