October 17,
2003
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* New strategy next time?
In the California elections there were two Iranian-Americans
among 135 candidates for governor. Badi Badiozamani came in 21st
with 3,012 votes and Ken Hamidi 41st with 1,703 votes >>> Full
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* Giving democracy a bad name
A few weeks ago a group of Iranians were demonstrating in San
Francisco to condemn the murder of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist
Zahra Kazemi. Some of their banners called for the establishment
of a democracy in Iran.
A friend of mine who was at the demonstration
said a few Americans came over and called them CIA agents and
accused them of wanting the Bush Administration to do to Iran
what it has done to Afghanistan and Iraq in the name of democracy.
My friend said he explained that the demonstration
was not pro-American, but but
pro-democracy.
The demonstrators even had signs
against
American military
involvement. But the complaining Americans wouldn't buy
it and still believed that the anti-IRI protesters were working
for Uncle Sam.
It's not easy being a democrat and wanting freedom for Iran
when the American government abuses its powers for short-term
political and economic objectives and not for democracy.
Forget
San Francisco. Try telling someone in the Middle East that
people should live under a democracy and enjoy individual liberties.
You would automatically be seen as pro-American, and "pro-American"
these
days is often worse
than a four
letter word.
Although the funny thing is, a lot of people in Iran are pro-American,
but not necessarily for democracy's sake, but because they hate
the mullahs. Allah o Akbar.
-- Jahanshah Javid
* Beautiful
Photo of Mount Damavand by Nima Yazdipour. Larger image.
-- Sent by Sina
* Morning after
Replying to friends who sent their condolences on the Red Sox
loss to the Yankees:
I'm sending you all an email together because frankly, I can't
bear to
write these words more than once. I KNOW it's
just a game, but I am truly heartbroken (and have a
headache...) Something feels a bit off, like when you break up
with
someone the night before and wake up in the morning knowing something
is
wrong but you just can't figure out what it is? And then it hits
you and
you just lie there and think of the exact moment when it all
went awry.
But, there is life after loss. And thank god for that.
I'm listening to
NPR for the first time since last April (instead of sports radio),
hope to
watch movies and go out to dinner and when I go with friends
to Maine this
weekend, I don't even want to watch the world series.
(I'm
trying to keep a stiff upper lip but the bottom lip is
quivering... hehehe)
ok, enough silliness. moving on...
Thanks for following my team with me! And Go Sox!
-- N.S.
* Iranian cabdriver negotiations
A frustrated Dewhurst slams Craddick's tactics Methods called
those of `Iranian cabdriver'
By R.G. RATCLIFFE and JANET ELLIOTT
Houston Chronicle, Oct. 2, 2003 AUSTIN -- Frustrated by
negotiations over congressional redistricting, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on
Thursday accused Speaker Tom Craddick of negotiating
like an "Iranian cabdriver."
Craddick earlier in the day had denied Senate accusations that
the House is negotiating in bad faith. Craddick spokesman Bob Richter
later declined to comment on Dewhurst's remarks.
"We would prefer to negotiate with the senators face to
face rather than through the news media," Richter said.
Dewhurst said Craddick for months has set only one condition
for a new Republican redistricting plan for the state: a district
that can be won by someone from Midland.
But as deadlines for passing a plan draw near, Dewhurst said
Craddick and House negotiators have suddenly added more demands.
Those include drawing a Dallas-area U.S. House district that can
be won by state Rep. Ken Marchant, R-Carrollton.
"At this late hour, I think we need to come together on a
map ... and stop playing the Iranian cabdriver negotiations, where
you get what you want and then you start adding two or three other
requests," Dewhurst said... -- Sent by Ben Bagheri
* Azaan
Vasateh khiaaboon shoroo kard azaan khoondan...
man az baalaayeh pole havaaee azash aks gereftam.
-- Javaneh Khodabakhsh
* Imam Hossein joke
Taasooaa-Ashooraa barnaameh taziyeh boodeh vali kassee keh gharaar
bood naghsh-e Shemr ro baazi koneh mareez meesheh. Meegardan
keh yeh nafar deegeh ro jaash bezaaran.
Beh yeh Armani meegan
beeyaa naghsh-e Shemr ro baazi kon. Meegeh "Man keh nemeedoonam
baayad cheekaar konam. Aslan Shemr ki hast?"
Behesh meegan,
"Aslan negaraan nabaash. Kheyli aasooneh. Faghat
har kee azat
porseed 'aab bedeh', begoo 'nah'."
Mogheh ejraaye taziyeh, Imam Hossein o bacheh haash o daar
o dastash hey meegan aab meekhaan. Armaniyeh belakhareh
delesh meesoozeh va meegeh, "Aab nadaaram
vali too yakhchaalam aabjo tagaree hast."
-- Khanom S.
* Jesus joke
Jesus, hanging on the cross, says, "Peter, come here."
Peter, thinking he is about to receive a profound religious
truth,
tries to go to Jesus but Roman soldiers push him back.
Again Jesus summons, "Peter, come here."
Peter tries to, but Roman soldiers again push him away.
Jesus summons a third time, "Peter come here."
Peter gathers all of his strength and finally breaks through.
Bleeding from several lance wounds, Peter says, "
Yes, Master?"
Jesus looks upon Peter and says, "
I can see your house from here!"
-- Hamid
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