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Such men are dangerous; such men are necessary; such men are coveted for which cause they become both dangerous and necessary. Gilbert NMO Morris
Posted to Chatterbox by Medici on November 14, 2009
Re: Documentary about Cairo's Zabbaleen was just released
flrdalyn--while I appreciate your sympathy for the Zabbaleen, you are misunderstanding the situation. They are not anyone's slaves, nor are they employed by anyone. They receive no salary from the government. They are all independent entrepreneurs, working in their respective family businesses. It's true that they've been somewhat forced ...
Posted to Fighting Words by voiceofreason101 on October 4, 2009
We Are In Many Countries Around The World For One Reason....
We Are In Many Countries Around The World For One Reason CONTROL! Whenever the US government decides to get involved with another country, whether under the guise of some humanitarian or to “protect our freedoms”, it is always for one reason and one reason only; to rape the land or it’s natural ...
Posted to Fighting Words by coreypaul on September 8, 2009
Re: Iran for Iranians
Some historical perspective would be helpful. I'm not an expert by any measure, but in writing my recent novel, The Tehran Conviction, I came to better understand the perspective of a country that, to our Western eyes, often seems to act unreasonably and irrationally. The CIA-sponsored overthrow of the democratically elected government in 1953 ...
Posted to Foreigners by tomg on June 19, 2009
United States of Gringos?
How sad that the imperiousness of the West makes people change what they call their own country and language. There are dozens of countries like Iran, such as Egypt- an english word. The arabic name is Misr and has been for centuries. But the British colonizers wanted to redefine the arabic speaking world as the Middle East (British coined term) ...
Posted to Explainer by Usama3 on June 17, 2009
Elections in Iran
First, Who is Shmuel Rosner? Secondly, as long as the United States gives preferential treatment to Israel, there will never be peace in the Middle East. Thirdly, it is important to note that Iran was on of the least extremist of Muslim nations. If you can recall, a covert CIA coup took place in 1953 against a legitimate, democratically elected ...
Posted to Foreigners by fbfray on June 14, 2009
Recent US led Afghan Airstrike Violate International Law
International Law is explicit about civilian protection, including but not limited to Article 51, 52 and 57 of Protocol 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Violation of these articles are demonstrable by the recent U.S. raid on an Afghan Village as reported in early May of 2009. Article 51: Protection of the civilian population Paragraph ...
Posted to War Stories by KCBWES on May 9, 2009
An Irrational Rationale for Israel Bombing Iran
This article reflects a perspective of someone who doesn't live in the Middle East and derives their information and makes decisions on paper or the internet. I live in Jordan. As someone with family and friends in Israel I supported it; now that I have lived in the Middle East over a year realize that Israel has become a rogue, military state, ...
Posted to Foreigners by jtaylorbasker on April 11, 2009
Re: Why Israel Will Bomb Iran
This article reflects a perspective of someone who doesn't live in the Middle East and derives their information and makes decisions on paper or the internet. I live in Jordan. As someone with family and friends in Israel I supported it for most of my life; now that I have lived in the Middle East over a year realize that Israel has become a ...
Posted to Foreigners by jtaylorbasker on April 11, 2009
Does Iran Counter-balancing Israel bring Stability?
I suppose being an Israeli nowadays is quite bleak. Warmongers dominate all politics in Israel, apparently, and normal relations with allies who are distant neighbors can be destructive for them - Georgia being such an example. I suppose it seems like increasing Israeli military actions throughout the region is the only solution to protecting ...
Posted to Fighting Words by Usama3 on February 19, 2009

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