A trio of Mideast comedians -Maz Jobrani, Iranian; Aron Kader, Palestinian; and Ahmed Ahmed, Eygptian -who challenge ethnic stereotypes about terrorism & suicide bombing …
A Nation of Nose Jobs, Not Nuclear War April 27, 2007
Peter Hitchens is the first American journalist to go into Iran since the hostage crisis. What he discovered surprised him – and should make everyone think again about their views on Iran.
George, Mahmoud, and the F Word April 15, 2007
In fall 2006, David Ignatius of the Washington Post in his editorial A Virtual US-Iran Dialogue, optimistically asked what “Proximity talks” -a diplomatic term for indirect negotiation -between EvilAxis & GreatSatan were going …
Today, most bloggers I read are pro-talk and anti-preempt. But it wasnt always that way …… many comments had to be exchanged, networked, and linked betwisxt the global citizenocracy. It would seem that “CONVERSING” promotes”COMPROMISE,” in some abysmal age-of-communication way …..
I suggest that Bush get a blog (WB.gov … nifty acronym, compared to the duh! ahmadinejad.ir) . The two fatheaded foes can open fire, fury, flaming fuckall on each other in an open feedback forum. If they desire a more private ring, they can Twitter (the 140-wrd limit will be thier mediator). Or A&B can webcam-conference with Condi, Dick, ElBaradei … Ki-Moon, Larijani, Tony, etc.
After all, how difficult is it really, to discuss the power of the US dollar viz. oil exchange currency ….?
SERIOUSLY! How zeitgeist would that be?? The first world crisis resolved online. We can rename Web 3.0 in their honor: the Force.
Thus Spake Dubya April 11, 2007
US President George W. Bush in a speech:
“Secondly, the tactics of our—as you know, we don’t have relationships with Iran. I mean, that’s—ever since the late ’70s, we have no contacts with them, and we’ve totally sanctioned them. In other words, there’s no sanctions—you can’t—we’re out of sanctions.”—Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004
for THE COMPLETE BUSHISMS go to: www.slate.com/id/76886/
The 29th Year April 9, 2007
1386 began with nothing less spectacular than the British crisis … it can only get crazier over the next eleven months. What further stunts will our ringleaders pull out of their amamehs?
Will we be nuked, contained, or invited to talk?
Will Iran-US War, a buzzword already creeping into foreign media, appear in headlines as a reality?
Will economic paralysis be worth membership in the nuclear club?
And, most importantly, will Iranian citizens keep the “ettehade-melli” faith if Bush comes to shove … ?
Or, will things slowly be lulled into oblivion …
What can we expect to hope and fear on the eve of the three-decade anniversary of the revolution?
The US & I April 9, 2007
[ANEESH RAMAN, CNN]:
“Not since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, and the ensuing capture of American hostages has Iran so dominated world affairs. That’s why Iran’s President can’t seem to hold back a smile. A country once bordered by two enemies: Saddam’s Iraq and the Taliban’s Afghanistan. A country that over the years methodically built alliances with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas sees right now as its defining moment. One with Iran as the superpower in the Middle East. If there was any doubt, add in an Iraq that appears falling apart and suggestions the U.S. should talk to Tehran.”
But timing is everything and the U.S. must now decide what is a greater threat:
Iraq in chaos or a nuclear Iran?
Détente April 9, 2007
Editorial by Ray Takeyh on resolving the Iran crisis: a thought-provoking read …
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/02/iran_detente_not_regime_change.html
