Archive - Aug 14, 2010 - Article

Dying for War

Obama administration officials, as well as U.S. lawmakers and European diplomats passionately made the argument this spring that tough sanctions on Iran were necessary to avoid war. But contrary to their predictions, the drumbeat for war -- particularly from Israel – has only increased since the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution against Tehran in June. The latest in this crescendo of voices is Jeffrey Goldberg’s article in The Atlantic, "Point of No Return. " As the title suggests, it essentially makes the case (though in an uncharacteristically subtle manner by neoconservative standards) that there are no choices left -- war is a fait accompli>>>

Zed TV

The Iranian state-controlled radio and television, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has acted as an arm of intelligence and security agencies implicated in gross human rights violations since the disputed presidential election of June 2009. Research by International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and investigations into the content of programs produced and broadcast by the IRIB reveal a close working relationship between intelligence and judiciary officials in charge of prosecuting post-election detainees, such as in the case of Maziar Bahari, a Newsweek journalist who was detained last year>>>

China and Iran

China and Iran have retained a strong sense of utmost respect for one another’s cultures. Throughout history it has been obvious that despite not having a border with each other and yet the two have never been to war and have been “natural allies” the Chinese have been allies with Iran for over 1,000 years. As well this China and Iran have heavily influenced each other; Chinese art seems to have intertwined with that of Iran while early Chinese military seems to have heavy influence from Iran such as the Parthian shot. In my view Iran and China will remain close allies for at least another 1,000 years to come>>>

حق شادی

امروز جوانان ایرانی به طرز فزاینده ای پیگیر حق برخورداری آزاد از شادی و ابراز عمومی آن در عرصه های گوناگون زندگانی خود هستند. حق پیگیری شادی سرشت دموکراسی های متعارف در جهان است. جمله ی مشهور بیانیه ی استقلال آمریکا به قلم تامس جفرسون برای نخستین بار به فراگیری این حق موجودیت رسمی و تاریخی بخشید: ((همه ی انسان ها مساوی خلق شده اند و خالق آنها حقوقی مشخص و غیر قابل تصرف را در نهادشان به ودیعه گذارده است که سه مورد آن عبارت است از زندگانی، آزادی و پیگیری شادی)).>>>

برده (3)

ژولیو دیگر برده خطاب نمی شد. ماه آفرید حالا او را پسر می نامید. ژولیو آرزو می کرد دختر جوان او را به نام صدا کند هر چند این آرزو را یک رویای دور از واقعیت می پنداشت. شاهزاده خانم آرام گام برداشت و چرخی در اتاق زد. سپس دوباره بسوی جوان ملتهب بازگشته روبرویش ایستاد. دختر جوان با نگاهی آرام و وسوسه کننده به ژولیو می نگریست. گویی با نگاهش او را نوازش می کرد. آهسته گفت: دوست دارم به روم بروم! تو حاضری مرا به روم ببری؟!>>>