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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_state-sponsored_terrorism#State_Department_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_state-sponsored_terro... In Jul

by gspetr 10y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_state-sponsored_terrorism#State_Department_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_state-sponsored_terro... In July 2012, the United States State Department released a report on terrorism around the world in 2011. The report states that "Iran remained an active state sponsor of terrorism in 2011 and increased its terrorist-related activity" and that "Iran also continued to provide financial, material, and logistical support for terrorist and militant groups throughout the Middle East and Central Asia." This is not a report from a Republican administration but Obama's administration.

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
That is likely for theirbsupport of Hamas for their role in trying to expand their hegemony in the Middle East and their conflicts with Saudia Arabia and Israel. Iran is not a part of global jihad.
- gspetr 10y ago
  Does any of this sound like it supports your viewpoint? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_of_Ruhollah_Khomeini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_o... Since his death, politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran have been "largely defined by attempts to claim Khomeini's legacy", according to at least one scholar, and "staying faithful to his ideology has been the litmus test for all political activity" there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_of_Ruhollah_Khomeini#Muslim_and_non-Muslim_world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_o... Khomeini strongly supported the spread of Islam throughout the non-Muslim world. We shall export our revolution to the whole world. Until the cry 'There is no god but Allah' resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle. ... `We have often proclaimed this truth in our domestic and foreign policy, namely that we have set as our goal the world-wide spread of the influence of Islam and the suppression of the rule of the world conquerors ... We wish to cause the corrupt roots of Zionism, capitalism and Communism to wither throughout the world. We wish, as does God almighty, to destroy the systems which are based on these three foundations, and to promote the Islamic order of the Prophet ... in the world of arrogance.`
  - FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
    As the current President of the Us exemplifies, there's a huge gulf between rhetoric and actions. Personally, I have no fear of Iran or Iranians committing violent acts on US soil. Also, if this ruling stands, it unfairly affects people from Iran who aren't even Muslim (not that it should matter). In LA, there is a very large community of Persian Jews who would be cut off from their family.

by gspetr 10y ago

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago

That is likely for theirbsupport of Hamas for their role in trying to expand their hegemony in the Middle East and their conflicts with Saudia Arabia and Israel. Iran is not a part of global jihad.

gspetr 10y ago
Does any of this sound like it supports your viewpoint? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_of_Ruhollah_Khomeini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_o... Since his death, politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran have been "largely defined by attempts to claim Khomeini's legacy", according to at least one scholar, and "staying faithful to his ideology has been the litmus test for all political activity" there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_of_Ruhollah_Khomeini#Muslim_and_non-Muslim_world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_o... Khomeini strongly supported the spread of Islam throughout the non-Muslim world. We shall export our revolution to the whole world. Until the cry 'There is no god but Allah' resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle. ... `We have often proclaimed this truth in our domestic and foreign policy, namely that we have set as our goal the world-wide spread of the influence of Islam and the suppression of the rule of the world conquerors ... We wish to cause the corrupt roots of Zionism, capitalism and Communism to wither throughout the world. We wish, as does God almighty, to destroy the systems which are based on these three foundations, and to promote the Islamic order of the Prophet ... in the world of arrogance.`
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
  As the current President of the Us exemplifies, there's a huge gulf between rhetoric and actions. Personally, I have no fear of Iran or Iranians committing violent acts on US soil. Also, if this ruling stands, it unfairly affects people from Iran who aren't even Muslim (not that it should matter). In LA, there is a very large community of Persian Jews who would be cut off from their family.