Gautam Mukunda wrote:
> Well, there is evidence that they are working together more closely. They
> are both supporting the Palestinian terrorists extensively, for example.
> Saddam Hussein gives tens of thousands of dollars to the family of every
> suicide bomber - in fact, if you worked it out by Purchasing Power Parity, I
> believe it comes out to almost $1M by American standards. The Iranians have
> already been caught smuggling huge amounts of weaponry (including _2 tons_
> of C4) to the terrorists as well. Saddam Hussein is a sociopath. The
> Iranians, by contrast, are supremely pragmatic. The common image of them as
> religious fanatics is rather incorrect. Brenda Shafer, who works next door
> to me at the Kennedy School, has done some fascinating work on that topic.
Well, then, can you point us to anything she's produced on that? Or go
into more detail? Or are you just trying to tantalize us? :)
Julia
