Archive - 2008

always feel like somebody's is watching me!

Rockwell, with backup vocals from Michael and Jermaine Jackson. 1984.>>>

One beautiful Clan, The proud Bakhtiari

To the memory of many fun summers in Zagros country .Thank God for Bakhtiaris to keep the  flame going for the good old Iran.If not for Bakhtiari Lurs and the Kurds you be speaking martian in Tehran now . Video

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dust in the wind

all we are is dust in the wind. >>>

Iranian.Com Bloggers' Convention

I'm watching Netroots Nation Blogger Convention (and I have seen other similar forums on C Span) with some really interesting exchanges with Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi...>>>

حمید هامون ،حیف از آن زخمها

خسرو شکیبایی . بازیگر و هنرمند بزرگ سینمای ایران و ایفاگر نقش هامون درگذشت >>>

Failure of SOFA, Win for Iran's policy

It was only few weeks ago that everyone thought SOFA is a done deal! Iran's clever opposition, followed by Ayatollah Sistani's rejection of Iraq's colonization has forced the US to not only abandon SOFA in its former format, but also to give a general time line for troop withdrawal >>>

Wise move

Iran's insistence on enriching uranium in defiance of three UN Security Council resolutions, combined with a bevy of antagonistic threats aimed at Israel's existence has created an explosive recipe that may well precipitate a horrifying regional conflagration. For Iran's own best interests, its contentious leaders would be well advised to tone down their anti-Israeli threats, which have not been taken lightly thus far, and find a diplomatic solution to Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. The recent Israeli air force exercises and American naval maneuvers in the Persian Gulf, which were countered by Iran's test-firing of a variety of missiles, have only heightened an already tense atmosphere. >>>

Raid on Child Foundation?!

I was shocked to read about FBI agents raiding the Child Foundation in Seattle. >>>

You're no good can't you see?

Classic Modern Talking, 1986.>>>

چه می خواستم بگویم؟

"در این سرای بی کسی، کسی به در نمی زند ...">>>

Persia is under attack!

First came the 300 Spartans; and now the Spiegel article! The 300 were bunch of good looking and brave guys who fought this vast army of nasty looking and savage Persians. Ok. I can take that; even though from that savagery not much is left in me. In fact I could've really used a bit of that when confronting my neighbors, kids, manager, lender, ..., and above all my wife! But all that looks a distant dream now :-) But what has kept me going in the last few decades is the fact that the first human rights charter has been attributed to Persians. The Cyrus Cylinder, which is a magnificent ancient piece if nothing else, is supposedly inscribed with the human rights charter as decreed by the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great>>>