Why hasn't anyone in the US media pointed out that the so-called conservative "Christian" right-wing intolerant whacked out Bible bangers are no different than the conservative Muslim right-wing intolerant whacked out Qu'Ran bangers? Just like the song from REM said several years ago..."Losing My Religion."


BAM, Iran (The Associated Press)- Hard-liners in Iran’s government criticized U.S. relief efforts after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 30,000 people and flattened the ancient city of Bam, accusing Washington of trying to meddle in Tehran’s affairs. The criticism came as Iran told the Bush administration that it did not want Washington to send Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., former president of the American Red Cross, to Iran as part of a relief mission after the 6.6-magnitude quake, the State Department said. The United States has already sent Iran several planes full of humanitarian relief, including teams of doctors and aid workers, even though diplomatic relations have been severed since the 1979 hostage crisis. Iranian President Khatami has thanked Washington for its support, but hard-line clerics within the government expressed suspicion about the motives behind U.S. aid offers.
State radio, a mouthpiece for Iran’s clerics, charged Friday that Bush had “once again demonstrated that America’s interfering and hostile policy against Iran has not altered at all.”

LOSING MY RELIGION
© Copyright 1991, Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe.

Life is bigger
It’s bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I’ve said too much
I set it up

That’s me in the corner
That’s me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don’t know if I can do it
Oh no I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper
Of every waking hour I’m
Choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no I’ve said too much
I set it up

Consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I’ve said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
That was just a dream