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Hafez
Memories
TU & the revolution
"The campus looked as beautiful as I remembered"
Written and photographed by Armin Alaedini
It is hard to believe that twenty years have passed by since those turbulent
days of the revolution. I can vividly remember looking out the window of
my room at the demonstrators. Our apartment was on Farvardin Avenue facing
Allahyar Saleh's house. I was only a child, and those shouting demonstrators
didn't seem extraordinary at all; they seemed to be a part of daily life.
Many of them were university students and most of them showed their hatred
and hostility towards the Shah and his regime. ... GO
TO FEATURE
Outlook
U.S. Congress & Iran
The following text is a summary of the proceedings of a conference
on "The US Congress and Iran: Twenty Years After the Revolution"presesented
by the Middle East Institute and the University of Maine. This event took
place on January 29, 1999 at the US Capitol Building.
The first panel dealt with the US Congress and Iran during the period
1979-99. Kenneth Katzman of the Congressional Research Service gave the
main presentation. Frank Record, staff member of the House International
Relations Committee, and Puneet Talwar, staff member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, were discussants. Henry Precht, State Department desk
officer for Iran during the Carter Administration, served as moderator
... FULL
TEXT
Anyway
Beembo beh faarsi chi meesheh?
From Angylina's CyberChik
web site:
I am one of the few and rare models from the Middle East. I was Born
in Tehran, (Iran) , and moved to Rome, (Italy), where i was raised in a
Catholic school in Casteldegondorf. The pope's mansion was less than a
mile away from where i lived. My older brothers had moved to America to
attend school at U.C.L.A. When i grew old enough, I came out west to visit
them, I liked it so much, I decided to stay. California had such a wonderful
climate, but I had heard Las Vegas had great job oppourtunities. Since
i had experience in card dealing for a Casino in Monte' Carlo, i decided
to come to Vegas ... CLICK HERE
More Letters
* More oil, less prosperity
Hashem Farhang writes:
[Regarding "Pretend
we have no oil"], with the exception of one field in the Persian
Gulf, where the reservoir straddles across sovereign borders between Iran
and one of the UAE emirates, there is no other reservoir even close to
other countries' jurisdictions. In the Caspian Sea we may, in future, also
run across a possible similar scenario. Neither case is too significant
and you can always make some kind of arrangements, whereby one or the other
country becomes the operator, and they share the revenues under some well-tried-out
formulae. In the case of the Persian Gulf field, proper protections are
in place already.
Reliance on the revenues of oil, however, is bad no matter what the
price, today or tomorrow. Worldwide a principle seems to hold true, that
places rich in non-renewable natural resources, tend to have lower standards
of living. ... FULL
TEXT
* Pump it or lose it
Ramin Abhari writes:
To respond to the question about leaving oil in the ground ["Pretend
we have no oil"], most Iranian reserves are shared. Masjed-e-Soleiman
is shared with Iraq's Northern wells. And there were reports (rumors?)
back in the Shah/Cold War era that Semnan oil fields somehow tapped into
the Soviet Caspian Sea reserves, which explained why Iran and the Soviet
Union had a few production sharing agreements. Unfortunately if your neighbors
are pumping, it's a "pump it or lose it" situation.
* Convention: Iranian-American Republication
convention
The Iranian American Republican Council's 11th Annual Convention will
be held in Portland Oregon on Saturday February 20th. IARC would like to
invite all interested parties to attend this rich event.
Morning 8:30-12:00: Business meeting (elections, platform, resolutions).
Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) will be there at 11:00 A.M to deliver comments
and answer questions. Lunch (12:00-1:30) will feature Governor Victor Atiyeh
of Oregon Afternoon (1:30-2:30): Seminar on Lobbying Techniques. Evening:
Gala dinner at the Portland Art Museum featuring Congressman Robert Ney
of Ohio and former Governor Pete Wilson of California, as well as the popular
entertainer Marteek.
Congressman Robert Ney spent three years in the Peace Corps in Iran,
and not only speaks Farsi fluently but is also very interested in Iranian
issues, culture and heritage. For more information or to register please
call 888-330 IARC or visit our web site at www.iarcnational.org
Book of the Week
The Priest and the King
An Eyewitness Account of the Iranian Revolution
By Desmond Harney
An extraordinary and riveting diary of the events
that led to the Shah's overthrow... Harney conveys superbly the ups and
downs, the rumors and speculations, the paranoia, ... as the old order
was undermind. You can hear the helicopters whirring frightening the impotent.
-- The Sunday Times
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related group, association, and organization must immediately articulate
a strategy including education, and full participation by all in the Iranian
American community to respond to the Census, while citing their original
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I had heard Las Vegas had great job oppourtunities. Since I had experience
in card dealing for a Casino in Monte' Carlo, I decided to come to [Las]
Vegas.
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