A story in the Washington Times gives further credibility to President Bush’s warning about the ‘axis of evil’, which appears to be even more prevalent at the grassroots level than most imagined.
And it shows you the value of a good government-run education system.
Militant recruiters out in open in Tehran.
TEHRAN—The 300 men filling out forms in the offices of an Iranian aid group were offered three choices: Train for suicide attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq, for suicide attacks against Israelis or to assassinate British author Salman Rushdie.
It looked at first glance like a gathering on the fringes of a society divided between moderates, who want better relations with the world, and hard-line Muslim militants hostile toward the United States and Israel.
But the presence of two key figures—a prominent Iranian lawmaker and a member of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards—lent the meeting more legitimacy and was a clear indication of at least tacit support from some within Iran’s government.
Since that inaugural June meeting in a room decorated with photos of Israeli soldiers’ funerals, the registration forms for volunteer suicide commandos have appeared on Tehran’s streets and university campuses, and there is no sign that Iran’s government is trying to stop the shadowy movement.
On Nov. 12, the day that Iranians traditionally hold pro-Palestinian protests, a spokesman for the Headquarters for Commemorating Martyrs of the Global Islamic Movement said the movement signed up at least 4,000 new volunteers.
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