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Cleric: Death to unveiled women and all of their male relatives.
Tracy Clark-Flory [2007-12-21]

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    I rather doubt it. Just because something aligns with the necon's talking points doesn't necessarily mean that it's just a poor translation. As a state, Iran, like most functioning states, seems like a generally rational actor; however, that doesn't exclude their clerics from being fundamentalist nut-jobs.

    Mr. Hassani is probably being hyperbolic, but I don't doubt his sincerity. This is, after all, a man who demanded that the judiciary arrest dog owners (dogs being unclean animals in Islam).

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2326357.stm

    So clearly he's a very dogmatic sort.

    -- J. Tarrou
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    Thursday, December 20, 2007 07:53 PM
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