Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for April 18th, 2007

Khomeini, Rocketry, and “Peaceful” Nuclear Technology

By Kamangir • Apr 18th, 2007 • Category: Iran

Today was the National Army Day in Iran. In many cities, army units marched in front of the administration figures, that would be Ahmadinejad in Tehran. Predictably, the Islamic Republic tried to link this national day to its ambitions. The banner in the picture below reads “peaceful nuclear energy is a fundamental necessity of [...]



Something To Remember the Enemy With

By Kamangir • Apr 18th, 2007 • Category: Iran

Fars delightedly reports that the British sailors left Iran without their equipment. “riffles, ammunition, GPS devices, and their two boats are not handed over to the UK”, Fars writes.



Grand Ayatollah on Virginia Tech

By Kamangir • Apr 18th, 2007 • Category: Iran

Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, one of the topmost Shia clerics in Iran, gave his analysis of the Virginia Tech massacre (FARS).

The incident in Virginia Tech is a sign of deviation from faith in God, logic, and human emotions. There is a lesson in this event for everyone in the world. …the shooting proves how much [...]