Ahmadinejad has had a setback. I know that you are upset by this, and believe me. I feel your pain.
Local council elections in Iran have sent a message to the Iranian president that he needs to straighten up and fly right (or, at least a bit more to the left).
True, local council elections don’t have [...]
Monthly Archive for December, 2006
The Wolves
Posted in Palestinians, Society on Dec 20th, 2006
Hamas and Fatah have come to an agreement. Their representatives sat around a table, wrote up a document and signed it.
Peace in our time.
How depressing.
It reminds me of mob bosses coming together to agree that shooting each other is a bad idea. If I had been a Palestinian, I would have been ashamed that this [...]
We Think That He’s Lying
Posted in Iran on Dec 19th, 2006
I’m not good with subtexts.
I think that it’s a guy thing.
I’m not married, and don’t even have a girlfriend, but I know that most guys live in terror of questions like: ‘Do you love me?’
or: Do you think that my hips look too wide?
or: Do you notice anything different about me?
My answer, of course, would be: [...]
Chanukah
Posted in Christianity, History, Judaism, Religion on Dec 15th, 2006
Tonight marks the beginning of Chanukah.
It commemorates a miracle, a miracle in which the Ne’er Tamid (eternal flame or eternal light) was lit, and remained lit for eight days – even though there had been barely enough oil for one day.
It’s a great story, and I’m in to celebrating miracles like that.
But, Chanukah actually represents an [...]
No Holocaust but Plenty of Nukes
Posted in Iran on Dec 14th, 2006
It continues to amaze me that there are those that deny that the Holocaust ever happened.
I know. It’s a defect in my ability to believe. Stupidity and foolishness is woven throughout human history, so I shouldn’t be so surprised.
Deep down, I guess that I just want to believe better things of my fellow man.
(sigh)
Anyway, the [...]