“Leather & Spank” (real name withheld by request) asks: In your today’s response to Kobra Khanoom (July 11) you mentioned S&M and that made me ask this question.
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نفسی باور این قصه ندارم
که همان کودک کِز کردۀ خارا سکنات دوشم
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Iran recently conducted defensive and deterrent war games, code named
"Holy Prophet III"" in the Persian Gulf waters
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This word continuously is brought up by Arabs & Muslims, as an excuse for their violent behavior and objection to the existence of Israel, and the presence of European and U.S. countries in Middle East and the Gulf regions.
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Beltway insights for the Iranian American community.
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Beltway insights for the Iranian American community
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OBSERVER
Photo essay: Sachsenhausen concentration camp
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WAR
A short story about scuffle between famed peace activist and reactionary media
I first learned of Howard Zinn’s arrest by noticing his photo in
Boston Globe’s front page, next to the headline: famed historian, activist jailed for punching a man -- and knowing Howard’s life-time credential as a non-violent civil rights leader, I was naturally curious, to say the least, actually down right skeptical, and then, when I read the news story and discovered that the “victim” was a "distinguished" member of right-wing Fox TV, I allowed my suspicion a couple of notches down yet sufficiently in gear to warrant a healthy doubt about the veracity of the story – that Zinn had “attacked” him after a heated, accidental, exchange over wars in the Middle East.
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An interesting article from Tom Engelhardt.
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