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Don't feel too bad about erasingthe comment from "...

2010-01-04T02:58:27.619+03:30

Don't feel too bad about erasingthe comment from "Afarin Maleki". Do a Google search. It seems she is a vile anti-semite and a criminal con artist. What a shameful person.

If, and it's a large 'if', Iran gets to operationa...

2010-01-01T23:56:15.912+03:30

If, and it's a large 'if', Iran gets to operational phase with a nuke, new problems are over the horizon from start-up.
If; and here's the horrific 'if', an Iranian nuke-head missile hits Israel or anywhere else;
Tehran will become an uninhabitable dust-crater for years to come

Journalist Robin Wright wrote: "So far the green m...

2009-12-29T14:19:19.179+03:30

Journalist Robin Wright wrote:
"So far the green movement has insisted on non-violence. Perhaps the ultimate irony in the Islamic Republic today is that a brutal revolutionary regime suspected of secretly working on a nuclear weapon faces its biggest challenge from peaceful civil disobedience. And even such a militarised regime has been unable to put it down."

Guys, Agreed. Such an attack would only serve to ...

2009-12-29T04:07:00.024+03:30

Guys,
Agreed. Such an attack would only serve to create a distraction for all in the government which could be used to divert attention away from the real problem Iranians face: the government!

I believe that your reasoning here is perfectly so...

2009-12-26T22:16:17.031+03:30

I believe that your reasoning here is perfectly sound. So far, there is no indication that the US will undertake any military action. However, Israel sees itself as Iran's prime target and, in the absence of any mitigation of the perceived threat to its existence, it may conclude that there is more to lose by waiting than by trying to remove the nuclear installations through bombing.
For better or worse, Iran's leaders have done little to counter the country's isolation.
Sadly, this has increased the likelihood of an intervention that can only end in terrible tragedy.

You have my support and sympathy. The Iranian lead...

2009-12-25T02:13:44.302+03:30

You have my support and sympathy. The Iranian leaders fear their own people. That is why you were beaten. They are like Joseph Stalin in Cleric's disguise.

Thanks Marie.

2009-12-22T18:33:45.600+03:30

Thanks Marie.

Tori, you are as usual so spot on.

2009-12-22T18:16:02.423+03:30

Tori, you are as usual so spot on.

Unfortunately voting ended and it seems the editor...

2009-12-15T21:01:48.150+03:30

Unfortunately voting ended and it seems the editors of Time have decided that the Iranian protester was not a worthy choice as a finalist.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/15/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5981558.shtml

Can people still vote on "Time's person of the yea...

2009-12-14T22:16:59.198+03:30

Can people still vote on "Time's person of the year"? If so, I'd be glad to vote for the Iranian Protestor.

Amir, Good for you. No one says the no one support...

2009-12-14T12:22:17.789+03:30

Amir, Good for you. No one says the no one supports Ahmadinejad, but I am afraid that the evidence of his so-called universal popularity among the poor and others is exaggerated beyond belief for anyone but the most naive. I am also aware that things Ahmadinejad did in his first term, such as (fairly) increase poverty level pensions have been reversed in this current term. I am also quite sure that you are aware of the repression of your government against those you call "loudmouths".

Kinda Funny. So you claim poverty is because of Ah...

2009-12-14T06:16:09.626+03:30

Kinda Funny. So you claim poverty is because of Ahmadinajad but the rise of income or the decrease of poverty isnt? Isnt it so that Iran is under heavy embargo by the US and its allies? Doesnt that bear most of the burden for the problems in Iran? I have relatives in Iran and i was there some weeks ago and most of us support the president and the government. The problem is that its the loudmouths that bark highest and those are the ones that people in the west prefer to listen to.

Amir

Olá tudo bem? Eu tenho interesse em colocar um ban...

2009-12-14T03:11:58.021+03:30

Olá tudo bem? Eu tenho interesse em colocar um banner no seu blog.
Na verdade seria uma troca você colocaria um abnner no meu blog e vice versa entre em contato comigo:
E-mail: has.25@hotmail.com
Blog: http://has02.blogspot.com

Why I removed the last comment in a way that makes...

2009-12-12T21:44:41.566+03:30

Why I removed the last comment in a way that makes it obvious that it *was* there: Because the jerk insulted my own family. I am sure that most of you would agree that is a breach of comment etiquette.

Why I removed the last comment in a way that makes...

2009-12-12T21:44:08.199+03:30

Great concept, Tori!

2009-11-30T19:27:37.679+03:30

Great concept, Tori!

Hey Tori, Thanks for, as always, bringing this to...

2009-10-29T01:38:11.446+03:30

Hey Tori,

Thanks for, as always, bringing this to light. Love your blog! xxx
Helen

I think that would be very scary to someday becaus...

2009-10-20T01:43:55.139+03:30

I think that would be very scary to someday because of your actions be erased form history. but I hope for the best in the future for Iran although i think it would be a lot scarier if i was over there and not in my comfy chair here in the US. I am a student currently taking a class on the Middle East, If you wish to talk more visit me at my blog

Hi tori, thanks for your visit and comment! I thi...

2009-10-04T23:13:39.893+03:30

Hi tori, thanks for your visit and comment!

I think any attempt to purge Karoubi and Mousavi from Iran's IRI establishment will only carve them deeper in the memory of the nation. This is a loosing game for them--the military mafia who has guns but doesn't have wits, and intellectual creativity necessary to get them out of this cultural swamp they are creating. Khas o Khashak will float; these morons will sink ...

I thought you may find this interesting: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG821.pdf

I heard that the Iranian regime has announced that...

2009-09-25T11:27:43.243+03:30

I heard that the Iranian regime has announced that the names of Mousavi and Karroubi can no longer be printed in Iranian newspapers.

Actually @anonymous, the photographer was well kno...

2009-09-24T13:25:25.488+03:30

Actually @anonymous, the photographer was well known before he was erased. There were just fewer channels of information then.

The point is not whether or not people *will* be erased from history; it's the effort at control that is the problem.

I do not think names like Mousavi or Karroubi will...

2009-09-24T01:48:11.160+03:30

I do not think names like Mousavi or Karroubi will be forgotten. A bigger problem is that less known people like that photographer are erased quietly from history.

Hi Tori, Alternative to "Twitter" to Communicate ...

2009-09-20T01:09:29.066+04:30

Hi Tori,

Alternative to "Twitter" to Communicate to and from Iran

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You can sign up for a FREE account...and contact your family and friends in Iran...to sign up for a free account also...this way you can communicate with them...just like you would do using Twitter.

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@Shirin One day we really have to talk. Really. An...

2009-09-18T11:42:27.521+04:30

@Shirin One day we really have to talk. Really. And I totally agree with you. There are so many examples of erasing history and the enslavement of Africans is one of the worst. The more we learn of that "erased" history, the more horrific it becomes.

BTW, K and I have been musing on the bravery of the Lors lately. I wonder how people in KA feel about their favorite son?

@anonymous: It does get more difficult to erase history as the gates to recording it become more and more open.

@Shirin Perhaps we should also remember about chi...

2009-09-18T07:08:37.618+04:30

@Shirin

Perhaps we should also remember about children of conquered people in Ottoman empire - they were taken from their parents, taught new religion and made into soldiers fighting their kin. They were called ghilman or mameluks. At least children of slaves in America were not taught to fight their kin. You should also remember that blacks were sold to American merchants by other blacks.

As for Karoubi and Mousavi - the government may try to erase their names but it is a Sisyphean work, and like the work of Sisyphus, condemned to fail.