Re: [Pen-l] A velvet revolution in Iran?

[Michael Smith <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:38:47 -0400
Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 
> "A Zionist-American millionaire claimed that he spent $10 million to 
> change the regime in Georgia through a velvet revolution. [What exactly 
> is a Zionist-American, btw? Is that an ethnic category or what?]

And how do you pronounce a hyphen in Farsi? This was a translation 
of a speech, right? One wonders why the hyphen showed up. 
Might a different translator have typed "Zionist American millionaire"? 

Ah, the mysterious Orient. 
 
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Michael Smith
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