Date
HBPM1
21-Sep-2007
The marketing of Iraq's oil resources to foreign oil companies through regional authorities versus Iraq's central government sets a bad precedent for the entire region, and sets in motion forces which will lead to civil strife, regional instability, and the disintegration of national unity, as oil neo-colonialists bait resource rich regions into splitting from national unions in the hopes of carting-off those resources "on the cheap." This strategy is commonly referred to as "divide and conquer." >>>

WASTE

The cost of war

International Peace Day

21-Sep-2007 (4 comments)
Today, September 21st is the International Day of Peace. This day was first inaugurated on the third Tuesday of September, 1982 and the goal of International Day of Peace was to "devote a specific time to concentrate the efforts of the United Nations and its Member States, as well as of the whole of mankind, to promoting the ideals of peace and to giving positive evidence of their commitment to peace in all viable ways. It should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.">>>

MOSAFER

Mersi az eshghetan

Har rooz chand bar yade yeki az khaterhaye khosham dar Iran miyoftam va labkhandi bar labanam zaher mishavad

21-Sep-2007 (one comment)
Salam bar familhaye gole man: Alan yek hafte mishe ke az bargashtam be khaane va niz tarke shoma azizanam gozashte. Lazem nist ke begam cheghadr delam tang shode. Az yek hafte ghabl az parvazam, yek boghze shadidi shoroo kard dar delam shekl gereftan. Va motaasefane dar lahezate akhare safaram, nazdike saafe gozarnaame, yek edei az shoma majboor shodin shahede tarakidane in boghz beshavid. Baz ham ozr mikham.>>>
persianwind
21-Sep-2007
Beza emshab ea sher ya shayd mer bashe ya nemidonam ,man migam WORDS,ya Harf , hala Bikhiyal sakhat nagir ea kami gosh kon: >>>

OPPOSITION

The clash of idiots

Iranians run Iran. So Iranians can threaten to switch it off.

21-Sep-2007 (33 comments)
But we in the Iranian Opposition, or for that matter, every Iranian with at least five years education, is not really surprised to see how the Seyyeds are sitting in the driving seat of one of the oldest nations of the world, and do not really know what to do. But they are only there because the people of Iran do not have any faith in civil disobedience. The Seyyed rulers know that as long as the people of Iran do not confront them with the idea of a General Strike, they can put Iran in harms way.>>>
Mohammad Alireza
21-Sep-2007 (one comment)
Steven's site is blocked in Iran as is Salon which is where his recent article "Why Bush Won't Bomb Iran" has been published. Using a proxy to gain access (won't work with Salon unfortunately) from Iran I can say that the issues Steven has raised are extremely important and need to be taken into account by all Iranians.>>>
Amousonny
21-Sep-2007 (one comment)
Taffa'ol >>>
Iran Coverage
21-Sep-2007 (one comment)
This clip examines the reception of a recent quote by Ahmadinejad referring to filiing a "vacuum" in Iraq. Lawmakers and analysts selectively quote the first half of the sentence revealing fundamental attitudes which may not serve the best interests of both the US and Iran. >>>
Goudarz Eghtedari
21-Sep-2007 (17 comments)
How can a political system talk about globalization and embargo/disengagement at the same time? Only losers take the ball and go home. >>>

TRAVELERS

The fire is alive

The fire is alive

Iran snapshots

by shahrooz
21-Sep-2007 (5 comments)

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bababozorg
21-Sep-2007
زندگی در بیابان گرم و کُشنده، در حائلی از سرابهای که ترا وادار به داشتن امید به قطره آبی می کند و لحظه به لحظه بر تشنگیت می افزاید و سرانجامت را به یاًس و نابودی می کشاند. >>>

WORRIED

Someone stop this train!

Ebrahim Nabavi on the threat of War

21-Sep-2007 (34 comments)
It has been six months that we, Iranians, are approaching a fall in the train of fate. Meanwhile people who have the power to intervene are in different conditions: Ahmadinejad: He welcomes a war. If a war begins he hopes that the world would come to his rescue and USA would be trapped in the quagmire of Iran. USA would be defeated and he and his friends would be war heroes. They could move against his rivals and get rid of all opposing factions and social groups. They would rule Iran comfortably without fear of domestic opposition.>>>
Daniel M Pourkesali
21-Sep-2007 (8 comments)
What is completely lost in all the irresponsible saber-rattling and irrational rhetoric threatening the use of force is the failure to realize that Iran of 2007 is anything remotely resembling Iraq of 2003. While the preparations are eerily familiar, the calamitous outcome of such a reckless attack will be far more devastating with dire global ramifications which will dwarf those of the current Iraqi debacle. >>>
alimostofi
21-Sep-2007
Are their so called 'Sanctions' just a mirage?>>>

WOMEN

برخورد دشمنانه

انعکاس سیاسی کنفرانس اخیر زنان در واشنگتن

21-Sep-2007
کنفرانس امسال چندین ویژیگی داشت که برخی از آنها را مطرح می کنم. شرکت وسیع نسل دوم ،شرکت قابل ملاحظه مردان که بیش از سی درصد جمعیت در کنفرانس بوند ، امسال برخلاف سال گذشته کنفرانس از نخبه گرایی برحضر بود بدین خاطرتمام سخنرانان انتخابی در کنفرانس جدید بودن به غیر از یک نفر از سخنرانان که قبلاً در بنیاد سخنرانی کرده بود. آن چیزی در کنفرانسهای بنیاد معمول شده بود تعدادی از سخنرانان مثل دور قمری هر دو و سه سال یکبار دعوت می شدند تا نظرات تکراری خود را با یک مقداری کمک و زیاد مطرح کنند و از طرفی تعدادی از دوستان هم عادت کردن که یک نوع بحث را بشنوند.>>>