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Why I will not vote for Moussavi

I have given up all hopes of a regime change in Iran. Heck I can’t even change my own regime (in the French sense of diet) far less fathom the fall of the now almighty, clear-winner-of-the-Iraq-war, Islamic Republic of Iran. I now, once again, think that perhaps reform from within the system is the best solution for Iran. I was a big supporter of Khatami until he betrayed the students and all the rest of us in the 18th Tir uprising. I like much of what Moussavi has to say but frankly he bores me. I just listened to his TV speech and found myself yawning three minutes into it. I do not agree with Ahmadinejad on 90% of issues but the guy certainly has more chutzpah than this diet-coke of a reformist >>>

Human Rights: Ba-Humbug?

Large sums of money have been and are being spent on creating seemingly spontaneously grown citizens' organizations that shape and give direction to dissent among the populations over-lorded by governments not liked by the U.S. It is natural that, in these half-covert operations, human rights are used as a wedge issue. Because of this push by the right into the discursive and practical area of 'human rights', some western leftists have abandoned this area of advocacy when it comes to countries they perceive as being under attack by the imperialists, and therefore most talk of human rights violations in such countries has become taboo, since it allegedly paves the way for the continuation of the imperialist interventions, and subjugation of more natives around the world>>>

احمدی نژاد باید برود

احمدی نژاد باید برود، این را همه می دانیم. اینکه ایشان می توانند انسانی سالم و متدین باشند (که حتما هم اینطور است) دلیلی بر تکیه بر مسند ریاست جمهوری ایران نیست. هزاران جایگاه دیگر برای فعالیت سازنده ایشان در کشور وجود دارد. از منش آقای احمدی نژاد اینگونه بر می آید که احترام متقابل و صداقت در زندگیشان تا به حال مفهومی نداشته است، یعنی به کسی احترام نگذار و اگر بی احترامی دیدی اهمیتی نده، دقیقا چیزی که در سیاست خارجی فعلی ایران و ارتباطات داخلی کشور دیده می شود. پس اولین رکن یک انسان شایسته در شخصیت ایشان زیر سئوال است و بماند هزاران مشکل دیگر، که این روزها، هر ساعت لیست بلند بالای بی لیاقتی های دولت را می بینیم در تباهی 4 سال درخشان ایران. >>>

نذر آزادی!

در پديده ی موسوم به «همگرايي بخشی از جنبش زنان» می بينيم که زنان پديد آورنده ی آن از کانديداهای رياست جمهوری «مطالبه ی حقوق» کرده اند. روشن است که اين حق دموکراتيک اين زنان است که چنين خواستی را با چنان کانديداهایی مطرح سازند. اما طرفه آن است که برخی از اين زنان حاضر نيستند بپذيرند که ديگران هم حق دارند موضع گيری و برخورد آن ها را ـ آن هم در جريان انتخاباتی غير دموکراتيک ـ نقد کنند. به راستی چرا بخشی از جنبش زنان حق ندارد به بخش ديگر اين جنبش بگويد «خواست شما در زير سقف حکومت اسلامی، به خصوص آنجا که سخن از پذيرش کنوانسيون رفع تبعيض "با حفظ موازين اسلامی" پيش می آيد تخفيف و پايين آوردن حق زنان است؟» و به راستی چرا باور ندارند که ديگرانی هم حق دارند که بگويند: «اين مطالبه و آن پاسخگويي از جانب کانديداها يعنی درجا زدن در قوانين موجود >>>

SATIRE: Turk and Iranian argue in Austria ;0)

A funny clip of a Turk who picks up a fight with an Iranian in front of a Doner Kebab in Austria.(No Translation needed) >>>

Mir Mohsen Karroudi-Nejad

The Only credible candidate! >>>

ROYALTY: Soraya German Documentary (1960's)

Part of a German documentary on Princess Soraya and a Pretty Postcard Pose of the late Iranian Princess (circa 1960's)

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An Identity Case

The secretary at Internal Affairs led Molson to Officer Davis’s office. He was rather old but still stood ramrod. He sported an out-dated moustache. “What can I do for you, sir?” the man asked. He was fair with brown eyes. He reminded Molson of his own father. Molson hoped his looks matched his personality. “I am here to complain about Officer Robert Campbell. Do you know him?” “Yes I do.” The man was quick in his response. “He is one of our finer policemen.” “I am afraid not, sir,” Molson said. “I’m here to file a complaint against him.” “On what account?” The man’s voice didn’t change. “He displayed racism in his encounter with me.” Molson repeated the sentence Kasra had taught him. >>>

و امّا

نمک نشناسه خرده بورژوازی

مذبذب می شه وقت بی نیازی

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School Daze, Lonely Days

Even school days became routine, and I grew to depend on my sister’s warmth on the bench next to me less and less as the days grew shorter and colder and the cobblestones were more often wet with rain>>>

Country has no Saheb (Owner)

Election or no election the Mullahs are still in power and the people still have no freedom, the minorities are still harassed, women are treated like dogs and Bahais and the rest of religious minorities are discriminated against>>>

The Caliphate Demagogy of Islamic Iran

... “So here we are knowing perfectly well, that all these candidates have their hands soaked in blood and that like a glove puppet the unelected leader the Caliph has his fist up their backside>>>