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This abstract for a forthcoming thesis titled "The African Scholar Whom Jesus Loved" might be of interest to some globalists and globe-watchers.

ABSTRACT
A common-sense analysis of the Gospel of John (21:21) in which the apostle Peter is speaking to a resurrected Jesus about who among his disciples will be martyred and who will not, all within earshot of “the disciple whom Jesus loved” and, therefore, the writer of John’s Gospel, is the first step in laying the groundwork for a new paradigm for assessing and discussing the integrity of the New Testament. This broad paradigm assists in underscoring apparent targeted efforts to obscure the validity of the resurrection of Jesus and his racial identity, which we believe suggests a link between Jesus and the very origins of mankind as they occurred in a literal Eden. This paradigm endeavors to provide a new, more realistic way for discerning and considering the errancy/inerrancy issue pertaining to the Christian scriptures, if not the entire Bible, and the likelihood of heretical “alterations” in the original manuscripts of the Gospels of Mark and John. We believe we can demonstrate that such alterations involving St. John, St. (John) Mark, John Mark’s mother Mary and Mary Magdalene have been performed for the purpose of hiding the identities and other truths about these controversial major New Testament figures who were critical in facilitating the earthly ministry of Jesus, establishing the highly devout Coptic (Egyptian) Christian church in North and East Africa and writing the most important portions of the New Testament, including the book of Revelation. Equipped with the identities of these hidden early church figures, along with details relevant to the existence and contributions of black Africans in Renaissance Europe, it becomes possible finally collectively to view “The Last Supper” painted by Leonardo Da Vinci (commissioned in 1495 by the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza, nicknamed “the Moor” or the “Black”), as well as view the claims of “secret codes” associated with the painting, and, significant related present-day implications of the global white-supremacist/anti-Semitic Aryan and esoteric movements in a revealing and very troubling new light.

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Anonymous,July 2,2007 4.41

Please,you say your own solution 'How can civilized world stop islamic violence'? and 'How can women be saved from enslavement and torture'?

The first democtratic value,one man equals one woman,but islam says two women equals one man.
What does your 'Great mind' think about?

So, Mr. Frank Collins, what is your solution? Killing of more than 1 billion Muslims around the world? Force them to change their religion? Obey your illogical arguments? Embargo them economically and stop about 45% of world oil supplies and bring world economic productivity to a halt, to prove your stupid and irrelevant point?

If you believe in democratic values, and one-man, one vote in the world, you ought to let about 22% of the world population (and the fastest growing religion in the world) have its say, hopefully politely. If you think you can force them to capitulate and knock themselves into shape to suit your small mind, then stuff will naturally and inevitably happen.....live with it!

"The funny thing is that Jews and Arabs are the same people historically. They deny it I am sure, but they are."

I have known some Arabs that openly admit that they and the Jews are "cousins". So you may change your mind here.

I haven't talk to any Jew on this sensitive subject, but genetically they're the semites. Thus the word antisemite would fit also to those terrorists of 9/11 and 7/7. :-)

But return to the main subject, which is Mr Blair. The author failed to mention Northern Ireland peace accord on Blair's watch. He could do something, but consider the savageness(*) of the arguments of posters in this board and Israelis/Arabs on the ground, Blair has almost zero chance to work. It looks more like the appointment of Mr. Wolfowitz to the World Bank than any other appointment. Thus, it may soon ends like that one too.

(*) The IRA almosts always inform about car bombs before they detonated them, at least in recent times. How about advocating that to the Israelis/Arabic fighter on the ground. At least some measure of civility is needed before killing others ? :-(

I think Blair must first uproot an epidemic problem under the pen name Frank Collins and then deal with the rest.

However, I agree with the author that Mr. Blair does not have the best of resume content to deal with the matter.

Mass: I heard Israel caused the common cold and dandruff also. Can you verify this for us ?

All chroinc problems in the Middle East being in Lebanon, Afganistan, Iraq or Palestine are generated by one malicious power house named Israel. The unlimited support of the US to Israel from 1948 till now ,and the illegal creation of Israel on the ruins of Palestine, has led to unmatched state of disappointment and despair in the Middle East, which in turn has led to the creation of terrorist groups who are ready to sacrifice their own bodies in a holy war agianst Israel and US interests, not only in the Middle East but all over the world.
What do we expect from a palestinian refugee who has been deprived of all his belongings and thrown out of his country to live in a refugee camp for more than 60 years now.
The war in Iraq is nothing but an Israeli war unfortunately fought with US blood and US taxpayer's money.It is time for the US admin to wake up to the real cause of all problems in the area and to change its foreign policy categorically.

OK, Frank Collins the "peaceful Christian". Now, and frankly speaking.... bugger off and go away, let us have some peace of mind.

As for the actual article to which these unrelated posts are attached, I must say that Mr. Blair must first realise that what has been planned, happened and put in place over the last 65 years in Israel and Palestine has not work and it is not sustainable. For how much longer is America and UK willing to toy with this conflict which is over a small patch of land? And, as the writer indicated, for how much longer is the world willing to give small handouts to Palestinans and not give the any kind of long-term hope for the future? Really, for how long?

Bravo Kam-Korder and Hoslo......

I’ve patiently gone through the ramblings of the poster Frank who uses one and only one source, “History of the World” to argue his point. As his previous postings, he has not paid attention to the topic being discussed and has taken out his fear and frustrations on his ill-conceived notion of Middle Eastern history. If Mr. Frank should simply replace the name “Mohammed” with “George W. Bush/Tony Blair,” and “Islam” with “US-Policy” throughput his long rambling essay, he will, to his surprise, discover a repeat of history except with the US/Britain as the villains of the 21st century AD instead of the Arabs of 7th century AD.

I’ve patiently gone through the ramblings of the poster Frank who uses one and only one source, “History of the World” to argue his point. As his previous postings, he has not paid attention to the topic being discussed and has taken out his fear and frustrations on his ill-conceived notion of Middle Eastern history. If Mr. Frank should simply replace the name “Mohammed” with “George W. Bush/Tony Blare,” and “Islam” with “US-Policy” throughput his long rambling essay, he will, to his surprise, discover a repeat of history except with the US/Britain as the villains of the 21st century AD instead of the Arabs of 7th century AD.

This is the tactic used by both sides of this conflict: every time you criticize
the state of Israel for their inhuman politics and brutality they soon mix the
religion in just to make the waters muddy and the answers complicated.
Every time you criticize the Muslim countries run by brutal dictators and their
violence fight against the occupation there comes Allah and religion. The funny
ting is that Jews and Arabs are the same people historically. They deny it I am sure,
but they are. They have the same genes of stubborn, self centred, suicidal way of
governing. That’s why I think Mr. Ettefags forced UN Protectorate idea is the only
way to stop the bloodthirsty warmongers of the both side of the Middle East conflict.
Anyway talking about Blair as a mediator! Where the hell are the mediators on
Post Global. Some posting here should have never made it out to the public.

To Frank the Religious Window Dresser

Christianity is merely a radical sect that diversified from Judaism. They were not taken seriously for about 200 years. Hence, there is hardly any Christian history attributed to that period. Then Christians all started fighting amongst themselves and splitting into various sects of Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, etc. etc. etc.

Notwithstanding, the poster above has a great point to remember: there is no denial of the fact that the bloodiest and most wasteful wars since the Renaissance and the Industrial Age has been amongst Christians...two World Wars are shameful enough, not to mention the 100 year war of France and England and other feudal wars.

What does all these comments about Christian history have to do with a 65 year problem between Israeli Jews and Palestinians who are mostly Muslim?

Blair is a politician used to sitting on the fence and wanting to fall on both sides of every issue. That is not leadership material to fix the complex problems of the Middle East.

He is so uncertain that he is reportedly changing his religious beliefs from Anglican to Catholic!

I agree with the writer that it is a non-starter. Blair is known to be the lap poodle for George Bush and, George Bush is a serial failure...at home and abroad.

The American government and its president could not, or did not seriously want to, help its own people in New Orleans. How could they be expected to help the Palestinians and/or Israelis and/or Iraqis and/or Afghans?

Americans are collapsing under a mountain of private public debt. They are too busy blaming each other for the Iraq war. How can they be serious about the Arab-Israeli issue?

The writer has a point about credibility of a mediator.

What does any of your posts have to do with the article of the writer and his answer to the question on the Blog?

If you are religious zealot of any religion, keep it to yourself. If you are rude and uneducated, do not post irrelevant messages, and if you have a chip on your shoulder about Iran, air out your impolite notes where and when it is appropriate.

EDITOR & MODERATOR OF POSTGLOBAL:
Whatever happened your enforcing of rules to keep this a sane place for polite debate?

To my Persian friends, the blog from Mr. Ettefagh is not an independent collection of thoughts. Rather, he is passing off Iranian propaganda as independent, critical expression. If he were ever to cross Iranian leaders with independent expression, then he would disappear as hundreds of of many brave students have disappeared during these past few years. Instead, he bravely chooses to confront American policy on this American website.

To free-thinking Persians with courage, keep up your fight against those who rule you oppressively. Your rulers fear you. If the Iranian regime continues to seek nuclear-weapons capability, then a UN trusteeship, for Persians and by Persians, is on its way.

Please remember that it was the Persians who returned the Jews to Israel from Babylonian captivity. The Persians returned the Jews a millenium before the Arab conquest in the 7th century A.D. The Persian leader was named King Cyrus and his army provided the safe passage and return. Were the Persians part of some plot with the Jews, more than 2,500 years ago, to deprive Arabs of claims to future land? Anyway, as the Arabs were never the indigenous people of Israel, then they should have no complaints when the Jews returned to reclaim their little piece of the world. Mr. Ettefagh should at least have the decency to acknowledge that fact; a Persian such as King Cyrus did.

All chroinc problems in the Middle East being in Lebanon, Afganistan, Iraq or Palestine are generated by one malicious power house named Israel.
Unless the USA stop their unlimited support to Israel and adopt a categorically new and fair foreign policy in the Middle East, hatered and bloodshed will unfortunately continue to persist in the area.
The only beneficiary from th war in Iraq is AIPAC and Israel.In fact, it is nothing but an Israeli war fought with US blood and US taxpaer's money.

sam:

NEVER EVER will it happen.
islamics history from day one is murder and death. they stold israel and want to keep it.
so now is the time for them to give it back.
and no islamic will ever live in peace with a jew.

Circa 33AD: Traditional date for Jesus Christ,

Jewish religious leader, crucified. (C40AD?)

45-47AD: A famine strikes Judea. Christians in

Antioch send relief to the church in Judea. THe

procurator of Judea 46-48 is Tiberius Julius

Alexander. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The

Bible Timeline.)

46-48AD: On the first Christian missionary

journey, Paul and Barnabas travel through

Cyprus (home island of Barnabas) and Asia

Minor, (Acts 13-14), preaching in Salamis and

Paphos, even teaching the new Roman

proconsul. With them is cousin of Barnabas,

John Mark. Paul preaches in the synagogue in

Antioch of Pisidia, but conflict arose over his

teaching. But Paul and Barnabas begin teaching

Gentiles and found a mixed Gentile-Jewish

church. In 47AD, Paul and Barnabas establish

mixed churches at Derbe in Lycaonia, Iconium,

and Lystra. Paul heals a man in Lystra and the

locals try to worship he and Barnabas as

embodiments of Greek gods Hermes and Zeus.

Later the people turn against Paul and try to

stone him to death. in 48AD, Paul and Barnabas

revisit the new churches to strengthen them

before returning to Antioch. (Item from Thomas

Robinson, The Bible Timeline.)

49AD: Jerusalem: A conference is held of

Apostles and other Christian leaders. Are

non-Jewish Christians required to observe

Jewish matters of Law. Leaders are Peter, John

and James brother of Jesus, and they decide

that Paul is correct in not requiring Gentiles to

observe Jewish Law, while Peter is correct in

preaching to Jews to keep their Law. The same

arguments surface later in Antioch, but Paul

now disagrees with position of Peter, Barnabas

and other Jewish Christians. (Item from Thomas

Robinson, The Bible Timeline.)

49-52AD: Paul and Silas (Silvanus), travel Asia

Minor and Greece establishing churches (The

Second Missionary Journey). (Acts

15:40-18:21) Timothy from Lystra joins Paul

and becomes a close associate. Paul and Silas

preach in Phrygia and Galatia in Central Asia

Minor, establishing Gentile churches. Paul in

Galatia has an unknown ailment. (Item from

Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

50AD: A written collection of Jesus' teachings

and shorter sayings is assembled (it is not said

where, in Jerusalem?). This collection is later

used by the writers of the Gospels. Paul and

Silas move to Europe and to Philippi of

Macedonia. A Jewish woman, a merchant in

purple cloth, Lydia, is converted. Opposition to

Paul grows, he and Silas are arrested, beaten,

jailed, forced to depart the city. In Thessalonica

and Beroae, Paul and Silas start more mixed

churches and apposition again drives them from

towns. Paul preaches in Athens but evidently

has no success there. He once addresses Greek

philosophers in the council known as The

Areopagus. In 50-51AD, Paul and Silas are in

Corinth for 18 months, converting a head of a

synagogue and Gentiles. Paul lives and works

with Aquila and Priscilla, Jewish Christians who

have moved from Rome. (Item from Thomas

Robinson, The Bible Timeline.)

51AD: Paul writes 1 Thessalonians and possibly

2 Thessalonians, the earliest writings of The

New Testament. Paul is brought to trial by Jews

before Gallio, governor of the area. But Gallio

refuses to hear the case. (Item from Thomas

Robinson, The Bible Timeline.)

52-56AD: On Paul's Third Missionary Journey he

works in Ephesus and travels through

Macedonia and Greece. He visits churches in

Galatia and returns to Ephesus. Between

52-55AD he works with Ephesus, and sends

other missionaries to surrounding cities. In

52AD writes a now-lost letter to Corinthians.

(Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible

Timeline.)

52AD: Paul travels with Aquila and Priscilla to

Ephesus. Paul leaves them and journeys to

Palestine, then to Antioch. Apollos of Alexandria

a follower of John the Baptist, arrives in

Ephesus and is taught by Priscilla and Aquila.

Apollos becomes an eloquent Christian preacher

and goes to Corinth. (Item from Thomas

Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

53AD: Herod Agrippa II, son of Agrippa I, is

granted rule of northeastern Palestine by

Claudius in Rome. Paul writes his letter

Galations to the church he founded in Galatia.

He has enemies, those who have told the

Galations they must keep the Jewish Laws. The

church in Corinth asks Paul about marriage

relationships, food from pagan sacrifices,

manifestations of the Holy Spirit, etc. In 54AD,

Paul writes Corinthians I which is delivered by

his assistant, Titus. In 54-55AD, Paul finds that

new Christian teachers have come to Corinth

criticizing his message. Paul writers 2

Corinthians. In 54AD, Paul is evidently

imprisoned in Ephesus; he writes his letter to

Philippian church. In 55AD, Ephesians devoted

to goddess Artemis protest against Paul and he

travels north to Macedonia. (Item from Thomas

Robinson, The Bible Timeline.)

55-56AD: Paul winters in Corinth and writes a letter to church in Rome explaining his teachers and asking for their help when he travels to Spain. In 56AD he travels to Macedonia and Asia Minor then to Jerusalem, with money he has collected for the poor in the church at Jerusalem. But crowds in the Temple threaten Paul, he is arrested by Roman soldiers and Jerusalem authorities bring charges of sacrilege against him. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

50aAD and after 62AD after the martyrdom of James, Writing of Gospel of Thomas. (Date from Crossman, p. 427)

55-56AD: Writing of Writing of Letter of Paul to the Romans. (Date from Crossman, p. 427)

Winter 53-54AD: Writing of First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. (Date from Crossman, p. 427)

Winter 52-53AD Writing of Letter of Paul to the Galatians (Date from Crossman, p. 427)

Late 50AD: Writing of First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians. (Date from Crossman, p. 427)

57AD: A plot is discovered against life of Paul so Romans transfer him to Caesarea, where he is examined by procurator Felix, who makes no decision. In 57-59AD, Paul is in prison in Caesarea, till Felix is replaced by Festus. In 59-62AD, procurator of Judea is Porcius Festus. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

59AD: Procurator of Judea Festus suggests Paul be returned to Jerusalem, but Paul appears to Caesar, that he be sent to Rome for trial. Paul is given an audience before Festus, Agrippa II and his sister Bernice. Paul is sent with military guard on ship to Rome which breaks up on the island of Malta, but all survive. In 59-60AD, Paul winters on Malta and arrives in Rome in early spring. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline

60-62AD: Paul in Rome is under house arrest, and writes letters to Colossians, a lost letter to the Laodiceans, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. It is thought that perhaps Paul was beheaded in Rome by Nero in 62AD, and later, perhaps after the fire of 54AD. Others suggest Paul was released and went not to Spain as he had planned, but back to Asia Minor and Crete. Some feel Paul was imprisoned twice from 62AD to 68AD. The Pastoral Letters 1 and Timothy 2 and Titus would date from this period. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

62AD: Killing of James the Just at the Temple, Jerusalem.

63-64AD: Rome: Apostle Peter in Rome asks Silvanus to compose a letter in his name to Christians in Asia Minor. Tradition has it that Peter is crucified upside down during the persecutions by Nero. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

64AD: Rome: A great fire burns for nine days from 18 July. Nero blames the Christians and begins to cruelly persecute them. "the first official condemnation of Christianity by the Roman government". (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline) The first Roman persecution of Christians begins about now.

75AD: Likely date for writing of The Letter to the Hebrews. Author is unknown but might have been Apollos, Priscilla, Barnabas or Luke. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

85AD: The Gospel of Matthew is written.

85-90AD: The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles are written.

90-95AD: The Gospel of John is completed.

95AD: Gospel writer John is exiled on island of Patmos. He records apocalyptic visions and sends them to seven Christian churches in western Asia Mintore. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

95AD: The guide to Christian church order called "Teaching" or Didache, is written about now. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

Early90sAD: Date for writing of Gospel of Luke.

Late 90sAD: Date for writing of Epistle of Barnabas.

100AD: The Christian Letters called 1, 2 and 3 John are written about now.

100AD: 1 Clement is written from the Christian Church at Rome to the Church at Corinth.

100AD: The Gospel of Thomas is written in Greek. It is now known only in its Coptic translation.

100AD - early C2nd: Writing of Gospel of John.

100AD approx: Date for Writing of Revelation/Apocalypse of St John. (Date from Crossman, p. 431)

107AD: Ignatius as Bishop of Antioch is arrested and sent to Rome to die in arena. While travelling in Asia Minor he writes to Christians at six churches, Ephesus, Magnesia, Tralles, Philadelphia, Smyrna and Rome. Also to Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

110AD: Writing of Letter of Ignatius, Bishop of Syrian Antioch as he is taken to Rome to martyrdom.

115AD: New religion, Christianity, spreads quickly in Eastern Syria and in Northern Mesopotamia. (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline) Rome copes with a Jewish rebellion in Cyrene.

100-115AD: Some scholars feel that the (Christian) Pastoral Letters are possibly composed in this period by a follower of Paul (of Tarsus). (Item from Thomas Robinson, The Bible Timeline)

THERE IS MORE BUT NOT ONE ARMY OR WAR IN THEIR FIRST 100 YEARS.

PALISRA could be the magic word for settlement.
It is a sad situation that both Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting and killing each other for more than 60 years now and unfortunately, no light could be seen at the end of this dark tunnel.
The geography and demography of the area that extends between River Jordan and the Mediterranean indicate the complexity of the current situation. Every party is trying hard to grab by mere force what is in the hand of the other. Many wars have been staged and thousands of innocent lives have been shed for this purpose.
Nowadays, almost everybody is talking about setting up two countries for both Israelis and Palestinians. This simply means that the land of historical Palestine will be divided between the two parties, Israelis and Palestinians.
I doubt very much that either party will be satisfied with his share of the cake. There are chronic problems like Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, borders, water resources that nobody on earth can sort out to the satisfaction of both parties.
The short vision of setting up two separate states could sow the seeds for more bloody conflicts in the future. Nobody can guarantee or secure permanent and lasting peace under this proposition.
A far better viable solution that should satisfy both parties and put an end to all complicated issues is available. It is the establishment of one secular country for all on the whole territory of historical Palestine that includes the West Bank and Gaza besides Israel. Jerusalem will remain united for both parties, settlements could remain where they are now provided an appropriate compensation is made to the original land owners, natural geographical borders are already in place for the whole country and the issue of refugees could be settled by allowing all refugees to return home and to be compensated for the 60 years of misery they had to spend at refugee camps. All citizens of the new state, PALISRA (Palestine +Israel), would enjoy equal rights and bear the same responsibilities.
The newly established state, PALISRA will emerge as a prosperous and safe country within a very short period of time, and citizens of this state will learn how to respect and even cherish each other. PALIRA will become a key player and an integral part of the Middle East as yesterday's enemies will become today's friends and allies for ever.

The whole world will never see peace as long as the crime of the 20th century is not handled adequately.The legitimate state of Palestine was removed from the world map to be replaced by the illegitimate state of Israel with new immigrants from all over the world.Palestinians,being moslems or christians,were kicked out into refugee camps to be replaced by jews from Europe,Russia,Ethiopia etc.
Repercussions of this heinous crime are behind all turmoil and bloodshed in the Middle East including Iraq,Lebanon,Palestinian occupied territories,Syria,Iran etc.
The unlimited support of US to Israel is encouraging the latter to reject all UN resolutions on the Palestinian Issue including Resolution 194 which calls for the return of all Palestinian refugees home.It is time for the US admin to wake up to the real cause of all problems in the area and to change its foreingn policy categorically.

dont confuse war with religious war. there are lots of wars that are not inspired by a religious telling his people to convert or kill. that is the differene and i would have thought you islamic would get tired of trying to say otherwise.
and ww2 was not started by america but we sure ended it and if you cant to call hitler christian then other christians put an end to him - while you islamics had your own ss divisions.
and saddam was killing 60,000 iraqis a year and since we got there its way down - is that bad? and it appears to be more islamics blowing up other islamics all for the fake god of islam.

history of christian wars in its forst 100 years:

oups - they did not have any.

and islam has been at war for the last 1400 years - as long as it exists - as long as the accept the islamic cults book of death - there will be war that is started and continues by islamics.

there can never be peace as long as islam runs governments and its sharia law is in practice.

So, Frank, are you going to convert voluntarily or not?

What does the history of Islam have to do with the topic of Blair and a problem in the 21st Century?

And other religions have no history of violence, "crusades" (to borrow a term from George W.) or killings? In fact, was it not the Romans and the Catholics that both invaded or tried to invade Jerusalem?

And, to those very religious Christians that are desparately trying to fall on the side of violence, now or in the past:
1) Was Hitler a Christian or a Muslim?
2)Was the Atom Bomb that killed the hundreds of Japanese produced and dropped by an American Christian or a Muslim from the Middle East?
3) Is the killing of Iraqis over the last 4 years due to a mindless attack on a Muslim country by a bunch of Christian hooligans or not?

The indisputable fact is that Christians have produced the most destructive weapons in history of mankind, not others.

Thank you Dr. Ettefagh for looking over the short-sightedness that has plagued "policy".

The article once again shows the need for a grand plan that can be sustainable. The Americans and the British appointed themselves to settle this long-running saga. The result is a simple waste of time.

PG Editors and moderators: and the two posters above (Frank Collins and Ben Graham) are expamplary of the small minds that should be excluded from a polite debate on serious issues. Why are you not applying your rules and allowing this kind of personal attacks?

The posters Frank Collins and Ben Graham seem to be very frustrated, insofar as they think it is fair to attack the writer or raise subject of Iran in reply to an article about Palestine.

I cannot but help noticing that it might, just might, be due to the fact that Yanks got it wrong in Iraq, very wrong in fact!

So, boys...take some blood pressure medicine and then do some soul-searching. American policies in the Middle East have been a long series of miscalculations, wrong interpretations and failures. In fact it is almost time for you people to change the name of your country to the Serial States of Bad Policies....! Attacking the writer or Iran will not settle the Arab-Israeli problem. Open minds and a steady mind is needed, albeit it is very short supply in your part of the world!

Ben Graham

How many more examples you need to understand you can not go to someone’s home and force him to do as you want. It doesn’t work. This world that we live in will either tilt to a commonwealth for all its inhabitants, or as science becomes more destructive, it eventually will get destroyed by the greed and selfishness that is part of the human nature. We can save it if we try. Just don’t do to someone what you don’t want him to do to you.

This propaganda piece from the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrates the need for a United Nations trusteeship over what is presently deemed as Iranian territory. That way, Islamist Iran (run by a group of apocalyptic, messianic leaders braying for a few afterlife rapes in the company of unconsenting virgins) cannot threaten any of its neighbors to the north, south, east, and west. With the departure of Islamicist Iran, away goes the funding and support for Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas and as does uses of environmentally challenged atomic energy in a country rich with 'green' hydroelectric potential. A better world for us all.

We can call this trusteeship "Persia". The UN can tap into the vibrancy of presently free Persians to run it until free elections can be held and premised upon the existence of enforceable constitutional rights being in place. In other words, no more "one man", "one vote", and then "one election" Islamic democracies. We know where that well-intentioned road leads.