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By: Bush Information Blog » Blog Archive » Article from Open Source - Iran: Demographics and Democracy

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:46:43 +0000

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By: A little yellow bird

A little yellow bird — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:43:14 +0000

Vote for Shrillary, vote for Bush’s wars: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8428

By: Automatic News » Blog Archive » New York Times Predicts an Even Split in Iraqi Elections–Is Iran the Elephant in the Room?

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:24:45 +0000

[...] possibility of a thawing diplomatic dialogue between Iran and the United States. Part Two (Iran: Demographics and Democracy) explores the burgeoning youth of Iran and the h [...]

By: A little yellow bird

A little yellow bird — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:51:18 +0000

Also, I’d lay good odds that the common Iranian citizen doesn’t really want war in general, or wiping Israel off the map, specifically, and especially young Iranians. It is customary, historically, for older men to start trouble in the world and argue for abstractions like Homeland and honor rather than real things like life and all it encompasses, like natural sensuality. GO EROS! BEAT THANATOS!!

By: A little yellow bird

A little yellow bird — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:34:19 +0000

There’s nothing too surprising about the weeds of repressed desire, for ALL kinds of freedom, poking up through the pavement of excessive regimentation, religious or otherwise. Young Iran also won’t stand by silently while the axis of Bush, Inc. furhters its imperial agenda.

By: maotalk

maotalk — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:29:41 +0000

Read how the UK helped the Shah start his nuclear program 30 years ago.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1653668,00.html

By: nother

nother — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:34:39 +0000

Did you catch this story on Day to Day about the American basketball player in Iran?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5044110

By: leejjudt

leejjudt — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:22:54 +0000

To all of you in love with the Iranian dictator:

Iran’s Ahmadinejad casts doubt on Holocaust

Thu Dec 8, 2005 10:34 AM ET

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2005-12-08T153435Z_01_RID850121_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-IRAN-AHMADINEJAD.xml&rpc=22

By: eallison

eallison — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:00:58 +0000

I’m disappointed at the way the thread from last night’s program disintegrated. He’s something to hopefully push this forward. Are any of you familiar with Thomas Barnett’s work? He wrote “The Pentagon’s New Map” last year and has a new book out recently.

Barnett suggested in an Esquire article a while back (and in his book) that a pillar of US policy should be to co-opt Iran by cutting a deal with them acknowledging them as a regional power and blessing their having the bomb in exchange for opening up their markets/connecting them to the world more. He’s pointed out recently that Rafsanjani, who’s been a proponent of engaging with the west, was appointed to the head of a body that mediates between the elected branch at the Guardian council. An interesting result, and one that could explain Ahmadinejad’s apparent need to flex his rhetorical muscles in the recent past.

Anyway, I think Barnett would make a great guest for a program along these lines in the future.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:28:55 +0000

RicahrdNash- we got a press copy of Nasrin’s book a few weeks ago and that was one inspiration for this show. I’m interviewing her soon, and excited about that. Thanks for all those links!

By: andycarvin

andycarvin — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:00:41 +0000

Also, speaking of Hossein Derakhshan, I recorded a podcast of him speaking at the WSIS summit in Tunisia last month:

http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/11/hoder_on_the_ir.html

By: LeeJudt

LeeJudt — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:49:03 +0000

>Given the alleged conduct of Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman during their tenure at AIPAC, Shining Lightâ€™s categorization of AIPAC may not be so far off the mark. Iâ€™m withholding judgment until the results of their trial, but it certainly casts an ugly shadow on the organization. The court should throw the book at them if theyâ€™re found guilty.

First, these individuals are no longer with AIPAC and the comment above was about AIPAC. Second, withholding judgment is what fair minded individuals should do. Third, why do you think their guilt i(if they are found guilty) deserves more severe punishment than other persons found guilty?

From my perspective, the whole affair is overblown and the fact that the same people who are accusing the Bush people of acting unfairly towards other people being prosecuted now turn around and think that the prosecution of two Jews is both fair and reasonable tells me that there is more than a little bias involved here.

This may not be the Dreyfus affair but the sentiment is pretty much the same: “they are Jews ergo they are guilty of treason.”

By: andycarvin

andycarvin — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:16:28 +0000

Given the alleged conduct of Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman during their tenure at AIPAC, Shining Light’s categorization of AIPAC may not be so far off the mark. I’m withholding judgment until the results of their trial, but it certainly casts an ugly shadow on the organization. The court should throw the book at them if they’re found guilty.

By: LeeJudt

LeeJudt — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:46:36 +0000

Shining Light in Dark Corners Says:

“AIPAC, an Israeli interest and spy agency operating in the United States.”

It seems like you are turning off the lights and spreading darkness with you anti-Semitic canards about Jewish spy agencies.

Amazing how these jew haters never use their own names.

Brandon your blog is becoming another Jew hating web site.

By: Shining Light in Dark Corners

Shining Light in Dark Corners — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 04:32:55 +0000

AIPAC Not Happy With Rice’s New Approach To Iran

AIPAC, an Israeli interest and spy agency operating in the United States. They’ve been very cozy with the Bush Administration and ultimately led an aid to Doug Feith, Cheney’s man> at the Pentagon, Franklin and his two buddies at AIPAC being indicted…

By: RichardNash

RichardNash — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:19:48 +0000

We Are Iran: The Persian Blogs. Nasrin Alavi.

Check out these links:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8049628/site/newsweek/
“Iranian bloggers have harnessed the subversive power of the Web to express themselves politically–and also to find dates in a society that curtails public courting…”

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/dd7792e4-4da0-11da-ba44-0000779e2340,ft_acl=,s01=1.html

http://www.newstatesman.com/200511280034

http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-irandemocracy/ahmadinejad_2981.jsp

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/critique.cfm?id=2184942005

http://www.the-week.com/25nov06/lifestyle_article4.htm

http://forums.wordswithoutborders.org/?q=pluscachange

Blogging against the mullahs

Also, Hossein Derakhshan is the pre-eminent Iranian blogger, basically the grandfather of Iranian blogging, but I think he’s travelling a good deal in Euope right now…