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April 2003
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* Saddam's body parts for Iranians leaders
* Soosk, Hans Blix, Bush & Blair
* Fox show: Pick Iraq's leader
* War, what is it good for?
* Can the U.S."rebuild" his arms?
* Golestan's memory
* For freedom of the press
* Dar kojaa-ye jahaan istaadeh-am?
* Lezat
* Honda ad
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* Latest joke in Tehran
* No Iran war
* No good
* Everyone knows
* In simple words
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April 25, 2003
* Saddam's body parts for Iranians leaders
Heard from Niki A.:
My aunt in Tehran told me this joke: Saddam
wrote a will before the Americans attacked. His wish was, "When
I die, give my hand to Khamenei, my moustache to Rafsanjani and
my balls to Khatami."
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April 25, 2003
* Soosk, Hans Blix, Bush & Blair
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April 25, 2003
* Fox show: Pick Iraq's leader
From The
Onion:
New Fox Reality Show to Determine Ruler of Iraq
Get ready, America, because you're about to choose the man - or
woman - who will lead Iraq into an exciting democratic future,"
said Fox reality-programming chief Mike Darnell, introducing the
show at a press conference. "Will it be Ahmed Chalabi, leader
of the exiled Iraqi National Congress? Or General Tommy Franks,
commander of the allied forces? Or maybe Roshumba Williams, the
Macon, GA, waitress with big dreams and an even bigger voice? Tune
in Tuesdays at 9 to see."
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April 25, 2003
* War, what is it good for?
Am I the only one who still does not see the point to this war?
Where exactly are these weapons of mass destruction, where are these
evil people, where are the good effects of the war?
When I turn on the television all I see is more destruction happening,
and lots of Iraqi people wishing they were dead.
Where's the rejoycing? The 'yay, saddam's gone'?
Where's the democracy?
Where's the 'heaven on earth'?
Where's the reason that this whole thing started?
Or am I just blind to it all? Is it right under my nose?
Am I making a mountain 100 out of a molehill? Am I the only one
who wishes Tony Blair would go to Iraq right now instead of accusing
the newspapers of pro-saddam propagada? Am I the only one who thinks
that our 'high class' country has gone absoloutley power mad...?
I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm sure other people are sitting
at home thinking ' I'm so ashamed that I'm British', I'm sure that
people are wishing they'd done more to stop, I'm sure people are
thinking - how did this happen, I'm sure that other people feel
fear when they switch on to the news, wondering what our countries
done to these people now...
I wonder if these politicians, dictators, leaders, I wonder if
they have ever heard the humble song, that many of us bopped our
heads to when we were younger? War, what is it good for?
April 16, 2003
-- Roxana Jafari
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April 25, 2003
* Can the U.S."rebuild" his arms?
April 9, 2003: The United States says it is taking precautions
to avoid civilian casualties, but Baghdad's hospitals are packed
to overflowing with wounded residents of the capital.
One of them is Ali Ismaeel Abbas, 12, who was fast asleep when
a missile obliterated his home and most of his family, leaving him
orphaned, badly burned and missing both his arms.
"Can you help get my arms back? Do you think the doctors
can get me another pair of hands?" Abbas asked. "If I
don't get a pair of hands I will commit suicide," he said with
tears spilling down his cheeks.
So Bush, can you help him get a new pair of hands? Blair? Aznar?
Karimov? Can the U.S. "rebuild" his arms?
Anyone?
-- Khosrow Sadeghi
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April 25, 2003
* Golestan's memory
Below is Kaveh Golestan's reply to my question regarding one
of the photos in his photo essay a few months ago ["Those
days"]. I am deeply sad to hear the news about his sudden
death in Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurdistan and the Iranian Kurdistan have
been the graveyard of many who have stepped on landmines.
These landmines remind us of the harsh realities of war, the
remnants of war that will stay with people long after wars are over.
Kaveh Golestan was a great photojournalist whose pictures connect
with people. He will be greatly missed. Please accept my condolensces.
Elham Gheytanchi
From: kaveh golestan <kavehgolestan@yahoo.com>
To: elham gheytanchi <elhamucla@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: a question about your photos
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 06:11:26 -0800 (PST)
Salam bar shoma, Khanoom Elham:
Thanks for your kind words. It is good to see that these photographs
still "connect" after so many years... My memory is
woven into my photographs: I just have the pictures, I don't remember!
As you can see I have a lot of these tiny pieces of the passage
of time... All I recall of that scene is that it was a cold winter
day at the Beheshte Zahra cemetry. They were burying bodies of
martyrs. There was the smell of death, camphor, and the fear of
possible attack by the Shah's soldiers. There was anger and a
lot of shouting.
Sorry, no way I can identify the man
in front of the crowd carrying the body of the martyr... Once
again thanks for your interest and kind words.
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April 25, 2003
* For freedom of the press
From Farhad Sepahbody:
U must be working hard behind your pute. Good work. Keep at it.
When I was a counselor [at the Iranian embassy] in Paris, I invited
to my home Fauvet and Andre Fontaine of Le Monde, respectively
CEO and Chief Editor.
I was complaining about an article in Le Monde that was
not favorable to Iran. I got the best answer ever! Fauvet told me:
"Almost everybody dislikes Le Monde when we write
about their country and love it when we write about someone else's
homeland."
That was great. And so it goes with iranian.com.
I am for freedom of the press.
Best wishes and gratitude,
FS
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April 25, 2003
* Dar kojaa-ye jahaan istaadeh-am?
From Maziar Behrooz:
I just left a message on your phone; this is a poem by Khosrow
Golesorkhi which I would like to be added to the end of my article
["The
red rose"], thanks:
Golesorkhi started his final defense, during his first trial
in 1973, with one of his own poems:
een sarzameen-e man cheh beedarigh bood
keh saayeh-ye matbu'-e kheesh raa
bar shaanehhaa-ye zolaktaf pahn kard
va baaghhaa meeyaan-e aatash sookht
va az shaanehaa tanaab gozar kard
een sarzameen-e man cheh beedarigh bood
seql-e zameen kojaast?
man dar kojaa-ye jahaan istaadeh-am?
baa baari az faryaadhaa-ye khofteh va khooneen
ey sarzameen-e man!
man dar kojaa-ye jahaan istaadeh-am?
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April 25, 2003
* Lezat
One of six black and white nudes forwarded from Tehran:
Lezat bebar:)
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April 25, 2003
* Honda ad
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-- Simin
Habibian
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April 11, 2003
* Latest joke in Tehran
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April 11, 2003
* No Iran War
-- Babak
Khiavchi
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April 11, 2003
* No good
There is no good in this War.
The only good, the innocent lives on both
sides, are being lost in this war.There is not even a lesser evil.
This is a battle of two evils where the good can not take sides.
Whatever the outcome, the good lose.
The loss of lives have lost their true meanings
and become mere statistics in this war. Painful deaths are translated
into numbers that only serve to push stock prices higher. Human
flesh is being burned to ashes, joints are being severed, and souls
ripped out of decapitated bodies every second in the name of liberating
these bloodied masses.This is not a humanitarion efffort to liberate
the masses. Humanity was long dead before the new millenium.
The new millenium did not bring about the
flourish of civilization. The most uncivilized of battles is raging
on in the cradle of civilization where ancient minarets are taking
stand against high-tech smart bombs.There is no such thing as a
smart bomb in this war. Bombs can not tell the difference between
innocent civilian flesh and guilty military blood.
There is no difference between innocent civilians
and guilty soldiers in this war. They are all oppressed human beings
under tyrannical rulers.There is no difference between the tyrannical
rulers in this war. Whether abusing people's religious beliefs or
humanitarian values, they prosper by sustaining fear of the enemy
in the hearts and raging war.
There is no good in this war.
-- Babak
Khiavchi
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April 11, 2003
* Everyone knows
From "Naamehaaee
az Tehran" by Behrouz Emdadi Assl.
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April 11, 2003
* In simple words
I know you from you she wrote
Often we hear how someone can say or do something even if for a
mere moment, yet.. that moment will stay with you forever. I never
knew how powerful words can be until I read this email.
The time I received this email I was facing some emotional issues
in my life and I felt that not only I had let myself but this special
person in my life down as well. This person is my mother and like
all other years I sent her a card for her birthday. She replied
back with this email. I cannot express how it made me feel (tears
in my eyes) other than to repeat myself and say I never knew how
powerful words can be. I could almost hear her voice.
This is my mummy’s email word by word. The words she has
used are simple, there are grammar mistakes but they straight from
the heart, which made it so special. Azizi, whom she refers to in
her email, is her mother who has passed away and Ayoub is my younger
brother:
Salam Azizam
Thank your for the lovely card and lovely words. I am reading
your words since you started your kindy and I never ever got anything
the same. All of them in these years are very special to me and
all is new but the same, I love your feeling when you put it on
paper and in word. I love them just like how I kiss you when you
are sleeping, I was kissing you and azizi was telling me ‘leave
her alone while she is sleeping’, but I could not let you
go. Even though I knew you need your sleep, and you’ll wake
up and be a loose koochoolu again.
Anyway I love you for what you have inside, never ever you can
change my love for you, not with study not with money not with
anything. I am proud of you any colour you are, any language you
talk or anything.... because you are gift from my God and I know
you from you and just look after yourself for me and don’t
hurt yourself, if do you will hurt me.
Love you so much. I am very proud of you and ayoub.
Love shala
-- Elham
Ayoubzadeh
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April 11, 2003
* Baran
-- JINK
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April 2, 2003
* Ensaan doostee
-- Parviz Abolgassemi
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April 2, 2003
* MJ wannabe
An Iranian Michael Jackson wannabe in Washington DC, and he's pretty
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