Very well put.  These losers are not only the epitome of barbarism themselves and destroy every living thing in their path, but they also provide the best excuse for other warmongers like George W. Bush to then go back and finish off whatever they accidentally left behind--or whatever they couldn't get their hands on.  And I don't care what anyone says.  This barbarity started with Khomeini and his ilk. Khomeini was the one who started the jihadist brand of Islam.  BTW, since this is topical these days, have you ever noticed that for all of Islamic Republic's 35 years long arbadeh-keshi about liberation of Palestine, Israel has built most of its settlements, and has grabbed the most Palestinian land AFTER the IR came to power? All with the excuse that Iran was about to destroy Israel.

Yes AO: the US and Israel do what any country should do, i.e. looking after their interests!

On the other hand, the Islamists are ideological lunatics, and only after death and destruction in the name of Allah, which has nothing to do with the interests of any country, any people and even the humanity ... it only has to do with a bleak ideology obsessed with death (martyrdom) and destruction (Jihad).

Totally agree.  My point was that in addition to destroying their own countriee or people, they also give the perfect excuse for others to do so.  Example: if Bin Laden hadn't attacked the U.S., a trigger happy imbecile like W. Bush wouldn't have the excuse to tear the Middle East--especially a powder keg like Iraq--apart and put us where we are today. And as far as Israel, I am a strong supporter of Israel's right to exist in peace and without the fear of being attacked everyday by one neighbor or the other.  That being said, its problem with Hamas is its own creation.  You can't occupy a whole nation since 1967 and take their land and dignity away and then not expect them to fire rockets at you when their hands on one.  And then you certainly can't punish those shit rockts with a massive military attack when you know you will kill all these civilians.  It's collective punishment, which is war crime.  Hamas is a creature of occupation.  The best thing Israel can do is to make a peace deal and do some land swaps and give Palestinians a home and their dignity back. That's when this whole thing will end.  AND even more importantly, it will take the wind out of IR's sails, and will deprive it from the narrative that it has used to justify its belligerence for the past 35 years.

Dear Shazde,

Long time NO see...it was great reading your blog, as usual!

I think that world would have been a much better place, if mankind had not fallen prey to those "isms", whether it's Islam, Christianity, Jewdism or others.   And there are not an iota of difference between them, especially on the fanatic level.

If we count the lives lost due to those religious quarrels, through out the history, we'll see that hundred atom bombs could not have done the damage that these religions/cults have!

It is also correct to say that Islam has not gone through the normal evolutionary process...since, we have not had a giant figure like Martin Luther, or Reformation as a result the branches that were created or splintered are even harsher than the main one or the Sunni! 

Last: Laws of nature do not support bringing someone back from dead, or walking on water or parting the sea...those asinine utterances are all money making nonsenses that sustains the luxury livings for the free-loading men of "cloth" without any real work.

See you BYE!!!

Actually, the barbarity started when a desert dwelling pedofile bandit started this cult called eslam!

Good to see you Shazdeh jaan.

Agreed but how do we stop islamism? by writing letter to U.N? by having a beer with Mohammad javad zarif and assoicate?  by disecting events of 28 mordad thousand times? I know eductaion is the answer (ya how that worked out for you so far!)

These islamists are not into secualr progressive society that you good folks keep talking about. nothing short of their elimination would do and I suspect the opposition is not poverfull or too humanatrian. so untill we reach to that conclusion that its either us or them, then I am afraid these guys will rule for another several hundred years if not more.

Dear PJ: you are right, but all those other idiots have long given up on putting religion at the top of their societies, except us Muslims who are determined to do exactly the opposite.

CoP jan: It is good to see you here too, and enjoy your sense of humor!

MRX dear: you may be right, the Islamist's rule is hard to resist in the Middle East. They are like reincarnated mummies, long dead and buried, who were revived by the petro dollars, and have since been multiplying like cockroaches on vaccines and vitamins.

Dear Shazde,

The surest possible way to eradicate/halt Islamism is to educate the masses, the populace!  Than they realize that killing or murder for religion is like any other murder and punishable by law whether it is for “God” or any other ridiculous reasons; the insensible, abhorrent murder of the 3 Israeli teens, and the burning of the Palestinian child, is in that catagory.  You were quite right about Islam’s inherent nature of intolerance, brutality and barbarism.   Comparing Islam to Zoroastrian would be a great example.

I, also, believe that answer to all those problems lies in an elusive democracy that has haunted us Iranians forever.   And facts are that our enthusiasm and craving has neither subsided, faded nor died, but has gotten stronger, in the past 150 years!   And whenever it has become within reach, either something drastic has happened or we were betrayed by our own Leader(s), and that may have caused great frustration.   It is the true democracy that demands, “Dictates” separation of state and church…it also observes and respects those divisions!

And the islamist animals' wish for death and sex with 72  nine year old virgins in after life is being granted to them on a daily basis. Why their supporters on internet sites are so upset about it, I simply have no idea :)