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FairWinds

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27. Not only that, but . .
Sun May 21, 2017, 02:12 PM
May 2017

Shia islam does not really have much in the way of
a fundamentalist branch like the Sunni salafis.

In fact, and in contrast to the Sunnis, the Shia have
generally had a significant social justice component.

I'm no expert, but I read my Juan Cole (Informed Comment).
In part, this is what he wrote today . .

"Not only has Saudi Arabia stood for absolutism at home, it has mobilized to destroy populist and democratic movements in the region. Arguably it was a major force behind the derailing of the brief Egyptian experiment with parliamentary democracy. It suborned liberal Syrian revolutionaries into a fanatical Salafism (the Jaysh al-Islam) that threatened Alawite Shiites and other Syrian minorities and preached against democracy. Behind the scenes it has pushed a destabilizing fanatical Salafism throughout the Muslim world."

And there is also a VERY lively debate in the comments that follow his article . .

He is too stupid to know what he is doing or saying. Just a manipulated mouthpiece NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #1
Pointvwell taken. Is this Miller and Bannon? nolabear May 2017 #2
Miller supposedly wrote the speech...nt Wounded Bear May 2017 #5
Miller is a creepy sociopath tavalon May 2017 #35
It was worthless dalton99a May 2017 #3
That's my take. Everyone is calculating how they can use him. nolabear May 2017 #6
You nailed it with that one. Hortensis May 2017 #14
*snort!* nolabear May 2017 #33
I'm sorry, that post is offensive to hammers. bellmartin May 2017 #29
... nolabear May 2017 #34
He read a speech on the teleprompter that someone else wrote BumRushDaShow May 2017 #4
He is looking rough. That's the only bright spot. nolabear May 2017 #8
And the primary author of the speech kskiska May 2017 #23
But neglected to include the RW-demanded term BumRushDaShow May 2017 #24
"Drive them out". The "Trump Doctrine". oasis May 2017 #7
I heard that on CNN. "Drive them out of the earth?" nolabear May 2017 #10
That clown was "lecturing". The condescending tone didn't fly with oasis May 2017 #17
It was sickening. ronnie624 May 2017 #36
He's a bull in a china shop. There is a delicate balance in the middle east and he does NOT get that luvMIdog May 2017 #9
RIGHT? This speech doesn't trouble me except for how useful he looks. nolabear May 2017 #11
Well I can guarantee you this will not abode well in Iran ;) luvMIdog May 2017 #12
It sounded like he was trying to pitch building hotels and lots of McDonalds R B Garr May 2017 #13
WHY MFM008 May 2017 #15
a yawner for sure..... samnsara May 2017 #16
Yup ButSeeYa May 2017 #18
The Saudis definitely wanted to hear that oberliner May 2017 #19
Iran is Saudi Arabia's regional rival. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #20
K & R SunSeeker May 2017 #21
The self proclaimed Evangelical.... czarjak May 2017 #22
Compared to the Saudi royals . . FairWinds May 2017 #25
Compared to Saudi, the current Iranian leadership is more moderate than Turkey grantcart May 2017 #26
Not only that, but . . FairWinds May 2017 #27
Exactly right. grantcart May 2017 #31
+1000 n/t ronnie624 May 2017 #37
Some intrepid journalist should ask.... Aviation Pro May 2017 #28
While they are gagging ask them to explain Islamic Sufism. grantcart May 2017 #32
I didn't watch it NastyRiffraff May 2017 #30
After a few minutes, I had to finish with a transcript. ronnie624 May 2017 #38
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