Shab-e Yalda: The solstice is also associated with the birth of Mithra, a yazata that has become strongly associated with the light of Ahura Mazda. The word yalda is actually Persian for “birth.” Yalda as Cultural Holiday: While the majority of Persians are now Muslims, Yalda is still[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
December 13th, 2016 - 6:31 am § in Misc.
Iran Turns Its Nuclear Skills to Building Nuke War Ships
Rouhani Orders Production of Highly Enriched Nuclear Fuel in Response to US Violation of Vienna Deal TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday ordered the country’s nuclear agency to start plans to produce nuclear fuel and propulsion systems for ships and submarines in response[...]
Can someone call a doctor?
While we complain about our broken healthcare system in the United States, there are 5 billion people worldwide who lack access to surgical care. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32452249 &nbs[...]
Does GOP Support a Saudi Led Crusade: Who is Mohammed bin Salman ?
While the Republicans are hysterically denigrating* the Lausanne agreement with Iran, the GOP seems all to happy about the war like actions of Saudi Arabia. The GOP perhaps does not remember the 1950s when Standard Oil (or was if Gulf?) ran commercials on TV showing how American oil companies were [...]
April 11th, 2015 - 1:49 pm § in Politics
The stupid GOP reaction to the Iran deal
How stupid are Republicans? Plenty stupid, and in few places is this so visible as their visceral reaction to President Obama’s Iran deal. They can’t get past 30 years of “Death to America!” chants and do business with Iran. They’d rather throw away American lives and treasure on another q[...]
Bani Sadr: An Iranian President Sees The Lausanne Agreement as a Major Blow to Iran’s Theocratic Rulers.
For the US, the news is very good. For Israel, not so much. The Global Post has a very important interview with Abolhassan Bani-Sadr:, the first President of the Iranian Republic. Bani-Sadr was forced to into exile because his views on the US were too moderate for the radicals who had fermented [...]
March 27th, 2015 - 1:19 am § in Israel/Palestine, Politics
Is Israel’s PM a Racist?
Playing the race card against Netanyahu (POWERLINE) The West seems to be in the process of switching sides when it comes to Israel and Iran. Negotiations that will lift sanctions on Iran are in the final stages; meanwhile European leaders are discussing the imposition of sanctions on Israel. Moreo[...]
March 21st, 2015 - 1:07 am § in Uncategorized
THE Ave Challenge: You SHOULD Know Who He Is!
WARNING: Failure to answer this question correctly could be dangerous to your freedom. A. Muslim director of new movie starring Tom Cruise as “The Prophet” B. Russian commander of “Ukranian” liberation front. C. Iranian commander of Iraqi forces fighting Isis. D. Israeli adv[...]
Speak loudly and carry a small stick: The Logan Act and American foreign policy
By rights, the Logan Act should never have never made it onto the Internet chat circuit. Approved in 1799 by a sharply polarized Congress, the Act was seen, even at the time, as nothing more than a gesture to put an upstart state legislator (Dr. George Logan) in his place for schmoozing the French. [...]
Can’t defend Evil
I recently got into an argument about whether or not the Islamic State was fighting for justice. Not sure why I entertained statements made by someone who I thought was intelligent on this subject. How do people sympathize with a group that enslaves women and children? According to the Islami[...]