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Terror attack in Iran.

Started by Razgovory, June 07, 2017, 04:10:52 AM

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Razgovory

Breaking story.  Hostages taken, a bomb set off, and a shooting spree.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Tamas

My guess is somebody really did not care for the moderate guy winning again there.

garbon

Not breaking news for Guardian. We're more concerned about sick Diane Abbott.
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Valmy

Seven dead I hear. ISIS is claiming responsibility of course.

I guess the plan is to hit everybody who ever did anything to them.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Grey Fox

They are trying to usher in the apocalypse after all.
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Valmy

Quote from: Tamas on June 07, 2017, 04:24:10 AM
My guess is somebody really did not care for the moderate guy winning again there.

Surprisingly it seems to be Sunni nutcases. This cannot bode well for Iran's already suspected Sunni minority.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

CountDeMoney

Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 08:04:39 AM
This cannot bode well for Iran's already suspected Sunni minority.

Their Sunnis are suspected of being a minority?  Or is Iran's minority suspected to be Sunni?

Valmy

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2017, 09:26:55 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 08:04:39 AM
This cannot bode well for Iran's already suspected Sunni minority.

Their Sunnis are suspected of being a minority?  Or is Iran's minority suspected to be Sunni?

They are suspected to be terrorists, subversives, and disloyal to the Iranian government.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Tonitrus

So they're just like the American revolutionaries of the 1770's.

grumbler

Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 09:28:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2017, 09:26:55 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 08:04:39 AM
This cannot bode well for Iran's already suspected Sunni minority.

Their Sunnis are suspected of being a minority?  Or is Iran's minority suspected to be Sunni?

They are suspected to be terrorists, subversives, and disloyal to the Iranian government.

The phrase you were looking for is "Iran's already suspect Sunni minority."  Suspect is the adjective form of "suspect."
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Bayraktar!

CountDeMoney

Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 09:28:50 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 07, 2017, 09:26:55 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 08:04:39 AM
This cannot bode well for Iran's already suspected Sunni minority.

Their Sunnis are suspected of being a minority?  Or is Iran's minority suspected to be Sunni?

They are suspected to be terrorists, subversives, and disloyal to the Iranian government.

et tu, Assburgus?


dps

Quote from: Tonitrus on June 07, 2017, 10:10:26 AM
So they're just like the American revolutionaries of the 1770's.

I'm not really sure how American revolutionaries of the 1770s can be accused of disloyalty to the Iranian government, since AFAIK, the Iranian government has never claimed that they owed it any loyalty.

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 07:58:30 AM
Seven dead I hear. ISIS is claiming responsibility of course.

I guess the plan is to hit everybody who ever did anything to them.

Their plan may be of the cornered rat variety.
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mongers

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on June 07, 2017, 04:57:53 PM
Quote from: Valmy on June 07, 2017, 07:58:30 AM
Seven dead I hear. ISIS is claiming responsibility of course.

I guess the plan is to hit everybody who ever did anything to them.

Their plan may be of the cornered rat variety.

This is wishful thinking.
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