Middle East Focus: The Coming Fires of Tehran, Ancient History and Modern Schmuck Kings………….

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The Coming Fires of Tehran, Ancient History and Modern Schmuck Kings………….

"Prosecutor warns protesters ahead of ancient fire festival. Police and judges will firmly confront those who intend to go on rampage by exploiting the Chaharshanbeh Souri occasion to create insecurity in the city," state radio quoted him as saying Sunday. "Nobody is opposed to people's celebration and recreation. But those who may damage people and public properties in a bid to vent their frustration will be legally dealt with." With roots in Iran's pre-Islamic past, Chaharshanbeh Souri, or Red Wednesday -- celebrated on the last Tuesday night before the March 20 end of the Persian calendar year -- is an unruly, chaotic and downright dangerous night of edgy pyrotechnics and mayhem. And that's during a calm year.The celebration had already taken on a distinctly political character, especially since the nation's fundamentalist Muslim clergy have tried unsuccessfully to wipe out such pre-Islamic rituals…….”

It will be interesting how the Arab oligarchy media will react to this.
On the one hand they will be pleased that Iranians will protest against the mullah regime. So will I: I love it when any people, especially in the Middle East protests against their regime, and I am waiting for more Middle East capitals to rise against the schmuck like Tehran.
On the other hand, they would love for their media to exploit this by pointing out that Iranians (and, by some twisted logic, all Arab Shi’as) long for pre-Islamic days. Yet they loudly celebrate any Egyptian discovery of ancient Pharaonic monuments, very much pre-Islamic. But one explanation may be that the ancient Egyptians worshipped the King/Pharaoh as a god, and that is something all Arab absolute tribal monarchs aspire to. They are nearly being worshipped by their controlled media now, even if their peoples have strong reservations. Oddly, this king-worshipping Egyptian civilization was destroyed some 25 centuries ago by a Persian invasion that made the country one of their provinces, but I think it was under Cyrus the Great and he was not a mullah. Besides, then as now, a force later came out of the West (okay, northwest) and pushed the Persians back across the Persian-American Gulf.
Just a coincidence, no?
Cheers
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