Posted on 05/19/2006 11:45:08 AM PDT by libertarianPA
OTTAWA (AFP) - The Canadian and Australian prime ministers expressed concern at unconfirmed reports that said Iran may force non-Muslims to wear colored badges in public so they can be identified.
The National Post newspaper reported Friday, citing human rights groups, that Iran's parliament passed a law this week that sets a public dress code and requires non-Muslims to wear a special insignia.
Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians would be forced to wear a yellow, red or blue strip of cloth, respectively, on the front of their clothes, according to the newspaper.
"Anything of that kind would be totally repugnant to civilized countries, if it's the case, and something that would just further indicate to me the nature of this regime," Australia's Prime Minister John Howard told reporters during an official visit to Ottawa.
"It would be appalling," he added.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had "only seen reports" about the law but commented he would not be surprised by them.
"Unfortunately, we have seen enough already from the Iranian regime to suggest that it is very capable of this kind of action," he said.
"It think it boggles the mind that any regime on the face of the earth would want to do anything that could remind people of Nazi Germany," he added.
"The fact that such a measure could even be contemplated, I think, is absolutely abhorent."
Earlier, Harper's parliamentary secretary, Jason Kenney, told the House of Commons that Canadian officials were trying to verify the claims and said Ottawa is "deeply concerned".
"Should these reports turn out to be true, this government will condemn in the strongest terms possible this kind of revisiting of the darkest period of the last century. It is something that the entire civilized world should condemn," Kenney said.
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I'm surprised that anyone is surprised by this!
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No word yet from Vichy,however.
Thanks. Still waiting for confirmation on whether this is true or not. Even so, the original story says that Khamenei has not signed this into law yet.
I'm getting suspicious about the veracity of this story.
Yeah. I'm having really strong doubts about this one.
I've seen it several times on FR, sources:
Canadian National Post ^ | Friday, May 19, 2006 | Chris Wattie
AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | 5/19/06 | AFP
United Press International ^ | May 19 2006
"Even so, the original story says that Khamenei has not signed this into law yet".
I believe you mean "signed" figuratively, since he does not really sign anything and announces or fails to announce his approval or disapproval.
With the women and soccer situation he had Ahamdi-Nejad officially change things back. He just suggested it should happen.
Real power functions that way. Specially as it leaves no formal paper trail that can be used against you if things change.
Distasteful as this may seem, tagging non-Moslems fits well into Ahmadi-Nejad's mind set and psychology. Lots of advantages from a security standpoint and also for meting out retribution, perhaps "extreme unction" type for "perjurious" claims to be a Moslem when you are not.
Keeps non-Moslems off the streets and off balance if on the streets.
I continually equate and compare Ahmadi-Nejad and Hitler's Naziism but it appears not to penetrate some of our American minds.
Islamic leaders of the 20th century haved always had tight links with the Nazi ilk and with Marxism - not the atheism but the social philosophy and control aspects.
Yes, it's being reported in different papers.
But the question is, who originated the story?
The National Post says they were told by Iranian expats. Well, who are they? And how did they hear this? What's their proof?
"I believe you mean "signed" figuratively, since he does not really sign anything and announces or fails to announce his approval or disapproval."
Of course. I was repeating the words the reporter used.
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The DUmmies probably are all in favor of the Iranian plan to tag Jews and Christians.
That's the point I was wondering. I've long since distrusted our "news" media, but such similar stories in different channels would seem to indicate common point of origin (whether inside or outside of Iran)...
It's true, it's false, it's only partly true:
If it's true, what does it indicate? The rulers are getting closer to going off the deep end?
If it's false, why? If it's anti-regime expats, what are they trying to gain (esp. after it's shown to be false)? If it's the regime, what does it have to gain? (Unless maybe it's the regime trying to discredit the expats...???)
If it's only partly true... one knows too little to continue.
Hmmm...
The Nat'l Post said they heard it from some Iranian expats.
But who are they? MEK? If so, we know why they might make up a story like this.
Why are they going with such an explosive story from Iranian expats, that no one else had heard and that no one else can verify?
The Nat'l Post pulled thestory.
Here you go.....
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=6626a0fa-99de-4f1e-aebe-bb91af82abb3
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