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Ärende: Path to Armageddon
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Iran's theocracy paves the path to Armageddon

On Dec. 17, President Bush admitted that he authorized ''at least 30
times'' a program for spying on Americans in the United States without
a warrant. Whether or not this is a crime, an impeachable offense or
merely another example of contempt for the Constitution doesn't really
matter, for one thing is clear: right now Americans don't care.

One day we will look back in horror and find it very hard to
understand how, in the name of freedom, we came to publicly accept
torture of prisoners, indefinite detention, secret jails and
warrantless searches of our fellow citizens. Just as hard will be the
invasion of Iraq, a secular country that posed no threat to the United
States, which precipitated a civil war that handed power to the
religious leadership and an alignment with Iran. For it is in Iran
that we find a real threat to our interests and that of our allies,
especially Israel. And just as Americans are sick and tired of a $2
billion a week exercise in futiliy to remake Iraq in our image, we
move inexhorably closer to a miltary confrontation with Iran.

What will an unchecked Iran do?

Threaten Israeli, U.S., and European security.

Harden Arab positions in any future peace negotiations.

Increase militancy and embolden hard-liners.

Destabilize the Gulf area.

Encourage other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, to follow.

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As The Washington Post's Charles Krauthhammer recently pointed out on
these pages, the new Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has
called for Israel's destruction and denies the existence of the
Holocaust as a ''myth'' and a ''legend,'' believes in an impending
apocalypse. Instead of a Jewish First Coming of the Messiah or a
Christian Second Coming of the Messiah, Shiite Islam has the Second
Coming of the Twelfth Imam, also known as the Mahdi (''rightly guided
one''). As you may have guessed, death and destruction will accompany
his reappearance.

The Mahdi, who will save humankind, was born in 868 but has been
hidden by God since age 6, an event known as the ''occultation.'' His
re-emergence will bring, after horrible warfare and chaos, absolute
peace and justice throughout the world by establishing Islam as the
global religion.

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The following is an excerpt of a speech given last September by
Ahmadinejad at the United Nations General Assembly: ''From the
beginning of time, humanity has longed for the day when justice,
peace, equality and compassion envelop the world. All of us can
contribute to the establishment of such a world. When that day comes,
the ultimate promise of all divine religions will be fulfilled with
the emergence of a perfect human being who is heir to all prophets 
and pious men. He will lead the world to justice and absolute peace. 
O mighty Lord, I pray to you to hasten the emergence of your last
repository, the promised one, that perfect and pure human being, 
the one that will fill this world with justice and peace.''

From these sentiments, Armageddon will come.

David Vaida is an attorney in Allentown.

Copyright - 2006, The Morning Call

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