McGrath - I was actually thinking about how much the two fundamentalist governments are alike.

When they came to power in Iran, both dancing and music (except religious music) were banned. The boys were told not to drink or touch women but that in heaven they would find rivers of wine and beautiful women awaiting them. They were even given a little, plastic key (made in Hong Kong) to open the gates of heaven when they got there. If you have a son over 12 years of age you may not leave the country because your son must serve in the military. This begins at a very early age and is akin to brainwashing.

Sounds alot like Christian fundamentalism to me.

Carol C. - You could be absolutely right. It may be that there is alot of anger about loss of freedoms imposed on them by the Mullahs. I'm sure it frightens them to think that Kerry may not be the answer if influential Iranians are contributing to his campaign.

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