tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post2628406511502590082..comments2023-10-02T16:29:40.087+01:00Comments on neo-resistance: Advice to Obama re IranNajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-12626905509158783732009-02-02T01:23:00.000+00:002009-02-02T01:23:00.000+00:00Elizabeth,You don't need to go back 2500 years to ...Elizabeth,<BR/><BR/>You don't need to go back 2500 years to find evidence of Persian expansionism ... The last time it happened was about three hundreds years ago: Nader shah the founder of Afshar dynasty conquered India and was on his way to conquer Turkey but he was killed by his own men ...<BR/><BR/>What is important, however, is that as a whole, the Persian culture does not cherish the Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-24967192922520835862009-02-02T00:05:00.000+00:002009-02-02T00:05:00.000+00:00If Persia never invaded anyone, how did the Persia...If Persia never invaded anyone, how did the Persian Empire come about?Anne Rettenberg LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924529514196589677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-35610922601293915352009-02-01T13:08:00.000+00:002009-02-01T13:08:00.000+00:00"If you want Iran's unclenched fist, then praise t...<I>"If you want Iran's unclenched fist, then praise the FACT that this nation has not launched an aggressive war against anyone in its modern (or even ancient) history!"</I><BR/><BR/>LOL!Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-59491858084558384132009-02-01T03:06:00.000+00:002009-02-01T03:06:00.000+00:00lolI thought you were a Turkey-admirer last year, ...lol<BR/><BR/>I thought you were a Turkey-admirer last year, Pen!<BR/><BR/>Flippin' again?<BR/><BR/>I don't care much about Turkey really ... they are another one of those "rough" neighbors of Iran who lack finness in my view ;)Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-63014050968667233512009-02-01T02:51:00.000+00:002009-02-01T02:51:00.000+00:00You are wrong about Turkey - they are not engulfed...You are wrong about Turkey - they are not engulfed by Europe. They are rejected by it. Moreover, what achievement they have has been obtained at a high cost - there is a schism in their soul not just with respect to Islam but also in regards to how much of their culture they owe to Iran. Read "My Name is Red" by Hamuk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-6436759872081997952009-01-30T13:05:00.000+00:002009-01-30T13:05:00.000+00:00Jim,I agree that past-dwelling won't get anyone an...Jim,<BR/>I agree that past-dwelling won't get anyone anywhere. But if so, then why isn't the world giving up on remebering Holocaust? A part of "Acknowledgment" of the past aims at ensuring a better future.<BR/><BR/>No Obama wasn't alive in 1953; but he is representative of a continuous history. As head of a state that has not renounced it past, any wrong doing of America in the past 4 centuries Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-11041618960904691562009-01-30T06:23:00.000+00:002009-01-30T06:23:00.000+00:00Good smack down, Naj! Obama should be making nice ...Good smack down, Naj! Obama should be making nice to you. Right now, I'd say that <A HREF="http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk/2009/01/week-of-what-f-part-ii.html" REL="nofollow">he needs you</A> more than you need him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-77347052632047364032009-01-30T02:50:00.000+00:002009-01-30T02:50:00.000+00:00A comaprison between Iran's and Turkey's p...A comaprison between Iran's and Turkey's per capita income - using 2 different methodolgies, may be found @ <BR/><BR/>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4378687839405064553&postID=2628406511502590082<BR/><BR/>Note that the difference is 2,500 per year.<BR/><BR/>Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia are irrelevant as their population is much smaller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-28910755079677353102009-01-30T01:40:00.000+00:002009-01-30T01:40:00.000+00:00Naj, how about let's wait and see what the final d...Naj, how about let's wait and see what the final draft (if it is an open letter) looks like?<BR/><BR/>We already know that Obama knows how to appoint competent people, let's hope he picked somebody who knows something about Iran. There's plenty of Iranian expats here, let's hope he's got somebody talking to them.<BR/><BR/>Till then, take a deep breath and relax, OK? :)<BR/><BR/>Dude, did you nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-34800682361419263312009-01-29T23:40:00.000+00:002009-01-29T23:40:00.000+00:00Naj I have to laugh! This is stuff II was gather...Naj<BR/> I have to laugh! This is stuff II was gathering and just talking about! Obama did say Iranian people and their civilization was great and that is a plus but in one of those drafts I thought of you when it mentioned poor economies.<BR/><BR/> I knew you would take exception to that even I did. Ahmadinejad expecting an apology is a no go. I believe we did wrong but Obama was not even jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-1557302497448045442009-01-29T20:40:00.000+00:002009-01-29T20:40:00.000+00:00lol Rick :)Well I did send them my penny of advice...lol Rick :)<BR/><BR/>Well I did send them my penny of advice actually!<BR/><BR/>But seriously, Iranians are very "complex" people, psychologically! Their being at the epicenter of Occident and Orient crossing has made them into "unique" species ;)<BR/><BR/>I suspect there will be plenty of battle of wits going back and forth and I honestly think Obama himself IS up to task ... not that Hilly Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-12572664991927346282009-01-29T19:55:00.000+00:002009-01-29T19:55:00.000+00:00I think it ate my comment...So, Naj, really, print...I think it ate my comment...<BR/><BR/>So, Naj, really, print this & post it to the Whitehouse/State Department, God knows they could use more informed guidance on matters beyond their own shores, and just think... Ambassador Naj!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111132651663342181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-31957302813646352762009-01-29T19:52:00.000+00:002009-01-29T19:52:00.000+00:00Naj, print & post this to the Whitehouse, coul...Naj, print & post this to the Whitehouse, couldn't hurt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111132651663342181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-67401133545937571802009-01-29T16:26:00.000+00:002009-01-29T16:26:00.000+00:00Sophia,I think (and hope) that Ahmadinejad's doome...Sophia,<BR/><BR/>I think (and hope) that Ahmadinejad's doomed! <BR/><BR/>This man has been living out of chaos and controversy. Whereas I agree with his many controversial comments, there is no shred of genuineness in him. He is a populist who manipulates by the cheapest means possible. He has mirrored the economic wreck brought about by Bush's greedy buddies.<BR/><BR/>That said, I cannot renderNajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-87584294649107067742009-01-29T15:47:00.000+00:002009-01-29T15:47:00.000+00:00Naj,I am going to link to this on my blog. I love...Naj,<BR/><BR/>I am going to link to this on my blog. I love it. The Guardian publkished an opinion in which they declared that AhmadiNejad's demand for an apology is a show of weakness. <BR/>I consider Obama's mannerism in adressing Iran's president duplicitious. Obama must know that the written word is important in Islam. And his written words, if they are condescendant, are going to make Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.com