Ted Rall for September 08, 2008
September 06, 2008
September 11, 2008
Transcript:
Why do so many of those who break glass ceilings fail so spectacularly? (Man: Every now and then, we let a woman or minority get a little power- but only if they're lame.) It's a brilliant conspiracy by the old white male cabal. (Their dismisal performance makes it so that women and minorities won't get another chance... and reminds voters who's best at running things.) (Men: Old! White! Men.)
“Now that we’ve put the Shi’a in charge of Iraq, they’re free to reunite with their Shi’a brethren in Iran”
Who do you think was fighting the Iranians if not the Shia Iraqis that made up the majority of the Iraqi military? There is in fact, still a lot of hostility between the countries and there always has been historically. By thinking that just because they are the same religion that they couldn’t be hostile to each other is to be ignorant of nationalism and the fact that Iranians are not Arabs they are Persians. The Persians have a strong resentment toward Arabs for conquering their country and suppressing their culture for centuries.