Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for September 19th, 2007

Ahmadinejad in Ground Zero? Are you kidding?

By Kamangir • Sep 19th, 2007 • Category: Iran, Islamic Republic, US

Is there any doubt that Ahmadinejad must not be permitted to get close to where the twin towers used to stand? Even forgetting the fact that he is the representative of a regime whose official outlets call the attacks an inside job, he explicitly mentioned in his letter to the George W. Bush that,
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How to Stop the War, a Cartoon

By Kamangir • Sep 19th, 2007 • Category: Iran, US, War

Nikahang Kowsar’s take on Ahmadinejad’s coming trip to the UN. “The only way to prevent the war from happening”.



“Kouchner is a Pervert Alcoholic”

By Kamangir • Sep 19th, 2007 • Category: Iran

One of the habits of the state-run newspaper Kayhan is running the column titled “The Hidden Half”. This column is where the leader-assigned head of Kayhan mixes the information he gets through his tight connection with the intelligence services with pure imagination to bash intellectuals and opposition figures. “To have your hidden half written” is [...]



Schools to Open in Iran

By Kamangir • Sep 19th, 2007 • Category: Children, Iran, War

September 22, 1980, Iranian schools were opening shortly when the Iraqi army started its offensive. It took eight years before Iranians and Iraqis stopped the war each side related to old grudges. These days, schools are opening again. Let’s hope the killing fever does not start this time. The picture shows Iranians’ rush to bookstores [...]



Good Reads

By Kamangir • Sep 19th, 2007 • Category: Good Reads, Iran

If you, like me, enjoy watching Starz Bunny’s parodies of famous movies, enjoy “The Grudge“. These guys are doing a fantastic job.
Tory’s take on democracy in Iran: “Dirty, Cheating, Lying Democracy“. Her point of view is twice as important because she has lived in Iran for a long time.
This is why chatting over the Internet [...]