America’s Iran Gamble and how Iran is benefiting from it.
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Understanding a firebrand
Kasra Naji, Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran’s Radical Leader, I.B.Tauris, 2008: When Ahmadinejad was elected President in June 2005, anxiety replaced election fever amongst many Iranians. To let off steam they told jokes. Why did the new President part his hair so straight? To segregate the male and female lice. But while the laughter…
Burqas, blogs and bombs
My following article appears in today’s ABC Unleashed: The 1979 Iranian Revolution continues to reverberate around the world. Iranian-born professor of political science at Reed College, Darius Rejali, recently said that torture was a key “inspiration” for the revolution. “It pulled all the radicals to their side,” he said. “It was a revolution about human…
How to talk to an Islamist
Alastair Crooke, The Guardian, March 24: Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, in a recent interview with a German magazine, embellished Rusi’s complaints of naivety and “flabby thinking”. Radical Islam won’t stop, he warned, and the “virus” would only become more virulent if the US were to withdraw from Iraq. The charge of naivety…
Admiring Mahmoud
Iranian blogger Hoder explains that the majority of Iranians, according to a new poll, support President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s policies: A lot is being published and said these days about ahmadinejad’s diminishing appeal. But aside from this recent parliament elections, I have another reason to say that it is all wishful thinking. Just take a look…
www.censorship.com
My following article appears in today’s ABC Unleashed: Fidel Castro controlled Cuba for nearly half a century. His rule was defined by defiance and dictatorship, brutal repression against dissidents and the management of an immoral American embargo. Free speech has always been the Achilles’ heel of the regime. During my visit to the island last…
Endorsing dull orthodoxy
Iran’s conservatives consolidated their grasp on the levers of power in last week’s election and seem determined to drain the life from the country’s media: Iran has launched a fresh offensive on the media after the country’s election in which the conservatives strengthened their hold on the parliament at the expense of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.…
There’s so much more bombing to do
What does a Jewish, neo-conservative, former Bush administration official do after he leaves office? Advocate war against Iran.
