All those in favor of bestowing nuclear responsibilities on Iran say 'aye'

A snippet of a sermon by Iranian ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, via Andrew Sullivan:

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati: Western culture and civilization - and especially criminal America - are heading towards a serious collapse.

Crowd: Allah Akbar.

Allah Akbar.

Allah Akbar.

Khamenei is the leader.

Death to those who reject the rule of the Jurisprudent.

Death to America.

Death to England.

Death to the hypocrites [Mojahedin-e Khalq] and Saddam.

Death to Israel.

Christianity sucks. I never got to hear such riveting speeches in church when I was a kid. When I read this stuff in western newspapers, it tends to be a satirical piece in The Onion. Speaking of which, it seems the crowd could use some Onion schooling in divinity:

(By the way, I will post more on the Hofstad group verdict later on. Several politicians have commented on the verdict, which is a direct violation of the trias politica. Moreover, any comments at this time are hugely premature, since the full verdicts have not been made available to the general public yet; only a summary has. And as they say: 'Death of a Salesman' is summarized by its title.)

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Bird flu strikes in Netherlands

In case you've been hiding under a rock all day: genocidal maniac Slobodan Milosevic has been found dead in his prison cell in The Hague (that's in the Netherlands, not in Rhode Island or Denmark). Apparently, Dutch cells are downright dangerous for you, because Milan Babic killed himself a week ago whilst being held captive in the same prison. Yes, nylon shoelaces can be detrimental to your health. Slobodan Milosevic had requested to be treated in Russia for his health problems but the court had ruled that Dutch healthcare was more than adequate. I am not as sanguine about that.

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