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Republican vice-presidential nominee has opposed unilateral
sanctions
By Gary Sick
August 3, 2000
The Iranian
Dick Cheney, George W. Bush's vice presidential running mate in the
US presidential race, has a long history of involvement with Persian Gulf
affairs. In early 1990, as Secretary of Defense, Cheney signed the (classified)
Defense Policy Guidance that drastically revised the Cold War scenario
that envisioned a Soviet invasion of Iran, followed by an immediate clash
between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in Central Europe. Instead, the new
plan scaled back the scenario to the goal of defending the oil fields of
Saudi Arabia and the Arab sheikhdoms from an unspecified aggression, largely
on the grounds that a US defense effort in Iran was unrealistic >>>
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Art
"Learing" English and "forgetting" Persian
By dAyi Hamid
August 3, 2000
The Iranian
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UN says Iran faces critical situation from drought
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's worst drought in 30 years has inflicted severe
damage on the country's agriculture and livestock and threatens to displace
millions of people, the United Nations said Thursday. According to a report
published by a U.N. fact-finding mission, two years of consecutive drought
have affected 18 of Iran's 28 provinces and more than half of the country's
60 million people >>>
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Reformers demand end to theocracy
By Ben Barber
The Washington Times
August 2, 2000
TEHRAN - Iranian reformers are raising the ante in their confrontation
with the hard-line Islamic government just days before a key session of
the new parliament, issuing their most explicit public demands yet for
an end to two decades of theocratic government.
Some 1,000 students and reformers were treated to the unusual calls
for freedom from religious rule during a Sunday evening gathering at Beheshti
University, on a hillside overlooking this capital of 12 million people
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Lifting the veil on Iranian society
Financial Times
August 1, 2000
Lynn MacRitchie is entranced by Shirin Neshat's video trilogy exploring
attraction and repression.
Two black and white video projections are screened side by side. In
one, a man walks away from the camera. In the other, a woman walks towards
it. Eventually, their separate paths converge, and the manand woman appear
together on both screens. They slow down, look at each other, but do not
stop or speak. The woman wears a chador, the enveloping black veil required
in strict Muslim societies >>>
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Who would WANT to look at your wife anyway?
Violent clashes broke out in the southern Iranian city of Qir after
a judge ordered the arrest of the cross-eyed owner of a herbal pharmacy
for "winking" at his wife >>>
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More Letters
* Shamlou no Hafez
Parkhash writes: I
came across a letter
about Shamlou and was saddened. Altough I can't deny that Shamlou was
a notable poetic figure in the contemporary Iranian poetry scene, to suggest
that he is the ranks of Hafez, Rumi or Saadi, only shows the depth of ignorance
about these three stalwarts of Persian literature.
Those three masters together with others like Ferdowsi (who was the
subject of Mr. Shamlou's meglomaniac rantings) have defined what we call
the correct form and structure of our Farsi language.
Mr. Shamlou's lasting memory is his alliance with the Iranian loony
left who remain his loyal fans and he is only "great" in their
circles and by their definitions >>>
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* Get a grip, yourself
Al Amin writes:
In reply to Babak, first let me thank you
for your sympathy and feeling sorry for my inability to comprehend such
complex matters that intellects like you can.
I must say I don't know where you live but even in all Western countries,
GOOD-cultured people carry a lot of principles similar to Iranian culture,
and if you get someone to show you the real Iranian culture you may understand
its roots and values.
As for you, it's because of people like you that the West has so many
cultural problems and also a lot of youngsters (particularly in Iran) forget
their origins and fall in love with something they don't even understand.
So while we are entering the 20th century I suggest you (and the likes
of you) get a grip on yourself and understand what your real culture says
(and also the culture of other countries).
As for the "DAMET GARM", well... you're free to GARM anybody's
DAM.
* Poor judgment
Iraj Roozbeh writes:
Looking at this picture
on the cover of The Iranian may be okay once. Leaving it as
your banner for a week or so is a very poor judgment.
I could never look at a sheep or any animal being slaughtered in front
of me for some old or superstitious custom.
Sacrificing an animal is not going to add or take away anything from
anybody. It is time that we learn from our old tradition and update our
own way of thinking to the new 21st century.
Memorial: Barahani lecture on Shamlou
in DC
Ahmad Shamlou memorial event in Washington, DC, area with a lecturer
by Dr. Reza Berahani. Also to be shown, a film: "Ahmad Shamlou, the
Master Poet of Liberty". Sunday, August 6 at the McLean Hilton, 3
to 7 pm >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
We have no fear of bullets, or daggers,
Or shackles, or the blade against the neck.
Hotheaded, we drink the devil's drink.
Even less we fear what people think.
-- Rumi
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Googoosh's husband summoned to court
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian officials have summoned the film director
husband of pop star Googoosh to court over a film they say violates the
Islamic dress code, a newspaper reported Thursday. Supporters of Googoosh
and her husband, Masood Kimiai, said the move was an attack by hardliners
on the increasing cultural freedoms associated with moderate President Mohammad
Khatami >>> FULL TEXT
Sahabi demands his release from prison
TEHRAN,
Aug 3 (AFP) - A leading opposition figure jailed for taking part in a controversial
political seminar abroad has demanded his release from prison, his lawyer
said in a statement received by AFP on Thursday. Ezzatollah Sahabi is still
in prison although all others arrested for participating in the Berlin seminar
that shocked conservatives have since been freed on bail, his lawyer said
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King Abdullah II soon to make first visit
to Iran
AMMAN,
Aug 2 (AFP) - King Abdullah II of Jordan will soon make his first visit
to Iran after receiving an invitation from President Mohammad Khatami Wednesday,
the official Petra agency reported. Khatami's invitation was delivered by
Sayyed Mohamad Sadr, the deputy Iranian foreign minister and envoy of the
Iranian head of state currently on a visit to Amman >>> FULL TEXT
Army chief calls for boost in military
cooperation in region
TEHRAN,
Aug 3 (AFP) - Iran's armed forces chief on Thursday called for greater military
cooperation between the countries of the region, state radio reported. General
Mohammad Salimi, a onetime defense minister who was tapped for the army's
top post in May by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said such a move
should be simultaneous with political and economic cooperation >>>
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Nokia wins Iran GSM network deal
HELSINKI,
Aug 3 (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia (NYSE:NOK
- news) on Thursday said it had signed an agreement with the Telecommunications
Company of Iran (TCI) to expand its GSM mobile network in Tehran >>>
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BG teams with Iran firm to develop energy
projects
TEHRAN,
Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's BG Group has signed an MOU with an Iranian company
to jointly develop oil and gas projects in Iran, BG's local representative
said on Thursday. Ramin Lakani told Reuters that liquefied natural gas exports
to India were at the centre of talks for future cooperation with the Oil
Industry and Engineering Company (OIEC) >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian films on CD
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Iranian films of the past 100 years will be recorded on CDs
and stored at the Cinema Museum. Also a web site will be created for the
museum >>> FULL TEXT
Iraj is (also) back
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Hossein Khajeh Amiri, better to known as Iraj, will sing
in Tehran for the first time since the 1979 revolution >>> FULL
TEXT
Situation comedy on TV
Tehran (Jam-e Jan) -- "Khaastegaari-ye por maaheraa"
is a situation comedy -- or "komedi-ye moqeiyat"! -- currently
under production for Iranian TV >>> FULL TEXT
Saipa hold Persepolis in draw
TEHRAN, August 3 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Persepolis
held Saipa to a 2-2 draw on Thursday in the season opener at Azadi Stadium.
A young Saipa team managed to create numerous problems for defending league
champions Persepolis. Saipa's Mohammad Moemeni scored the first goal of
the season >>> FULL TEXT
Azizi blasts his coach
SAN JOSE, August 3 (Iran Sports Press) -- After the 2-1 home defeat
at the hands of Columbus crew on Wednesday, San Jose Earthquake's Khodadad
Azizi publicly blasted Lothar Osiander, the Quakes head coach >>>
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Basketball: Iran defeats Iraq, barely
TEHRAN, August 3 (Iran Sports Press) -- The Iranian National Olympic
Team defeated Iraq 94-90 in a lackluster performance at the Asian Basketball
Championship qualifiers in Azadi Sports Complex. Despite a twenty point
lead mid way through the first period, sloppy defensive and offensive manouvers
by the Iranian team allowed the no hopers of Iraq to close in the gap >>>
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BBC
Journalism: Unease
With more newspapers being banned by the special
press court, feeling of insecurity amongst Iranian journalists is growing.
Now journalists have asked MPs to help them. Maria Sarsalary looks at the
issue >>>
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Art of the Illustrated Letter
Here's a web companion to an exhibition from
the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. The show celebrates the days
of paper-based mail, before full-color HTML email, clip art, and embedded
image tags. Illustrated correspondence was done by hand, with pencil, pen,
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Both sides
There's been enough aggravation on both sides, whether
you consider the Iranian occupation of our embassy in 1979 and holding hostages
for over a year, or the shoot-down of the Iran airliner by a US naval vessel
in 1988. It's been a tragedy in terms of the relationship.
-- Dick Cheney, Republican vice-presidential nominee
in a speech in June as CEO of Halliburton oil company
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