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U.S. elections
We, the people
Not the corporations
By Behrouz Vafa
November 2, 2000
The Iranian
In the past two hundred years, Americans didn't shed blood in battlefields
for the sake of big corporations' strong influence on people's choices
and decisions. They fought with pride and sacrificed their worthy lives
for preserving the sovereignty of the people, by the people and for the
people.
Now, in the 21st century, we are the people, the future people for those
who resolutely sacrificed for us. If we don't cherish and advance the democratic
principles that have been passed on to us, we not only ungratefully abandon
their worthy cause, but also the coming generation would never acquire
any sense of democracy. As Ralph Nader said, "There can be no daily
democracy without daily citizenship." >>>
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U.S. elections
The other guy
The third party factor
By Babak Yektafar
November 2, 2000
The Iranian
The million dollar question is: What does all this say about Mr. Nader's
character who is knowingly wrecking another viable candidate's chances?
What is his response to voters who care more about issues, be it taxes
or gun control or abortion rights, than character? If environment and consumer
safety were my only concerns, then Ralph Nader would have been my candidate.
In reality, the only thing that Mr. Nader is set to gain from this election
is the possibility of gaining 5% of the votes for the Green Party, a threshold
set by the Federal Elections Commission for political parties to qualify
for Federal campaign money in the next election cycle. He is in this race
for the money, giving the Green Party a new meaning >>>
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Outlook
First open session of Berlin Conference Trial held
BBC Persian Service
The first open session of trial known as Berlin Conference Trial was
held in a Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Ali Reza Alavi Tabar, Ezzatollah
Sahabi and Moniroo Ravanipour were present at today's session. Sima Bahrami
talks to Mrs Ravanipour and Mehdi Jafari Gorgini of Germany's Green Party
whose name was mentioned several times in today's session >>>
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Iranian-Americans torn between two lands finding life
is sweet in Iran
TEHRAN, Nov 2 (AFP) - Torn by two decades of hostility between their
duelling homelands, thousands of Iranian-Americans are moving back to Iran
to rediscover their roots -- and finding life better than they expected.
Many of the returnees, who grew up in the United States after fleeing
as children following the 1979 Islamic revolution, say today's Iran gives
them a professional and personal identity they couldn't get in America
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Ultimate forgiveness
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A convict on death row in a prison in southeastern
Iran won a last minute reprieve when parents of his victim announced they
had forgiven him for the murder, the official IRNA news agency said on
Thursday >>>
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Positive attitude
...The one child was never satisfied and the other child always seemed
satisfied. On Christmas morning they got their present >>>
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More Letters
* Read the book
Mojdeh Mohseni writes:
As an Iranian-American who just finished reading Persian
Mirrors by Elaine Sciolino I have to say that I am very surprised and
disappointed at the letters I have read regarding the book in The Iranian...
Laleh
Khalili's letter is even more cliche and uninformed. Her self-righteous
and self-absorbed comments are pointless. Somehow she believes that she,
or other Iranians, are the rightful owners or interpreters of Iranian culture
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* Primitives rule Iran because of the Shah
Kambiz Ameli
writes: Dear and esteemed Lida Khanoom, regarding your
rambling letter, I am a successful multinational industrialist with
tremendous self esteem who has a nasty habit of always calling a spade
a spade and not a shovel ["Shah
should be fully blamed"]. I mourn for my country every minute
of every day and when I conduct the final calculation of how it all went
wrong, logic always takes my hand and leads me to the serious errors of
the late Shah, his secular, self-centered and centralized regime >>> FULL
TEXT
* We love Iran too
Maral writes: Regarding
Sadaf's letter "Mind
your own business", I am an Iranian teenager who was born in the
U. S. Both my parents are Iranian and they supported women's rights in
Iran during the revolution. Because of their activism they had to escape
by foot in 1982 through the Zagros Mountains and left every single worldly
possession they had in Iran.
My parents loved Iran more than you could ever EVER understand... Please
think twice before saying a comment like that unless you completly understand
what the people you are attacking have gone through >>>
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* Whole new world
Sarshar writes: I am so pleased to find your translations
of Rumi. I do not read or write Farsi, but these translations have
opened up a whole new world to me. And the way you translate them, someone
who is a novice like me can get a true feeling for the words. I thank you
so much and keep up the good work.
Film: New Kiarostami film in Washington
DC
The Iranian-American Cultural Association of Washington DC invites you
to the premier of Abbas Kiarostami's critically acclaimed film "The
Wind Will Carry Us" ["Baad Maraa Mibaareh"], with a discussion
by renowned publisher and cinema expert Mr. Taghi Mokhtar. DATE & TIME:
Friday, 10 November 2000; 6:30 p.m. PLACE: Visions Cinema/Bistro/Lounge,
1927 Florida Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., (202) 667-0090 >>>
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Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
The lovely one whispers under her breath,
And you go mad, witless, no reason left
O Lord, what is this chant, what magic art
That leaves its spell on even a stone heart?
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The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
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Hardline court says women's rights lawyer
pleads guilty: paper
TEHRAN,
Nov 2 (AFP) - An Iranian revolutionary court said the nation's best-known
women's rights lawyer has pleaded guilty in a trial over a controversial
"anti-Islamic" political seminar, newspapers said Thursday. A
court prosecutor, cited in the conservative Kayhan daily, said Mehrangiz
Kar and another woman, Shahla Lahiji, had both accepted the charges in court
and asked for "forgiveness." >>> FULL TEXT
Iran Security Service Arrests Alleged Agitator
TEHRAN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence ministry has arrested
a man for allegedly stirring unrest on the eve of planned pro-democracy
student demonstrations, the official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday
>>> FULL TEXT
Khatami meets Japanese emperor
TOKYO,
Nov 2 (AFP) - Visiting Iranian President Mohammad Khatami met Japanese Emperor
Akihito Thursday, thanking Tokyo for its hospitality and vowing to expand
ties between the two countries. The emperor greeted Khatami at the entrance
to the Imperial Palace building and the two talked for 25 minutes, said
a spokesman for the Imperial Household Agency >>> FULL TEXT
Turkey Keeps Eye on Iran Flights to Syria
-Source
ANKARA, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Turkey has told Iran it could ask Iranian
aircraft crossing its airspace to Syria to land at a Turkish airport for
a search of its cargo, official sources said on Wednesday. "We don't
want to entertain any doubts...about support for any terrorist elements
in the Middle East," one source said. "We're not imputing any
responsibility (on Iran's part), but we simply don't want to have doubts...at
a time of tension." >>> FULL TEXT
Kermanshah hit by mortar attack, no injuries
or damage: radio
TEHRAN,
Nov 2 (AFP) - The western Iranian city of Kermanshah, close to the border
with Iraq, was hit by five mortar shells overnight, state radio reported
Thursday. It said the shells hit a "vacant plot" in the city and
that there had been neither casualties nor damage. Two people were arrested
in connection with the attack, the radio said without gving further details
>>> FULL TEXT
Iran marks hostage anniversary amid mounting
anti-US anger over Israel
TEHRAN,
Nov 2 (AFP) - Iran will mark the 21st anniversary of the hostage taking
at the American embassy in Tehran on Friday amid a resurgence in anger over
US support for Israel in the latest Middle East crisis. The anniversary
is an annual national holiday but this year it comes on the heels of the
worst Middle East violence in a decade, which has left some 170 dead and
5,000 wounded, almost all of them Palestinians >>> FULL TEXT
Six killed, 25 wounded in Iran prison breakout
attempt: IRNA
TEHRAN,
Nov 2 (AFP) - Six prisoners were killed and 25 wounded in an attempted prison
breakout in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, the official IRNA news
agency reported on Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Iran in $200m Deal to Make Minibuses in
Egypt-Report
TEHRAN, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Iranian auto maker Zamyad will make 1,000
minibuses in Egypt in a deal worth $200 million, the official IRNA news
agency reported on Thursday. Zamyad has set up a production facility in
Eqypt and will produce the vehicles over five years, IRNA said >>>
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Nikzat on short film
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Saed Nikzat, the cinematographer for "A Time For Drunken
Horses" -- Iran's nomination for the Oscars -- talks about his views
on short film and >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Books: Reform movement and constituinal
revolution
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Reformist journalist Hamid Reza Jalaiepour
has a new book out, "Dolat-e penhaan" (Hidden government: Threats
to the reform movement). Also, Janet Afary's book on the constitutional
revolution is now in Iranian bookstores >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Sinai: From the heart
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- A film scene deliberately made to please
the audience will not succeed, says filmmaker Khosro Sinai. It has to come
from the heart of the story, he adds >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Persepolis defeat Al-Ain
Tehran, November 2 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Iran's Persepolis
defeated UAE Club champions Al-Ain 2-0 on Thursday in Azadi Stadium. The
two sides will meet again in two weeks time in Al-Ain for the return match
of the Asian Cup Winners Cup Championship. Persepolis striker Payam Rafat's
excellent finishing gave Persepolis the win against an unimpressive Al-Ain
side >>> FULL TEXT
Parvin: "Arab should not have refereed
the match"
Tehran, November 2 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Following
Persepolis' 2-0 defeat of Al Ain on Thursday, Ali Parvin, the head coach
of Persepolis, blasted the Saudi Arabian referee, Abdul Rahman Al-Zayd for
his poor refereeing >>> FULL TEXT
Bagheri plays full 90 minutes in Charlton's
reserve
London, November 2 (Iran Sports Press) -- Karim Bagheri played
a full 90 minutes in Charlton's reserve game away to Watford last night.
Bagheri who was playing in a central midfield position looked very impressive,
and hasnt looked so good in the games he has played for the Addicks upto
now >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Row between Guardian Council and Majlis
continues
Following Guardian Council's rejection of
two interpretations made by the Majlis of the Press Law and the Islamic
penal code concerning libel and insult, row between Majlis and GC has intensified.
Reza Alijani, journalist explains to Sima Bahrami what the gist of the argument
is about >>>
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Ralph Nader
I like Ralph Nader. He is like the loveable, bumbling,
disheveled, never-been married uncle who is always late for Thanksgiving
-- or Noruz -- dinner.
-- Babak Yektafar
"The
other guy"
The Iranian
November 2, 2000
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