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  • Iraq\'s Mithal al-Alusi: Iran Nuclear Sooner than You Think

    Posted on Thursday December 24th, 2009 at 22:25 in iran, nuclear

    Via Planet Iran, here's JPost:Dec. 25, 2009HEATHER ROBINSON, Special to The Jerusalem Post , THE JERUSALEM POSTIraqi parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi is warning that Iran is much closer to attaining nuclear capability than most sources, including the ...

  • Iran

    Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 08:55 in iran

    A week ago, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of the so-called elections in Iran. Supporters of his rival - and opponents of the regime - staged massive protests. Due to personal obligations and the pace of events, I haven't been keeping ...

  • Iranians Defy Regime, Celebrate Chaharshenbe Souri

    Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 18:10 in iran

    While President Obama was mouthing his vapid drivel about Iran, Iranian youths were celebrating in defiance of the islamist regime. CRIME Report: Held on the last Tuesday before the spring equinox - when the Persian new year holiday of Noruz is cele...

  • Iran: Boroujerdi Dispatch

    Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 09:03 in iran

    BameAzadi: Zahra Abdollahvand and Maryam Ghasemi were released after 27 days detention and torture by giving heavy security. It is necessary to say that each one of the ladies has children and had been detained only because of advocacy of Ayatollah ...

  • Chahar Shanbe Souri in Iran - photos and video.

    Posted on Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 18:28 in iran

    The Spirit of Man: Riot time.http://thespiritofman.blogspot.com/2008/03/riot-time.htmlPhoto slideshow (captions in Esperanto):http://www.ipernity.com/doc/reza.torabi/album/50585YouTube videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9jRmL316u4http://www.yout...

  • Israel, Syria, and Iran

    Posted on Thursday September 20th, 2007 at 09:37 in syria, iran

    Two weeks after an Israeli airstrike against something or other in Syria, Israeli President Shimon Peres suddenly feels all warm and fuzzy toward the Syrians. Here's Ha'Aretz"I do believe the nervousness in the relationship between Syria and ourselv...