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What's 'Pop' in Persian Britney Spears won't liberate Iran.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/ ^ | Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:01 a.m. EST | BY JESSE HELMS

Posted on 12/21/2002, 5:05:04 AM by BCrago66

Edited on 4/23/2004, 7:05:05 AM by Jim Robinson. [history]

Iran seethes with protests over a death sentence given to a professor for disagreeing with the government about who is allowed to interpret the Koran. Iranians are now questioning the decisions of their religious, political and judicial leaders. The sentence has been appealed, making the coming weeks crucial to Iran's internal debate over freedom. There has never been a greater opportunity for U.S. public diplomacy to assure Iranians of our solidarity and to tell the story of liberty and limited government.


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1 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:05:04 AM by BCrago66
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To: BCrago66
Didn't read it yet - just wanted to be the first to post an article by Jesse Helms mentioning Britney Spears.
2 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:06:33 AM by BCrago66
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To: BCrago66
Albert Maysles (the Stones' "Gimme Shelter" documentary) just shot and released a documentary with Britney Spears (sold as part of a book/DVD set called STAGES).

When asked how he knew he wanted to work with Spears, Maysles confessed, "I honestly didn't even know who she was".

3 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:11:01 AM by IncPen
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To: BCrago66; aculeus; general_re; BlueLancer
. . . just wanted to be the first to post an article by Jesse Helms mentioning Britney Spears.

Neat specialty, wish I'd gotten there first.

4 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:11:29 AM by dighton
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To: dighton
Actually she's quite good with quantum mechanics in particular in the field of semi conducters!


5 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:17:29 AM by gorebegone
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To: gorebegone
Math is hard.
6 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:23:37 AM by dighton
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To: gorebegone
I say that equals an inch and a half...........
7 posted on 12/21/2002, 5:24:24 AM by exmoor
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To: dighton
Not till you get to Fourier Transforms.
8 posted on 12/21/2002, 6:36:51 AM by weikel
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