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That theory seems unhinged to me. Somebody is divorced from reality. Hopefully not me.

There are rumors that the IRGC has started to recruit adolescents (again). I'd have an easier time believing that, but where the Middle East is concerned, there is an endless amount of propaganda and hyperbole, so I don't automatically believe what I read. Pardon my condescension, but it would make the comments sections better if everyone did likewise.

It would be fair to call it the War on the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It's confusing to call it the War on Iran since it seems a majority of Iran wants "Iran" to lose.

If the site operator is working for the FSB, doxx away! Although the world needs a better alternative to Internet Archive, it shouldn't be an alternative that is an arm of an authoritarian government.

That's not particularly enlightening, to be frank.

People always ask here why the community flags every post on these issues. Comments like this are why. Hardly anyone on this site knows even basic information on the nations involved.

If I were in charge of HN, I'd geoblock anyone from commenting on the Middle East who isn't at an IP from the Middle East. I wouldn't be able to comment either, but at least there might be enlightening information in the comments.

That said, the first page of any reputable history on Iran/Israel relations would go over 1979, when Israel went from friend of Iran to foe, based on Khomeini's interpretation of Islam.

The mullahs and IRGC are not famous for their compassion or kind-heartedness.

They are infamous for fulminating against liberals, plotting to kill enemies, torturing and hanging dissidents from cranes, persecuting minorities and women, funding terror cells, and fleecing their citizens to enrich themselves.

Many of the comments here suffer from a misguided refusal to be impressed by the regime's reputation, as though anyone the American establishment criticises must automatically be righteous.

HN really should cut people who actually live the Middle East a little slack when it comes to comments about the Middle East. They seem to be the first to be downvoted off the site.

It's turning into my pet peeve: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47196380

'Okay' with taking down the mullahs and IRGC is an understatement.

If the Americans or Israelis were sending a squadron of John Wayne Gacy clones to murder children, I would be against that.

I would be disgusted with people who oppose this war if I thought they understood what they are opposing.

A couple dozen Iranian theocrats are dead, and now far-right Joe Kent is gone, too? This really is the war that keeps on giving!

I was similarly puzzled, but Wikipedia has a "True Crime Community" entry that matches the usage in the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Crime_Community

As long as we do my parents last, and yours first.

This is absurdly pedantic, but the fact that the Twilight Zone episode relies on a pun makes the two phrases somewhat different.

They would be alike if the book title had been "If Mankind isn't at the Table, Mankind is on the Menu"

Yesterday I posted the following link to an interview with David Woo (he's a finance guy). It's on this topic, and quite good:

David Woo: The Market Is Wrong About Iran, Oil and What Comes Next

https://youtube.com/watch?v=W2Z6UVv_wl4

One problem with cute animal pictures is that they appeal to almost everyone, including people who are incapable, for whatever reason, of posting well-reasoned, interesting, respectful comments. The fact that HN is a little dry makes it less appealing to dumbasses.

At any rate, it's too late. The era of organic 'cute animal' content on the internet is dead. AI slop has killed it.

This Woo interview is interesting, not so much because of finance, but because of the thought he has put into understanding Iran and the US administration.

  I had a new respect for him as a designer because he was able to articulate a rationale for his decision.

That would be more encouraging if Apple under Tim Cook didn't suffer from bad UX that sounds good when put into words.

Tim Cook and the other c-suite Apple execs have bad taste.

If they had better taste, they never would have approved text layout that automatically applies inconsistent kerning to squish long menu items into narrow spaces. It's a tasteless idea that sounds great when put into words.

Flat UI probably sounded brilliant as a spoken sales pitch: "We'll make the GUI honest, direct, elegant: the clarity of highway signage". In practice, the Scott Forstall era was both easier to understand, and prettier.

'Liquid Glass' probably sounded fantastic when put into words. Unfortunately, there are some implementations of a 'lickable' GUI that are tasteless.

Hope springs eternal for some people. I personally gave up on Apple shortly after SJ died.

Here's a map of the 'complicit' nations the IRGC has been bombing:

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/b7ef/live/f6673...

That's: Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and Oman.

There is no point for the IRGC to do this other than to create such chaos and fear that the world pressures America to relent.

The IRGC's strategy in this conflict has been to blow up civilian targets in nearly all nations surrounding it.

It appears the IRGC has chosen civilian targets (eg: high rise apartments, airports, oil fields) on purpose, but if not, then they have such poor technology that their strikes are random.

Killing people in 11 nations to put pressure on the two nations that actually attacked you is a good demonstration of the Iranian regime's morals.

If the USA or Israel bombed this school, it clearly was an accident, since the only party it benefits is the Iranian regime.

I should have checked the etymology, but the way this reply is worded is a bit nitpicky. English did not loan 'fest' directly from Latin.

Edit: Though I realise now I misunderstood the original comment re: 'i val'. I took it to mean 'fest' only. No, I don't think 'party in whale' is the root of 'festival'

This slice of Iranian history is topical, but I admit I am submitting it because it holds a Mondo Cane kind of fascination.

The archival footage in the video was shot in 1989, of course.

It surely is; 'fest' is the Swedish word for 'party'. I actually think Swedish or Norwegian (which are practically the same language) are closer to English than even Dutch. Many of the most common, short English words are the same.

Posted because earlier today, someone (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228069) reminded me of the movie based on this article, and the article is also a terrific read.

It's an excellent movie, regardless.

  "When this thing blows there isn't going to be a magazine anymore!"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oj79mp2WEx0

I do not care about the privacy of people who buy these glasses nor their families.

I care about the innocent people whose privacy is invaded by people who buy these glasses.

FSB mirror: https://archive.ph/xAoCo

This comment likely confuses Khomeini and Khamenei, and is inaccurate either way.

It's moot anyways since the fundamentalist side of the coalition purged the leftwing intellectuals shortly after the latter had served the purpose of toppling the Shah.

I appreciate the time you took to reply to my comment, but life is too short to engage in this style of argument.

When I left the reply, the comment was light gray.

I quipped that it is 'customary' based only on a few previous instances I noticed on HN. They drew my attention because with ME issues, I feel like most takes here (including my own) are based on received ideas, rather than first-hand experience.

You're welcome. I found the link on Youtube. It looked legitimate to me.

Wikipedia:

  "Unit 8200 is probably the foremost technical intelligence agency in the world and stands on a par with the NSA in everything except scale."

No, I'm not a part of 'Unit 8200', though I'm flattered to be mistaken for one.