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January 15, 2008
| Non-Iraq Middle East |
Is "Iranophobia" the new Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Is that Iranian perfume I smell?
George Bush's trip to the Middle East hasn't been popular with the Iranians. The country's Islamic Republic News Agency (sort of Iran's version of Fox News) said that President Bush was trying to stir up "Iranophobia." Maybe they're just upset that Navy officials misread a prank and almost started World War III.
But just what is "Iranophobia"? And is it like homophobia? Or would that mean that people who suffer from it are really just afraid to come out as Iranians?
For help we went to the bible of mental disorders, the DSM IV. Turns out "Iranophobia" is real.
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