Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has recently been criticized for taking 'ghost money' from the CIA and MI6. The sums are unknown for the usual reasons of 'national security' which is the reason given to disingenuously cover up a criminal policy and criminal actions.
The West has no sincere interest in helping societys evolve more towards democrati ... Continue reading »
Israel’s airstrikes against targets in Syria undercut U.S. military warnings about the risks of using American air power against forces loyal to President Bashar al- Assad.
The attacks -- which haven’t been officially acknowledged by Israel -- add to evidence that Syria’s air defense system has been “substantially” degraded during two years of ci ... Continue reading »
Book burning has a long and fanatical history, the recent ones belong to the Nazi regime in 1933 and the Islamic regime of Iran short after the 1979 revolution. “Bücherverbrennung”, book burning, of Nazis on 10 May 1933 remains a shame in the history of Germany. The so-called "degenerate" books were burnt in Nazi-Germany. The “Säuberung”, cleansi ... Continue reading »
1. Women are treated better in all aspects of the legal system. For instance, women receive lighter sentences and a higher chance of acquittal, simply for being women.2. Men are significantly more likely to be the victims of violent crime (of which rape is included) than women.3. Despite domestic violence being equally committed by women, for the m ... Continue reading »
Whatever the intent of Iran’s nuclear program, it appears regional tensions and fears surrounding Tehran’s possible motivations could be pushing together some interesting partners.
Various outlets are reporting that Israel and nations such as Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be forming a defensive pact with Ir ... Continue reading »
A response to F. Leverett and H. M. Leverett’s Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Metropolitan Books, 2013. By Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s former president and Mahmood Delkhasteh Recently, the authors of Going to Tehran argued that “the United States will have to pursue rapprochement wit ... Continue reading »
How would you describe Iran’s current geopolitical status in the region?
I think there are three competing paradigms for power and influence in today’s Middle East: resistance Islam (led by Iran), sectarian/Sunni Islam (led by Saudi Arabia), and modern Islam (led by Turkey). Iran’s paradigm resonates most when popular anger and frustration in the ... Continue reading »
Iran has dismissed reports that Israel’s attack in Syria early yesterday targeted advanced Iranian-made missiles on their way to Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling them “psychological operations” aimed at undermining the Iran-led Axis of Resistance.
By inserting itself into the furor following the attack, Iran highlights how Syria's local civil war ... Continue reading »
(Daniel Pipes hoped to destroy the National Iranian American Council. His plan backfired: AP) The war over war with Iran has many battlefronts. Inside Washington, the battle line is between a small coalition of peace and security, non-proliferation and religious groups opposing war and favoring a peaceful solution to the stand off with Iran, and ... Continue reading »
Our lovely resident Seyyed, Mr. Hassan Daioleslam, has had quite the busy schedule lately. On internet blogs and on Persian satelite channels, Dai has been making the rounds to convince his fans that he has followed through on his promise to "destroy" NIAC and the administration's anti-war policy. The idea that Dai could change the administra ... Continue reading »
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