NUCLEAR

The Warpath

Miscalculations could clear path to war or a nuclear Iran

by Joschka Fischer
02-Dec-2011 (2 comments)
All attempts at negotiations have led nowhere, with Iran continuing to enrich uranium and improve its nuclear technology. Sanctions, while useful, work only in the very long term, and a change in the balance of power within the country is not foreseeable in the short term. So it is only a matter of time – and not much time – until Iran’s neighbors and the international community will confront a fateful choice: either accept Iran as a nuclear power, or decide that the mere prospect, as it becomes more realistic, is leading to war>>>

CRISIS

What will happen?

Threats of war and its impact on Iran’s democratic movement

by Reza_Fani_Yazdi
02-Dec-2011 (3 comments)
Once again we are facing the same dilemma, but this time the Iranians are the ones who are willing to destroy the world, plot the assassination of government authorities and drop the bomb that would catalyze a nuclear holocaust. The efforts of the Iranian authorities in the Islamic Republic on the policy of nuclear advancement and their alleged efforts to achieve nuclear weapons for the last 2 decades has been both costly and a serious risk to Iranian national security>>>

OPPORTUNITY

لحظهء خدمت و خيانت

تاريخ همچون بمبی ساعت شمار تيک تاک دلهره آور خود را به سوی لحظهء صفر، لحظهء ويرانی و فراموشی آغاز کرده

by Esmail Nooriala
02-Dec-2011 (12 comments)
توجه کنيم که شخصيت های اجتماعی امروز، حتی مهلت روشنفکران سال 57 را هم ندارند. آنها می توانستند صبر کنند تا رژيم سابق از هم بپاشد و سپس، با خيال راحت و وجدان پاک با موج مردمی که سودا زده خواهان حکومت مذهبی بودند، همراه شوند. اما برای روشنفکر امروز مهلت صبر کردن وجود ندارد و آنچه در پی صبر و بی عملی او اتفاق خواهد افتاد از همان ابتدا با ويرانی و مرگ همراه خواهد بود>>>

SANCTIONS

But One Step

Breaking banking ties with Iran, and more

by Peter Martindale
28-Nov-2011 (11 comments)
It is abundantly clear to all, including the Iranian regime, that the West has intent to cause regime change in Iran. The new sanctions announced this week are a clear step towards that goal. It is the beginning of moves that the Iranian freedom movements have been asking the West for for some years. The West has been deaf to the advice of people with knowledge of Iran (predominantly Iranians!), and have thus been following policies of their own which have proved disastrous>>>

POLITICS

We don’t all want the same thing

The Gingrich brouhaha and immigration-related thoughts

by Saideh Pakravan
28-Nov-2011 (3 comments)
What did Gingrich say? That people who have been here a long time, worked, paid taxes, and caused no trouble should perhaps be set on the path to legalization instead of being deported when caught. A fair assessment, surprisingly brave coming from a Republican presidential hopeful who not only alienates his own base but comes out in favor of people who aren’t even allowed to vote. This may be as good a time as any to open a new debate about immigration from developing countries to developed ones>>>

INDEPENDENCE

در دفاع از استقلال

هیچ زمینه‌ی حقوقی قابل قبولی برای نقض استقلال ایران و حمله‌ی نظامی به آن وجود ندارد

by Reza Nasri
26-Nov-2011 (16 comments)
مقوله‌ی استقلال - بر اثر ارتقای جایگاه گفتمان حقوق بشر در نظام بین‌المللی - طی سال‌های گذشته تکامل یافته و مفهوم انعطاف‌پذیرتری به خود گرفته است. این تکامل یافتگی به هیچ عنوان به این معنا نیست که مفهوم «استقلال» به کل بلاموضوع شده و از این پس جامعه‌ی جهانی (کشورهای قدرتمند) می‌توانند به بهانه‌ی نقض حقوق بشر استقلال یک کشور را نادیده گرفته و به آن حمله‌ی نظامی کنند>>>

IRAN-U.S.

Victories That Never Were

Obama’s Iran policies were never all that effective

by Vali Nasr
24-Nov-2011 (13 comments)
It wasn’t so long ago that the Obama administration was proudly proclaiming success in dealing with Iran, succeeding where the Bush administration had failed. For a time, a presumably weakened and isolated Iran was less of a worry. Today, America’s Iran policy looks to be in disarray. The administration’s claims of victory ring hollow. Far from subdued, Iran is more defiant and belligerent. And the broad international coalition that the U.S. built against the country has splintered>>>

REVOLUTIONARY

پورنوگرافی یا آزادی خواهی

علیا تنها می تواند یک آزادی خواه شورشی باشد

by shokooh.pasargad
22-Nov-2011 (31 comments)
ماجرای انتشار عکس های برهنه ی «علیا»، دختر جوان مصری، اکنون جنجال بزرگی را در بیشتر کشورهای خاورمیانه، و به ويژه در سرزمین هایی که چون سرزمین ما زیر سلطه ی دیکتاتوری های مذهبی قرار دارند آفریده است. بسیاری عمل او را شرم آور دانسته اند؛ برخی از زن ها او را فمنیستی که به دنبال برابری است می دانند و جماعتی هم او را زنی انقلابی خوانده اند ـ يعنی همان عنوانی که او در وبلاگ اش به خود داده است: «یادداشت های یک زن انقلابی»>>>

INTERVENTION

مداخله بشردوستانه؟

تحلیل‌گرانی که می‌کوشند حمله‌ی نظامی را به عنوان راهگشای مسائل حقوق بشر در ایران معرفی کنند

by Reza Nasri
18-Nov-2011 (5 comments)
نگارنده بر این باور است که علیرغم آنچه مبلغان حمله‌ی نظامی صریحاً یا تلویحاً بیان می‌کنند، وضعیت نقض حقوق بشر در ایران به هیچ عنوان به گونه‌ای نیست که "مسئولیت محافظت" جامعه‌ی جهانی را برانگیزد و مداخله نظامی قدرت‌های خارجی را توجیه نماید. بررسی اجمالی این اصل دلیل اظهار چنین ادعایی را به خوبی روشن می‌سازد: >>>

NIAC

More or Less

The more NIAC has tried to sway US away from sanctions, more have piled onto Iran

by bahmani
18-Nov-2011 (62 comments)
One cannot help but wonder if NIAC and other self appointed pseudo lobbyist organizations living on the fumes of their crudely defined missions, were to focus their efforts on getting Iran to tone down it's nuclear and other regional ambitions, or rather to focus less on the US political process and more on Iran's, the road to less sanctions would be more easily traveled. Assuming of course that seeing Iran tone it down from the cheap seats, would result in the US rewarding "Good Behavior" with less or no sanctions>>>

IDEAS

Question Authority

Uphold and protect your rights

by 12 Petals
18-Nov-2011 (3 comments)
Questioning authority is bright and can lead one to a better understanding. Critical literacy as a way of thinking encourages one to scrutinize issues from numerous perspectives, which henceforth assists in the recognition of social and political influences and helps one to avoid developing simplistic viewpoints. Questioning authority, (or anyone for that matter), should not carry a negative connotation even if it is perceived as discord. Let’s bear in mind that dissent is not a crime — to the contrary, dissent is a right! >>>

ELIMINATION

Surprise Surprise

Khamenei's Power consolidation gambit

by Sahar Namazikhah & Reza Marashi
16-Nov-2011 (one comment)
Recent comments by Iran's Supreme Leader have sparked intense debate inside the Islamic Republic. When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hinted at abandoning Iran's presidential system three weeks ago, a flurry of commentary followed. Some interpreted his remarks as a concerted push towards absolute power, while others warned against further damaging the country's republican institutions. It is now clear that the Supreme Leader has embarked upon a sustained strategy of eliminating political opposition>>>

STATEMENT

توقف موقت و مشروط غنی سازی اورانیوم و مخالفت فعال با جنگ

بیاینه بیش از 157 نفر از فعالان سیاسی، مدنی ،دانشجویی ، دانشگاهی و روزنامه نگاران

by 157 Signatures
14-Nov-2011 (5 comments)
در مخالفت با جنگ باید بحران سازان داخل حکومت را هدف اصلی قرار داد... همکاری کامل و شفاف با آژانس انرژی اتمی و توقف موقت و مشروط غنی سازی اورانیوم هسته‌ای تا اعتماد سازی در چارچوب کنوانسیون منع گسترش سلاح های اتمی و پایان بخشی فوری به تمامی وجوه نظامی مربوط به برنامه هسته‌ای می تواند به عنوان یکی از مطالبات محوری جنبش دموکراسی خواهی مردم ایران در زمینه صلح خواهی مد نظر قرار گیرد>>>

WAR

چرا حملهء نظامی به رژیم ایران!؟

هیچ ایرانی حاضر نیست کمترین خدشه و خراشی بر تمامیّت اندام «مام میهن» وارد آید، امّا...

by Ali Mirfetroos
10-Nov-2011 (64 comments)
با افشای طرح ترور سفیر عربستان سعودی و احالهء آن به سازمان ملل متحد، ارائهء گزارش معتدل احمد شهید، گزارشگر ویژهء سازمان ملل متحد دربارهء نقض فاحش و مستمّر حقوق بشر در ایران، گزارش اخیر دبیر کلّ آژانس بین المللی اتمی مبنی بر ماهیّت نظامی فعالیّت های اتمی ایران و... بنظر می رسد که اینک پازل حملهء نظامی به ایران کامل گردیده و این امر -بدرستی- باعث ترس و نگرانی ایرانیان نسبت به سرنوشت میهن شده است>>>

VIEW

Memo to Iran: Obama Won’t Let It Go

Tehran has done a far better job of painting itself as the enemy of the U.S. than anyone else could have done

by Meir Javedanfar
10-Nov-2011 (7 comments)
Evidence that Iran has been involved in “efforts to master the technology needed for atomic weapons” can’t simply be ignored or dismissed by the international community. Ten different intelligence agencies contributed to the Atomic Energy Agency's carefully vetted findings, which were leaked yesterday. Although the chances of war remain small, the diplomatic and economic consequences of this latest report could be extremely serious for the Islamic Republic>>>
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