Archive - Mar 18, 2009 - Article

The Quest for Authenticity

Today inside Iran an altogether more perplexing variant of the tradition of estebdad continues. Iranian dissidents have gone so far as to declare that a form of sultanism, albeit in theocratic garb, continues to stymie Iranians' hopes for a democratic future. Unlike the Shah's dictatorship in which absolute power was amassed by a single individual and then later consolidated with the formation of a one-party state in 1975, however, the situation in Iran today is more intricate and elusive. While undeniably the lion's share of power rests with the Rahbar (Supreme Leader) and the various governmental, military, and parastatal organs under his command, multiple sources of power work against the kind of sultanism typical of the Shah's regime>>>

Eastern Democracy vs Western Democracy?

One of the things that the Left does so well is re-defining terms. By re-defining, the Left has succeeded to take away the essence and spirit of many concepts important in achieving a better world. The most important terms that Left has re-defined are Human Rights, Liberalism and Democracy. It is to be said that the Left does that in hope to devalue the achievements made through enormous sacrifices in Western countries, most specifically U.S, England and France, in Human Rights and Democracy as means to discredit and demonize those countries. This trend started in the Soviet Union, Godfather of Leftism, and later on spread out throughout the world by Leftist thinkers and propaganda machines>>>

Mr. Eskandari

The man who came with Agha Karim. He was fooling around with some pipes in the back of the washing machine. I soon realized he was a plumber who is working on the leaking pipe. In a split second I wanted him. I don't know why but I could feel some mysterious juices flowing throughout my body. I went to my bedroom and tried to digest what I had witnessed. He was a man around forty, with thick beard and moustache and very hairy body. I could see that because in the heat of the bathroom he had taken off his shirt and was working on the pipes in a sleeveless undershirt. I walked up and down the room to dispel any sexy thought but after a few minutes I got out of the room and passed the bathroom again to see him there. He was quite well-built and had muscular arms and biceps >>>

اغتشاش در فعالیت‌های انتخاباتی

رأی‌گیری خردادماه آینده به دلایل مختلفی به یكی از مهمترین رأی‌گیری‌های جمهوری اسلامی تبدیل شده است. تجربه دوره چهارساله ریاست جمهوری احمدی‌نژاد گرچه برای حامی ‌اصلی ‌او در ساختار قدرت یعنی آقای ‌خامنه‌ای رضایت‌بخش بوده، ولی در ورای آن موفقیت چندانی نداشته است. توخالی درآمدن شعارهای عوامفریبانه او در بردن نفت بر سر سفره‌های مردم كه در پیروزی‌اش در سال ۱۳۸۴ نقش داشت به ریزش شدید حمایت قشرهای آسیب‌پذیر اقتصادی از او منجر شده است. گرایش‌های مختلف جناح اصلاح‌طلب در هدف «احمدی‌نژاد، نه» به یك اتحاد استراتژیك رسیده‌اند. و از همه مهمتر، این كه بخش عمده‌ای از هم‌پیمانان او در جناح اصولگرا نیز حمایت خود را از او پس گرفته‌اند و در برابر او به صف‌آرایی پرداخته‌اند. >>>

پنج و پنجاه بار

پنج و پنجاه بار
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