Monday, October 15, 2012

Tiny Azerbaijan Irritates Iran

BAKU, Azerbaijan — The latest weapon in this country’s ideological war with Iran arrived late last month in an armada of jets from California, accompanied by a private security force, dazzling pyrotechnics and a wardrobe that consisted of sequins and not much else.

A crowd of nearly 30,000 gathered to watch as the leader of this mini-invasion pranced onto a stage built on the edge of the Caspian Sea. With a shout of “Hello, lovers!” Jennifer Lopez wiggled out of her skirt and launched into a throbbing disco anthem, delighting her Azerbaijani fans and — it was hoped — infuriating the turbaned ayatollahs who live just across the water.
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2 comments:

Jason said...

Azerbaijan has been a little western proxy state for a while now. Notice the quality of our exported "culture." This garbage is what we offer to the world.

Anonymous said...

Ha! Lopez tried to do the same thing in occupied northern Cyprus.

http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0709/Jennifer-Lopez-cancels-controversial-north-Cyprus-show