Archive - Aug 2008

How the Bush Admin Deliberately Faked an Iraq-al-Qaeda Connection

U.S. Senate and House commitees will review allegations the White House ordered the CIA to forge and disseminate false intelligence documents linking al-Qaeda and Iraq >>>

Photo Jake Gyllenhaal: Prince of Persia

Currently Shooting in London Studio's a shirtless Jake Gyllenhaal looking all hunky and manly as The Persian Prince in the upcoming film adaptation of the Computer Game. >>>

Tanks but no thanks

Recent events in Georgia show the new type of battle that is likely to rage for decades to come, between what is remained to challenge democracy in the world, beside terrorism, which in reality is not a serious challenge toward democracy, but just a historically never-ending struggle (in a gruesome way) of the humiliated against the powerful. Terrorism has always existed in various forms and shapes, which was very active also about a century ago, and was known as Anarchism. Today it is called Islamic extremism, and in the future there will be other types, more or less powerful. However, the most serious and credible challenge toward democracy comes from more powerful ideologies that are more able to attract crowds and resources>>>

Chance worth taking

It is quite understandable that Israel would be deeply disappointed by Turkey's decision to invite Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an official visit this week. In Israel's view, such a visit will only further legitimize a leader who is reviled for his denial of the Holocaust and for his repeated existential threats to the state of Israel. The question, however, should not be how much legitimacy Mr. Ahmadinejad may garner from this visit, but whether Turkish officials could potentially engender something positive out of this foray that could benefit not only Turkey but the entire region including Israel>>>

DREAMS AND SHADOWS: The Future of the Middle East

In Dreams and Shadows, Robin Wright takes an in-depth look at countries in the Middle East that are going through major transformation today - both good and bad - to assess what a future Middle East might look like. >>>

Character A

I have always been fascinated by human relations and the way they work, how people’s feelings and expectations towards each other are formed and how we interpret people’s actions based on our pre-assumptions that although might be clear to us may not be the case for other people at all. I am sure you have many of those people around you who are always complaining. Not complaining about life (that is what we all do and apparently enjoy it very much because otherwise we would have stopped doing it long time ago) I mean complaining about other people’s attitudes, reactions, things we expected them to do and they didn’t, or things they did that we never expected from them>>>

The Scream (4)

There was no escape for the Screaming Man and Mona Lisa. Ruthlessly pursued by hordes of paparazzi, they desperately fled from one place to the other until they eventually had to stop. Lisa was about to give birth. Holed up at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, the expecting couple clasped their fingers together and began to wait. Outside, the media was waiting too. It was a siege worthy of Troy. Instead of weapons, their enemies had cameras, microphones, and wire connections. The enigmatic Italian beauty’s belly was getting fuller by the minute. Her pains had gradually begun. Speculations abounded>>>

URGENT CALL: Behnood to be executed in 2 weeks

Behnood's execution has been delayed 3 times for 30 days each to allow time to mediate between the families of the victim and Behnood's family. Family of the victim who have been insisting on Behnood's execution have recently asked for 600 million Tomans ($650,000 US Dollars) dieh or blood money retribution before they issue a pardon. >>>

Jewish International Opposition Statement Against Attack on Iran

The Jewish opposition here expresses our outrage against efforts to beat the drums of war for an attack on Iran’s nuclear reactor facilities>>>