FineThen says: The letter from the Pres. of Iran. Very strange read.

My summary: So, you're Christian, Eh? Well, Iraq was a bunch of bullshit, we think we have a right to make nuclear reactors, and we don't recognize the right of Israel to exist because they ran out a bunch of Arabs. But the important point is that people are sick of Liberal Democracy. It obviously doesn't work. We should all turn to fundamentalism instead. If you were really Christian you'd agree.

Its unfortunate that they squandered the opportunity to make substantive points, relying instead on subtle hints of conspiracy theories about September 11th and about the holocaust. However, the general value of this is that it signifies a tremendous turn in strategy. They have decided that getting bombed isn't in their strategic interest. This reduces the risk of more war.

Dear President Bush...