Obama's Nowruz Message
Hugh Fitzgerald puts a far more positive spin on it than I had noted.No, I think a good case can be made that the message is an attempt to undermine the Islamic Republic of Iran, by praising Iran in terms that emphasize, every step of the way, the non-Islamic or extra-Islamic features of Iranian civilization -- even praising Iran for "innovation" -- which, of course, is both a word and a practice that officially Islam frowns on. The calculation is: with prideful Persians, flattery may get you somewhere.
I hope he's right!
posted by Alan Adamson @ 6:50 AM
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