Why are all people of Europe called are of Aryan descent?

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Submitted by Bonginkosi Wellington Sikhakhane (South Africa), Feb 5, 2007 at 13:54

It was believed that people who originated in the Steppes of Russia were of Aryan origin and this is generally agreed that people of India,Iran and Russia are of Ayrian descent. Today, however people of Western Europe, including Britain and the Americas, are believed to be of Ayrian descent. What is the real truth about the Ayrian races?

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