Re Paul B's [5927]:
The term "Jihad" has a number of meanings. See:
http://www.megastories.com/islam/glossary/jihad.htm
Now, how would you answer the following questions
from [5925]:
> >Is a Jihad ('holy war') also to be understood as an
> >attempt by the ruling class to stay in power by
> >breaking the resistance of the working class?
> >Was that what the Iranian government was
> >attempting to do in the Iran-Iraq War? (NB: the
> >Iranian working class, especially trade unions and
> >the Left, had already been crushed years before in
> >the period immediately after the Shah was
> >overthrown).
In solidarity, Jerry
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