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  <subtitle>We&apos;re the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost.  All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT,  and KA 2003-2010</subtitle>
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    <title>Burning Down the House</title>
    <summary>[Kat] Normally, I wouldn&apos;t link to any inflammatory stories of Qu&apos;ran abuse that was not something I had to refute (such as the infamous Qu&apos;ran in the Guantanamo toilet: impossible to do). I have never linked to and would not link to any real, purposeful and malicious acts of desecration against anyone&apos;s holy book. Except this link: Burning the Qu&apos;ran. A young Iranian Muslim has decided to burn the Qu&apos;ran as a sign of protest against the Iranian regime: I have decided to set Quran on fire as long as Islamic dictatorship of Iran: (continued in flash traffic0...</summary>
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<p>Normally, I wouldn't link to any inflammatory stories of Qu'ran abuse that was not something I had to refute (such as the infamous Qu'ran in the Guantanamo toilet: impossible to do).  I have never linked to and would not link to any real, purposeful and malicious acts of desecration against anyone's holy book.  Except this link:  <strong><a href="http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/192088.php">Burning the Qu'ran</a></strong>.  </p>

<p>A young Iranian Muslim has decided to burn the Qu'ran as a sign of protest against the Iranian regime:</p>

<blockquote>I have decided to set Quran on fire as long as Islamic dictatorship of Iran:</blockquote>

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      <![CDATA[<blockquote>1. doesn't commit to Universal Declaration of Human Rights rules;
2. doesn't stop executions;
3. doesn't free students and opposition from prison;
4. doesn't bring justice in Judiciary system and society.

<p>I believe religious disobedience is the key to save Iranian people from ruling mullahs. They preach that Islam is religion of peace and freedom which is a hypocrisy in reality.</blockquote></p>

<p>He urges others to do the same and leave the books throughout the Iranian cities as a sign.  This reminded me of a post I read yesterday: <strong><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/muslims-leaving-islam-in-droves/">Muslims leaving Islam in Droves</a></strong></p>

<p>I don't know how true it is or not, but apropos my review of Zawahiri's townhall, in case you haven't figured it out yet, the entire Wahabi/fundamentalist situation isn't exactly "spreading" like they would like you to believe.  Neither is a similar fundamentalist "twelver Shia" politico-religio idea.  The fact is, they were losing ground and they feared the encroaching "westernization" of Arab Muslims.  Televisions, cars, blue tooth phones, MTV, Pepsi, jeans, Britney Spears, educated women, women in the work place, women driving cars: everything that we take for granted was coming to pass in the Persian and Arab Muslim lands.</p>

<p>They, the wahabi/fundamentalist were dying long before they attacked us on 9/11 and, in many ways, this war is their last "hurrah".  They either become relevant again or they go the way of the do-do bird.  </p>

<p>The Iranian Mullah led regime are in the same boat.  It is why the IRGC has been able to grab so much power from the Mullahs.  People no longer believe, as one girl said, "the religion men".  The IRGC knows they have to preserve "the Islamic revolution" in order for them to continue to have a reason to exist.  They are able because they do have economic and military power.  They have slowly filtered into politics and now have that as well.  </p>

<p>The Iranians are in a proxy war with us in Ira[q], not just to "expand" their influence, which is far to positive a way of looking at their real situation and purpose.  They do fear that the United States will attack them next and they should.  They do not want to change their over all practices of using proxies and terrorists as a tool of achieving their state interests.  They do want to protect themselves from possible future attack due to their continuing support and use of terrorists.  Iraq they need as a buffer, both in land mass and politically, to stave off the possibility.  </p>

<p>In the mean time, inside their nation, the seeds of their distruction exist.  </p>]]>
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