Iran

AronT on July 2nd, 2009

I can’t remember when the first time I heard this chant at a protest. But it struck me as a powerful and true statement. I thought it came from the early union struggles here in the US. Only recently I learned that the chant is the title of a Chilean song  ¡El pueblo unido jamás [...]

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AronT on June 22nd, 2009

The situation is so fluid on the ground, that I hesitate to comment, This post is a collection of news articles and commentary I personally found educational and enlightening. I start with a quote which expresses my own feelings about what is going on. It seems exceedingly strange to me that I quote a sitting [...]

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AronT on April 9th, 2009

It is rare indeed to see such blunt and direct deconstruction of Israeli policy in the New York Times. Richard Cohen does a great job. His recent time spent in Iran has apparently opened his eyes and he can now see Israeli propaganda for what it is: This “messianic apocalyptic cult” in Tehran is, of [...]

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