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Unique, if inappropriate, Purim costume resembling 2001 terror attack on World Trade Center has Iranian media atwitterYaron Drukman
Published: 03.02.13, 23:40
A unique, if somewhat inappropriate, costume made for seven-year-old twins has sparked an Iranian conspiracy theory. An article written by Dr. Kevin Barrett and published Saturday on the state-run Iranian Press TV website, claims that this was expression of Israeli joy regarding the successes of the September 11 attacks.
The article, titled "Israel celebrates successful 9/11 operation on Purim holiday," stressed that the costume, which depicts the two al-Qaeda hijacked planes as they crashed into the World Trade Center in New York; proved the success of "Zionist scheme."
The author compared Purim, which he called "a strange holiday," to the September 11, 2001 attacks: "Purim exalts and commemorates an ancient operation very much like 9/11. It glorifies the deceptions of Esther, who concealed her Jewish identity to seduce the King of Persia, then slyly tricked him into slaughtering 75,000 people deemed 'enemies of the Jews,'" wrote Barrett.
Barrett, a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin and a radioman, further compared, writing: "In other words, Purim celebrates Jews lying, secretly penetrating the highest levels of government, and manipulating the leaders of an empire into mass-murdering perceived 'enemies of the Jewish people.'"
He added that if Israeli is successful in its scheme to cause the US to attack Iran, or cause the outbreak of WWIII, modern Queen Esthers will not only cause the death of millions, but rather even hundreds of millions will lose their lives in the war.
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Israeli '9/11 Costume' Inspires Conspiracy Theory In Iran (Original Post)
Purveyor
Mar 2013
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SidDithers
(44,228 posts)1. Oh, FFS...
Kevin Barrett and presstv.
There's a whole lotta crazy in that combination.
Sid
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)6. So no commentary on the 'costume'...just someone mentioned in the article? eom
LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)2. Kevin Barrett is a serious lunatic. And not in a nice way.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)3. Only "somewhat inappropriate"?
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)4. Just a little. Imagine the screams and howls from the usual crowd had these 'costumes' been
worn by Iraqi or Iranian children.
Who knows, maybe by next Halloween they will be the hottest ticket at Walmart...
RZM
(8,556 posts)5. Stupid as hell all around n/t