I did notice anglophile may have been unfairly obnoxious with Redwine
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Noted scientist who worked with Einstein celebrates his 105th birthday
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WAR
Why attacking Iran has become more likely
The negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program during the past few months have produced nothing more than a diplomatic dance in the face of persistent Iranian ploys for time coupled with intransigence on key issues. In failing to reach a negotiated settlement, the conflict with Tehran is inching closer toward a point of no return, where Israel might decide that the circumstances warrant a unilateral attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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IMMIGRATION
Mohammad Abdollahi is my Hero of the Day!
President Obama has issued an executive order putting a stop on the deportation of young (below 30-years old) undocumented immigrants who have lived here for more than five years and have attended school without criminal records. The fact that the majority of these folks are from south of the US border should not distract us from the reality that many Iranian youth can also benefit from this presidential decree
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IDEAS
The Costs and Benefits of Belief
I can claim confidently that out of the official statistic of 98% of so-called Muslims in Iran, a great percentage of them are what I call Muslims by default, an army of pretenders. Since they are born into a Muslim family and raised in Iran, they inherit the family’s religion and thus automatically become Muslim. Had they been born in a Western country to a Christian family, they would have been Christian for sure
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POETRY
شب سیاه مبدل به یک سحر گردد
اگر که زلف تو از صورت تو بر گردد
مگر میان تو و نرگس تو لجبازی است
که هر چه باده بنوشی خمار تر گردد؟
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Prince Sultan and Prince Nayef two designated succesors of King Abdullah are dead, two down one to go!
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جایی و راهی برای ترحم باز بگذارند
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پخش زندۀ مرحلۀ اول دادگاه در لندن
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There should be no doubt about their...
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Personally, I vitually never agreed with him. I found him obnoxious, self-righteous and confrontational
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Let me start by a disclaimer! this little piece must not be interpreted as a criticisim, but rather a simple question of how things work on IC??
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Only a blind man in sunglasses can’t see the Great Convergence that’s happening all over the Middle East
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