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Little satan
Reader comment on item: U.S. to Israel: Do As We Say ...
Submitted by Jerry (Poland), Nov 13, 2008 at 05:48
Where come from epithet "little satan" and what it means exactly? I mean I know that it derives from Khomeini speech toward Israel but what is deeper context and meaning of it?
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 Little satan [32 words] | Jerry | Nov 13, 2008 05:48 | 142843 | ||
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| American Hypocracy [98 words] | Etta Heller | Jul 1, 2003 13:22 | 9794 | ||
| Hypocrisy and worse [198 words] | Glenn Klotz | Jul 1, 2003 12:54 | 9793 | ||
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| Yes; but nevertheless [263 words] | John W. McGinley | Jul 1, 2003 12:19 | 9790 | ||
| Thanks for restating this clearly [132 words] | Ellen Ben-Eliahu | Jul 1, 2003 12:11 | 9789 | ||
| Exactly right! [19 words] | Marv Johnson | Jul 1, 2003 11:55 | 9787 | ||
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| Repercussions [122 words] | Ilona Melstrads | Jul 1, 2003 11:33 | 9785 | ||
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