sarasepidzadeh
28-Jul-2008
Marguerite Del Guidice talks about her travels all over Iran and her experiences with the people there! >>>

More muzzles needed and now!

News Goffer

Egypt and Iran, a love-hate relationship

France 24 / Lynn Tehini
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28-Jul-2008 (one comment)
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OCCUPATION

White Man’s Unending Burden

British forces are in no rush to abandon their American comrades in Iraq

28-Jul-2008 (3 comments)
There is no rush on the part of the conservative classes of the western societies, since the British troops, the staunch allies of the U.S. military juggernaut, have a lot more annihilation to do in Iraq and Afghanistan. Des Brown and the House of Commons have not specified the deadline and the number of troops to be redeployed from Iraq to Afghanistan, which by the nature of its resistance to foreign invasion and occupation may become a long-term target of the Pentagon and NATO. According to Gordon Brown the tasks of the 4,100 British troops in Basra in southern Iraq is to train and mentor the 14th division of the Iraqi army. Just like any other benevolently occupying power, it must prepare the social conditions and educate the Iraqis>>>

BLOGGING

Seasonal writers

Lack of financial support hindering development of strong and independent Iranian journalism

28-Jul-2008 (13 comments)
Non-political writers seem to be more of a seasonal type for this matter, and most of them seem to disappear before reaching their true peak because they are usually too busy with their daily lives. Professional quality journalism and writing needs money, and the Internet has so far failed to come up with free truly quality material to match commercial publications (with mostly paid journalists). The job of the unpaid blogger becomes even more hazardous when he is constantly faced with the frustrated and untalented commentator whose best inspiration is at best a jackass, or other phrases in excusable 'French'. What a blogger had hoped to be a pleasant hobby turns out to be a choice between extreme politicisation at best, or too often simply an unpleasant encounter with the anonymous>>>

Brian Williams Reports on Ahmadinejad Interview

News Goffer

In TV Interview, Iranian Leader Opens a Door

New York Times/MSNBC / Brian Williams
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28-Jul-2008 (2 comments)
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STORY

The Scream

Part 1

28-Jul-2008 (4 comments)
Olaf Johansen was enjoying his first cup of coffee of the day in peaceful silence, looking out of the window of his office into a serene garden that was blooming little by little in these early days of spring. This was going to be another good day, he thought to himself with self-satisfaction as he felt the delightful first rays of the sun tickle his face playfully. His harmonious moment was short-lived. A loud commotion outside in the hallway rudely interrupted his reverie. The sound of heavy booted feet running, nay, stomping across the hallway, got nearer and nearer until finally, the door to his office burst open unceremoniously. Niels, the chief security guard at the museum, burst in, his eyes bulging with terror.>>>

EBADI

شورای ملی صلح؟

خانم شیرین عبادی در تعارض با جنبش جهانی صلح

28-Jul-2008 (10 comments)
"شورای ملی صلح" و در راس آن شیرین عبادی به این تحلیل کودکانه متوسل میشود که اگر دولت ایران لحن خشن و تند را کنار بگذارد و در مقابل پرخاشگری جنایتکاران صهیونیستی و امپریالیستی کوتاه بیاید و به عبارت دیگر مانند یک کودک مودب عمل کند ، خطر حمله به ایران کاهش می یابد . ایشان فراموش کرده اند کهآمریکا برای حمله به ایران احتیاج به هیچ بهانه ندارد همانطور که بدون بهانه به عراق و افغانستان حمله کرد و در ضمن همان " قوانین بین المللی! " که خودش در تصویب آن نقش داشته را به راحتی زیرپا گذاشت . شیرین عبادی و" شورای ملی صلح!" با کم بها دادن به جنگ روانی ،اقدامات تخریبی و تجاوزکارانه دولت آمریکا ومتحدانش ، مقاومت قهرمانانه مردم ایران و منطقه را عامل تعیین کننده در شروع جنگ جلوه میدهند. >>>

POETRY

Cycle of distance
28-Jul-2008 (2 comments)
He was from remote
mountains of Mazandaran, my father
son of horseback riding Amards.
Once a tall handsome man, his eyes Caspian Sea
under clear skies, his hair a dazzle of light, delicate glasses and ego
in stiff three piece silence, stony gaze and saucy grin, he spoke
like a starched sage >>>
Mehdi-Palang
28-Jul-2008 (2 comments)
a must see video by Al-Jazeera concerning Iranian media.>>>
sadegh
28-Jul-2008 (3 comments)

Interesting debate between an Iranian-American theologian and American neuroscientist/philosopher on faith, science, reason, secularism and fundamentalism...definitely worth a watch...

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in the north

Mehdi-Palang

Iraq suicide blasts cause carnage

BBC
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28-Jul-2008 (one comment)
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the surge = more trigger happy's

Mehdi-Palang

US army admits Iraqi civilians killed

PressTV
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28-Jul-2008
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The Sick Men of Persia

azaadeh

Illness in the Interpretation of Iranian Diplomatic History

Iran Chamber Society / Amir Arsalan Afkhami
recommended by azaadeh
28-Jul-2008 (3 comments)
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Rosie T.
28-Jul-2008
I have been thinkng about Mahmood today. >>>

Kill Them and LIE about it !!!

mostaghel

U.S. Military Says Soldiers Fired on Civilians

new york times
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28-Jul-2008
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