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Rhys Jaggar's avatar

Are you saying that if you expressed your superior fact-based evidence for public consumption that you might meet a fairly rapid and grisly end?

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nosey parker's avatar

No. I did not say that. However, that's always a possibility. I'm not important in the least. But I do know people whose family members were disappeared. Some of my dad's friends were assassinated, as well. One of the best-loved, moderate ayatollahs who would have been a serious competitor to Khomeini "died of a heart attack" under suspicious circumstances. Actually, I was protected by my citizenship. Censorship is tightening all over but especially in the West. The weaponry and surveillance systems Israel has used on Gaza and Lebanon are migrating here. If you think you are immune, you are not paying attention. My "evidence" is not superior. It's informed by personal experience. That's all. There's plenty I do not know (and would rather not know, frankly). Do you really believe Middle Easterners know less about the Middle East than you? Give me a break.

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