WAR
Israel's war drums over Iran drown out common sense
by Tony Karon
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
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MOJAHEDIN
وظیفه داریم به دفاع از حقوق انسانی ساکنان اردوگاه اشرف برخیزیم
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
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IDEAS
Avoiding a collision over nuclear monopoly and deterrence
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
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OBSERVER
People are just people, living uncomplicated lives
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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POETRY
چندان شکسته ایم که نتوان دگر شکست
کوچکتر از غبار شکسته دگر چه هست؟
گردیم و دامنت شده جای نشست ما
دستش مریزاد آنکه مرا اینچنین شکست
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STATEMENT
by 270+ Signatures
تنشآفرینیهای بینالمللی نظام جمهوریاسلامی وارد مرحلهای بسیار خطرناک شده است. حکومت نه تنها گام موثری در جهت رفع ابهامات روزافزون در مورد برنامه هستهایاش برنداشته، بلکه به سیاستهای ماجراجویانه خود نیز افزوده است. حمله سازمان یافته به سفارت بریتانیا، انزوای بیشتر بینالمللی و تشدید تحریمها به عنوان پیامدهای آن، گام بلندی برای کشیدن مردم ایران به جنگی ناخواسته است
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OPINION
Obama must strongly embrace a cold-war-style strategy of containment
by CSM
Calls are rising in the West for tougher actions against Iran, especially after a mob attack on the British Embassy in Tehran, Iranian plans to kill a Saudi envoy in Washington, and the latest report on the country’s nuclear program. Some Israeli leaders are again beating the war drums for an attack to prevent Iran from making atomic weapons. The US Congress wants to cripple Iran’s economy by punishing any country that does business with its central bank
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THREAT
American Enterprise Institute admits: Iran threat Isn't that it will launch nuclear attack
by MJ Rosenberg
Suddenly the struggle to stop Iran is not about saving Israel from nuclear annihilation. After a decade of scare-mongering about the second coming of Nazi Germany, the Iran hawks are admitting that they have other reasons for wanting to take out Iran, and saving Israeli lives may not be one of them. Suddenly the neoconservatives have discovered the concept of truth-telling, although, no doubt, the change will be ephemeral. The shift in the rationale for war was kicked off this week when Danielle Pletka explained what the current obsession with Iran's nuclear program is all about
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FACEBOOK
I say, come down from your lofty pedestals
I have a few Islamic clerics, mullahs, on my list of Facebook friends. They are fun to be connected to. Physically, their distinguishing features are a black or white turban immaculately wrapped around their head and a long beard they call
mahasen, nice qualities. Sometimes during a conversation, they will move their turbans up or down to draw attention to themselves, or to signify their control of the situation, or simply to scratch their consecrated heads
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GOOGOOSH
نگاهی کلی به برنامه ی "آکادمی موسیقی گوگوش"
بالاخره بعد از یکی دو هفته کلنجار با خودم تصمیم گرفتم ترس و محافظه کاری را کنار گذاشته و آن چه که در این مدت در برنامه ی گوگوش موزیک آکادمی دیدم و درک کردم را بیان کنم. قبل از شروع می خواهم از تمام دوستان خوبم که از طرفداران خانم گوگوش هستند خواهش کنم یا این مطلب را نخوانند یا سعی کنند با دیدگاهی منطقی به کلیت داستان فکر کنند
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NERUDA
و هنگامی که تو ظاهر می شوی
صدای همه ی رودخانه ها
در بدنم طنین انداز میشوند و زنگها
آسمان را به لرزه در می آورند،
و جهان از سرودِ ستایش پر می شود
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POETRY
زیبا رشید دلآرا
اینجا ست دزد
برده از هیئت
یك جفت سنج
برای؟
خواب یا بیداری؟ آشپزخانه یا مهمانی؟
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