Archive - May 18, 2010

FRENCH NEWS COMPILATION: On Bakhtiar's Assassin's Liberation ( France 24/Euronews)

A Compilation of News on France 24 ( English ) reporting on Ali Vakili Rad's Liberation as well and the Iranian government's official stance. Ali Vakili Rad has been offered a Job as a Tourist Guide in Iran. Watch Here >>>

Don't get too carried away

The nuclear deal announced Monday between Iran, Brazil and Turkey has certainly gotten many analysts and reporters excited, not least the LA Times, which described the agreement as, possibly, a ‘stunning’ breakthrough. And it could be. According to Ramin Mehmanparast, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, the deal will entail the transfer of 1200 kilograms of Iran’s low-enriched uranium (LEU), which has been enriched up to 3.5 percent, to Turkey. Once there, it will be exchanged for nuclear fuel. But we shouldn’t get too carried away>>>

Popular culture is not your friend

From a public talk by the late Terence McKenna. >>>

تبادل سوخت اتمی، جام زهر یا خرید وقت؟ ادامه واکنش ها

تبادل سوخت اتمی، جام زهر یا خرید وقت؟ ادامه واکنش ها >>>

Attack on Cinema

In his introduction Kiarostami said, “cinema has been attacked, which is why I am intervening.” He further stated that on his way to the Palais, he got a message from Panahi’s wife, to call her as soon as he possibly could.” Kiarostami interpreted this as being positive news, interestingly enough since it could be negative, too. Kiarostami said, “the fact that a filmmaker has been jailed is intolerable … an entire art form has been jailed.” The Iranian filmmaker also mentioned the March letter which appeared in the New York Times and told us he had brought a stack of them along in case any of the journalists present needed a take-home copy>>>

The Military of Ershad

The grueling process to obtain printing rights for the first edition of a book is physically and emotionally daunting to the extent that many authors and poets prefer to live in a self-imposed state of idleness. If and when a literary master-piece dares to shape, its author is summoned to the Ministry of Ershad for questioning and endless interrogations. Once a book is accepted for further consideration, Ershad’s special examiners assume the role of writers and poets themselves and demand modifications and annexations to the text. The book is then sent back to the publisher for repeated revisions>>>

My Daughter

My daughter,
it was their tradition to bury you alive.
You were killed;
a whole nation is being buried alive.
Look how peacefully he rests his head on the pillow
he who has earned his wage for killing you
eats a Halal dinner >>>

ای میهمان مهربان زمین

در سرزمینی که
هیچ کس
آشتی را نمی شناسد
تو هنوز
آواز دوستی را
>>>

That Gone

At the time of dawn
when the breeze >>>