Category Archives: History

Journalist Seymour Hersh exposing Bush administration secrets

It was a year ago this month that Seymour Hersh wrote in the New Yorker that the White House (ie: Cheney) was pushing back against the release of a National Intelligence Estimate on Iran that had failed to find any … Continue reading

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Former Shah of Iran on Persian Gulf, and American Jewish Lobby

I have never been a big fan of Shah. However I was amazed by this video and how he talks openly about the power of the American Jewish (Israel) lobby, which has been a hot topic recently. He even corrected … Continue reading

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Acoustic Cover of Khaleej-e Fars “Persian Gulf” by Ateen

Persian Gulf for Ever!!!

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Iran’s Forgotten Chemical Weapons Victims

Washington DC, October 18, 2007 – “There is no such thing as a clean war, these weapons devastate lives,” said Kamin Mohammadi at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation in DC, while commenting on the millions of people treated … Continue reading

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Reading of Khosrow (Khosro) Golesorkhi’s poem: Agar Yek Ba Yek Barabar Bood

Here is my reading of Khosrow Golesorkhi’s poem “Agar Yek Ba Yek Barabar Bood” which in translates to “If one was equal one” during last weekend’s Persian Performing Arts Show at the University of Texas at Austin. Sina Najmai played … Continue reading

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Petty and Cruel Dictator?

No question that Ahmadinejad has some mental problems and might even look like a “Petty and cruel dictator,” as Mr. Bollinger reffered to him during his visit to Columbia University. However when a real dictator visits the Columbia University, you … Continue reading

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The Great Dictator – “read” by the Wal-Mart smiley face

Wal-Mart is embroiled in a legal dispute over the smiley face image which it wants to trademark in the US. For the first time, the smiley face speaks! The good thing is that there are no Wal-Marts in Iran, otherwise … Continue reading

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Persian Storytelling

By Virginia Avery Legend has it that a Persian king who had been bet ray ed by an unfaithful wife wed a virgin each night, and each morning had her beheaded. Three thousand unfortunate women lost their lives this way… … Continue reading

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Iranian president Khatami clashes with Reformist Students at Tehran University

Former Iranian president Khatami clashes with Reformist Students during an address by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami to Tehran University students on Iranian Student Day (6 December, 2004). Soon after beginning his speech, President Khatami found himself under attack by reformist … Continue reading

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Word of the Month

serendipity \ser-uhn-DIP-uh-tee\, noun: The faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries. There again, perhaps because of serendipity, or an especially conscientious team of doctors, it can also happen that the crucial clues are noticed and recorded for posterity. – … Continue reading

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