Archive - Dec 8, 2011 - Article

Common (Non) Sense

It has become an article of faith among Israeli leaders and their neoconservative partners in Washington that the only way Iran can be persuaded to back down in the nuclear standoff is if Tehran believes it's in real danger of being bombed. Hence the relentless war drums pounded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak, despite the obvious misgivings of the Obama administration>>>

یک فاجعه انسانی در حال وقوع

هر چه به ضرب الاجل آخر دسامبر نزدیک می‌شویم خطر فاجعه بیشتر می‌شود. اگر عراق به تقاضای جامعه جهانی برای تمدید ضرب الاجل پاسخ مثبت ندهد، فاجعه حتمی است. نیروهای عراقی به صدد تصرف اردوگاه اشرف بر می‌آیند و مجاهدین با احساس خطر این که ممکن است عراق بخواهد برخی از آنان را به رژیم ایران تحویل دهد طبیّعتاً به سادگی تسلیم نمی‌شوند و با دست‌های خالی خود به مقاومت بر خواهند خاست>>>

WMD Free Zone

The seemingly never-ending spectacle around the so-called Iran nuclear conflict, which is more often tilting towards war than a peaceful resolution, has again produced heated debates on its whereabouts. With the bulk of the policy debates endlessly vacillating between a rock (war) and a hard place (sanctions), it is clear that both options will not alleviate concerns for both nuclear proliferation and the Iranian civil society’s well-being>>>

An Hour With Rick Steves

More than three decades have gone by, and yet the sounds of fury are strong. Not a day goes by without someone mentioning the name of Iran with disrespect, if not disgust. Poor Iran with its unique people, a strong heart, and all her hopes being taken away by an oppressive regime that seems to care less. Last week, my husband and I were invited to a gathering in San Diego to meet Rick Steves and hear his talk on European waterways>>>

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