Pomegranates for Peace?

Solving the US - Iran Conflict

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Journalist Robin Wright argues that the key to mending relations between Iran and the United States is to work on "areas of commonality, rather than the greatest confrontation." As an example, Wright suggests US-Iran collaboration on influencing Afghan farmers to ditch poppy cultivation for pomegranate farming. Other speakers: Robert Litwak, Giandomenico Picco and John Tirman.

from Flora TV
23-Apr-2009
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I love the part where she

by IranianJew (not verified) on Thu Apr 23, 2009 05:23 PM PDT

I love the part where she described the iranian mindset: "Think of a Texan and add 5000 years worth of history".. I gotta use that line on some non-iranians sometimes lol.


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Darius Kadivar

Are You Kidding ? ;0))

by Darius Kadivar on Thu Apr 23, 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Where Will JJ find his Daily Grass then to stock Up ? ...

LOL

Oh and By the Way, Don't Forget the Poppy is Also a Flower:

MON CINEMA: The Poppy is Also a Flower (1966)


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OmidKarimi

Iran has stated poppy

by OmidKarimi on Thu Apr 23, 2009 03:06 PM PDT

Iran has stated poppy cultivation as a cooperation subject between Iran, NATO and the US since the dawn of the Afghan invasion. The US and NATO sought to use assistance on this matter as a trading tool in Irans nuclear issue, thus putting the issue in a political dead lock.

Btw, NATO in Afghanistan have no power to stop poppy cultivation, the entire warlord society, including the Taleban of the South, would eat up the small control they have left in the country.

No Afghan farmer is going to dump his several hundred dollar a month industry just to make food for his own people and region, sadly. Its a part of their culture now. Same tendencies can be seen growing in Southern Lebanon.

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