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Commemorating Khomeiny's return to Iran....

The interesting feature of dictatorships is that they lose all notion of ridicule and absurd.
Iran commemorating the return of Khomeiny using a cardboard cutout. Quite a grotestque reenactment.
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Re: Commemorating Khomeiny's return to Iran....

Iran successfully launches new satellite into orbit early Friday on the third day of the 10-Day Dawn celebrations, marking the 33th anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979.

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Re: Commemorating Khomeiny's return to Iran....

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The interesting feature of dictatorships is that they lose all notion of ridicule and absurd.
Iran commemorating the return of Khomeiny using a cardboard cutout. Quite a grotestque reenactment.
Imagine being one of these soldiers and during dinner your wife asking what you did today
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Imagine being one of these soldiers and during dinner your wife asking what you did today
just noticed they are holding a rose in the hand...the little romantic touch
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