irans

A Danish "artist group" (whatever that is) has managed to get this advertisement printed in the state controlled newspaper Tehran Times in Iran. Under the picture of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad there are five sentences apparently supporting the official Iranian view of things. But if you look at the...

Whatever any of us think about Ahmadinejad personally or politically, I think it's a very good thing that he's blogging. And apparently his blog allows comments?! This should make for interesting reading, particularly if they keep comments enabled and unedited, and he responds to the comments...

(Thnaks to BPSCG for spotting this.) Starting to make the Taliban look like moderates! I doubt any international protest will alter this (as is speculated on in the article). Personally I think it is time to decide whether "we" (EU/China/Russia/USA) even engage with the current leadership...

They thumb their nose at the UN. "I don't give a damn," they say. I'll give them this: they are perhaps the firt country to admit this [though certainly not the first to practice it]. I must admit I don't blame them for not giving a damn. It's not like the UN has real teeth or anything...

From http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=78985 (In a rally where whatshisname called the holocaust a myth and said the Palestinians "and other nations" will destroy israel): That last one must be a hell of a slogal to chant. Must sound better in Farsi. I wonder how...

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