Comments on: Meet the Basij, Iran’s thug militia

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:14:36 +0000

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:13:47 +0000

Hey welcome home duke. You are not the only “slightly past expiration date” loaf of bread on this shelf.

Not counting me of course. I’m a spring-chicken 46.

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:13:30 +0000

but, of course, was/is too stupid (and uncaring of anyone seeking freedoms) to have seen any of it coming… Further too dumb to have a clue that they would “Blame America” (as Obama “Blames Bush”) for anything/everything. That they are blaming us (including him) for taking a principled stand despite his unwillingness to actually take a principled stand. The man is wearing out the VOTE PRESENT button, as we all warned would occur, and only after many many many more deaths will he ever bother to use any real language condemning Iran’s leadership actions and to just provide a shred of moral support to those wanting freedom.

This is, of course, NOT ENTIRELY ABOUT OBAMA but about 99% of all Democrats (Lieberman, would have this one right from the start) always maker the planet a less safe place.
Surrender – Surrender Doctrine (Democrats ALWAYS cut/weaken U.S.Defense)
+Loose Lips – Loose Lips Sink Ships (Feinstein Torpedoes Pakistan)
+Iraq SOFA – Iraqi SOFA (TV next?)

By: ashevillelib

ashevillelib — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:07:49 +0000

I prefer communing with people of thought wherever I find them. I will go to HuffPo as I do frequently, and I will go here.

By: ashevillelib

ashevillelib — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:03:15 +0000

If ever expletives were appropriate, this is a case. I’d welcome other sanitized language to describe these murderers, but in this case, the tone of the commentary was dead on and expressed my exact thoughts. It was not my intention to soil the site. For doing so, please forgive me.

By: 6eorge Jetson

6eorge Jetson — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:06:41 +0000

By: TNJim

TNJim — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:04:34 +0000

Those are never right. In fact, they display nothing at all.

By: duke

duke — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:56:10 +0000

61 years of suckin’ air and I still can’t spiel!

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:26:33 +0000

That the North Koreans are acting up as well. Say what you will about Dubya, but I can point to a period of 8 years when the North Koreans wouldn’t try to fire a missile at Hawaii.

By: Achance

Achance — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:21:56 +0000

in bombings and violence in Iraq. ‘Course, that won’t effect the fact that Comrade Obama is Hellbent on reducing our profile in the cities and getting them to “the real war” in Afghanistan. God, I’m glad my youngest kid is out of the Army now!

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:58:44 +0000

That it’s the Basij that Iran is exporting to Iraq?

By: Finrod

Finrod — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:56:12 +0000

Remember in Philadelphia during the 2008 election how members of the Black Panthers were standing armed in front of a polling place intimidating people?

Do you think that they would have refrained from violence if they thought they could have gotten away with it?

As it was, they got away with what they did do. Look for them to take it another step or two next time.

By: Josh Painter

Josh Painter — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:35:18 +0000

use all sorts of enticements to recruit for the Basij. They get a regular salary, plus such perks as easy entrance to universities, and cutting red tape to make it easy for them to obtain licenses and loans for businesses.

These benefits go far beyond what military veterans are eligible for in Iran.

What’s really creepy though is the similarities between the Basij and the terrorists who are fodder for al Qaeda, Hezbollah and other militant groups. They have the same kind of indoctrination and groupthink in common.

- JP

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:34:21 +0000

sheesh! Youngsters………

By: Achance

Achance — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:33:20 +0000

when comments/diaries were numerically rated and 5 was the highest rating. So, 5s are a compliment and an agreement.

By: Aaron Gardner

Aaron Gardner — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:32:54 +0000

By: duke

duke — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:29:07 +0000

but what does “55555 nt” stand for”?

I’m probably as old as Leatherneck (no clue about texting and too out of shape for sexting), and I certainly agree with him, but I have to wonder what self-respecting jarhead would care to waste all that ammo. That’s what they make nukes for!

By: Aaron Gardner

Aaron Gardner — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:00:49 +0000

it serves as a warning to the American people what a group like ACORN, which has now changed it’s name to COI or Community Organizers International, is capable of doing if a certain entity were to ask them to.

ACORN routinely acts like a protester militia in our elections and in coordination with the SEIU they picketed the homes of certain Wall St. Execs.

The leap to armed militia isn’t so great. Leatherneck’s warning is on point.

Trust your inner skeptic. With that said, Hinz Rule.

By: eumaios_the_swineherd

eumaios_the_swineherd — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:41:44 +0000

I know it’s tongue-in-cheek, but suggesting as much dilutes the sheer terror the Basij are capable of inciting. We should count our blessings in the United States (that doesn’t mean be complacent) that we do not have domestic organizations rummaging through our university dormitories beating students because they are wearing shorts in their rooms (to think they are same-sex dormitories too!), hanging out on the corner of busy squares pulling you aside and forcing you to remove your makeup or put on more modest clothing, or breaking up a young unmarried couple having coffee at a cafe.

Our freedoms small and large are such blessings. May freedom ring and may its sound carry across all of the borders of the world to be heard by all of our brothers and sisters in the world.

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:38:43 +0000

In the days leading up to the war, many Iraqi’s attempted to cross into Kuwait to surrender to us. As far as I know, we told them to wait until the war started and they would have an opportunity to surrender peacefully. Many did. However, there were instances when they would pretend to surrender, only to attack us. So, it was a difficult scenario at times. But there is definitely a conscious effort on the part of the Marine Corps to allow those that didn’t want to fight to surrender.