Mullahs follow in the footsteps of Alexander's army

[Meneldil]

Now that's a good reason for the US to invade Iran.

[doc_bean]

Now that's a good reason for the US to invade Iran.

In Iraq they stationd on the ruins of Babylon, and caused quite a bit of damage there.

They should just have a revolution, and start calling themselves persia again !

[Steppe Merc]

Well seeing as how many Iranian speaking people called themselves "Aryan", and Iran is derived from that...

[Kraxis]

I'm a bit more relaxed now... Though I certainly don't like it, I can accept this lesser 'body-count' much easier.

Steppe you'd better not be trying to bait someone.

[Steppe Merc]

Steppe you'd better not be trying to bait someone.

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

[doc_bean]

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

it would be cool though

[Mujalumbo]

If they can build a damn, surely to goodness, they have enough expertise to transplant the tomb?

[Kraxis]

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

Good! But it would serve you well to make certain that that is your intention. The word Aryan has become... shall we say 'loaded' these last 60 years. Wouldn't want a case of mistaken identity.

[Dâriûsh]

I'm not. I'm saying that calling themselves Persian would be illogical, since most of the people who controlled Iran called themselves Aryan (Sassanians, for example).

I am Iranian and Persian. Farsi, the language, is Persian, and I think it would be more correct to use the word Persian when talking about Farsi-speaking Iranians in English. For instance, Kurds and Balochs are not Persian, but they are Iranians.


Pardon the off-topic.

[Rosacrux redux]

Kurds should be called "Iranic" in the way that Azheri, Khazars and others are called "Turkic". Persia (and Persians) is the correct terminology for the particular people (the ones that are noted by dynasties as Achaemenid, Sassanid and so on) but there is a larger group of people that are "Iranic" (and that included in antiquity people as the Persians, the Medes, the Sakae, the Parthians and many others).

[The Wizard]

Well seeing as how many Iranian speaking people called themselves "Aryan", and Iran is derived from that...

You should hear the comments some "Iranians" make on what they call the "clergical dictatorship."

cunctator -- Ah, that rests my mind somewhat.